daddystovepipe talks about his parlor guitars (Stella and Supertone)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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A short talk and demo of my parlor guitars
I'm playing on the black Stella
1- Booze and Blues by Ma Rainey (Charley Patton also used the melody for several songs)
Open G tuning but tuned a half step up
2- short exerpt of Minnie's Blues (full song here • Minnie's Blues - Memph... )
On the Supertone (with oak back and sides)
Drop D tuning
first a slow improv then One Way Gal (lesson on this tune here • EZ Fingerpicking Lesso... )
On the Supertone with the airplane shaped bridge
Open G tuning capo II
When The Levee Breaks (full performance here • When The Levee Breaks ... )
My TAB website (lotsa free stuff)
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2:07 "it doesnt play really well".... and then plays it very well, and makes it sound incredible.
ha ha, it had razorsharp frets, the plastic on the fretboard buckled up and it had high action. I had it restored, here's a video about that ua-cam.com/video/MEMiMiINORA/v-deo.html
That boy can pick!!! Thanks for sharing these beautiful guitars and tunes.
Clearly you have a quality luthier who smiles when you walk into his shop
2:06 "... it doesn't play...really well."
Yeah I wish I could play that "not well"!
:P
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Till ten years ago I used to be a total Dreadnought fan.
With age my guitars became smaller and smaller.
From 000 to 00 and now single 0 or parlors.
Sitting on the porch with my Martin 0-18 on the lap it' such a nice feeling.
But still love my Martin 00-28 VS too.
Next guitar I' m looking for is a good Gibson L-0 or L-00.
Btw. Great video great playing.
Cheers from Germany
cheapo supertone sounding like a million bucks --- beautiful
REAL BLUES you play amazing.
Hi Nelson, yes I'm in open G tuning (aka Spanish) DGDGBD low to high but I'm tuned a half step higher. The sound is a bit better with some more stringtension as I have light strings on this guitar.
Great guitars for a great player. ;)
Those builders in the early 20th century were masters at faux finishes. I would be willing to bet the Supertone's oak finish is actually birch with a clever paint job. They used decals for the "inlay" back stripe too. My Supertone looked like Rosewood or mahogany, but was in fact solid birch.
Hello, first of all, thanx for sharing a little bit of your life with us. I've only discovered you yesterday and i've already seen a great part of your videos. Can you tell me what's the tiuning on the first Stella guitar DBGDGD? I've got (amongst others) a parlor Seagull S Grand and it's my favorite guitar of them all. I'm trying to buy a Levin Model 1 now and let's see how it goes. Keep on playing.
Love your video thanks for the history lesson, on parlor guitars..The tones are amazing and so is your Bluesy Style...Cheers LJ
I appreciate your sharing your guitars with us. I'm moving up toward intermediate as a player and I'd like your opinion on the Washburn r314kk. I have several reasons for my interest. The string spacing is 1 7/8" wide at the nut and I have very thick, blunt fingers. Another reason is, it's in my price range. The final reason is that I really like the way it looks. I played an Oscar Schmidt version of it, which is less expensive, (probably due to cheaper wood) but I did like the way it felt and sounded. Anyway; I hope you're well and any input would be appreciated. Thanks
I recently bought that Washburn, mainly for the wide fretboard. It came set up a bit stiff and high at the nut, so had a guy do setup job for $75. Worth it, since now, with 10-47 strings, it obeys my weak fingers. Surprisingly (I only hoped for not bad) it sounds great; bright and warm, almost broken-in already, tho I hope the top will liven with time and playing. Hadn't planned to, but am adding active mic/pickup with endpin jack, to make it my preferred on-stage instrument.
I just bought a 1964 stella. I absolutely love the sound of it. Now I just wish I could play the blues on it it as good as you sound! You sound amazing on your parlours.
Supertone definitely oak - played many an oak guitar from the 30s. Great instruments.
I've been gifted a 28 Stella with the mother of toilet seat fretboard, gold painted edge and floral stencil. I'm using it as a wall ornament. They are classy!
Just another comment......James Ralston Roadtoast guitars (youtube) has tons of great parlors that he has restored and sells.......check out Roadtoast guitars on here!
Hi Daddy, wonder where you live, possible face to face sometime? I have a parlor guitar I really love, it's my honey for now, the Washburn R305 which I got for 450 bucks at the guitar center in Nazareth Pa, near the Martin plant. I live west of there about 10 miles.
I love your playing. Very inspiring. Where you got your skills from? Are you a self-made player or have you some serious studies at a conservatory or something like that?
Play myself for more than three decades (I'm autodidact) many different styles, tried this and that. And I'm curious until today to learn some new things, no matter which kind of music they might be. So I have a careful look at your fingers to pick up some raisins. ;-)
And I'm a guitar and general instruments junkie , too, like you.
Music is (one of) the greatest effort in history of mankind.
Cheers from Berlin!
Thanks for the kind words. When I was 16 I bought my first guitar, a friend showed me the basic chords and how to tune it. That's all the instruction I got, the rest I learned myself from records, books and later video's etc.
Thanks for your kind reply!
Than we have nearly the same story as guitar players.
I will keep an steady eye on your channel. It's very inspiring.
Here it shows again: The fingers make the tone. The cheap Supertone (second) model sounds good in your hands though.
And the third one sounds really very nice. Enjoyed it a lot.
Thanks for the video!
Cheers from Berlin/Germany
When you play the 1st supertone you do a trick at 7:10 and radically sharpen the sound. Very nice. The back and forth of mellow and sharp really gives good drama. All in all your demonstration is really good. I can never "decide" about the sound of different guitars. I mostly play "Selmacs". They are ladder braced but not "cheap". Good examples of all the different types of steel string guitars each have their own kind of beauty and desirability, regardless of the relative cost. I don't have a good parlor. You made my mouth water for one. I played a Seagull parlor recently. Parlors do something that the other types just don't do. That Seagull put me on the edge of my seat and its probably just a modest example of a parlor.
This is a really great video. You are so informative and you are so respectful to your viewers. I really want to buy one of these but raising three kids in California breaks the bank. I play a bari uke and vintage beater guitar. So fun! Really enjoyed this gem of vid. God bless you!
Great playing !!! I love the old Parlor Guitars.
Love that bottleneck style!!! You sure play great!...and that guitar sounds awesome (in your hands!!). Thank you for all the information!!
I love my parlour guitar-a Tanglewood TW 73.
thanks, I heard Big Bill Broonzy playing Saint Louis Blues on the radio when I was 14 years old, got my first guitar 2 years later... When I first heard Blind Lemon I couldn't bear it, couldn't hear the music through the scratching 78rpm hailstorm, that changed later though and I recognise him as a genius now.
I love Blind Lemon too. I used to sing "Corrina Blues" to my baby sons in their cradles - "No more potatoes......."
wow what a great video. daddy stovepipe your lessons and vids are so inspiring. thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge of the blues. I cant believe I only found your site a few weeks ago thanks again. JS.
Wow you are great. I like your style of picking. My buddy use to have a Stella guitar. it was red and black. The tuners were all on the top side of the neck. Other words it had all six tuners on the bass side of the head stock. We both learned to play on that guitar. Back in the 60's and 70's. Do you have any idea what model and year that guitar was? And where I might be able to buy one? Thank you for the videos. Please keep them coming.
Thanks. Probably a Stella made by Harmony in the 60ies. They bought the company in 1939. I could not find a picture of a Stella made with the tuners on one side,must be ultra rare.
OK, Thank you for your information. I am greatful to you.Please keep the videos going. I sure do love your style of picking. You make it look so easy and care free. I have never seen anyone pick like you before. Thanks for sharing.
Les meilleurs : Daddy stov', Justin Johnson, Edward Philipps !
Great Video, liked the last Tune too, nice playing
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this Daddy - Johnson
i want to be like you grandpa stovepipe
you'll get there eventually, if you work hard ;-)
i will. :) thanks grandpa stovepipe for inspiring me.
Tim Cook's personal guitar channel.
Loved that last Supertone. Good tone on that one.
Please open the videodescription for more info on the guitars and what I play.
I am repairing a 1946 Harmony parlor, replacing a badly broken birch top, and building a new cedar top, replacing the fretboard, building a new bridge. It has a lyre tailpiece and a floating bridge. With a new western red cedar top, should I use ladder bracing like the original, or X bracing, or something else? With a cedar top, how would you expect the sound to change? Also, should I use metal strings or nylon for the best result?
I think you'd better contact a luthier or pose your questions on a guitar building forum. I can play the things but not make 'm ;-)
I dont think it was ever made specifically for ladies. Romantic era guitars were roughly similar sized before the instrument was seriously vetted as a solo instrument. I think 'parlor' (as designations like 'concert' or 'orchestra') refers to the type of venue the guitar's sound projection can accomodate.
After dinner the men went to the smoking room for cigars and talk politics and the women went to their parlor to make music and gossip, hence the name.
Hello, thanks for the excellent demo! Regarding the Supertone, what in your opinion should a Supertone such as your' be worth today? What might you pay for one compared to similar old parlors on the market? Much thx.
It depends on the condition and the amount of bling. A similar Lindbergh model is for sale in Utrecht Holland now for $2000 The oak model would be much less. Don't forget that many of those old parlor guitars are of "student grade quality" with cheap and often inferior materials and in need of a neck reset. Here are a few dealers jakewildwood.blogspot.com/ vintageparlorguitars.com www.vintagebluesguitars.com/
picking sounding good to me
Excellent!! It's been some time since I've visited YT, but this is sooooo good.
I think $300 is a bit too low. You will have to spend between $4-500 to have a decent one. Check the videodescription, there's a link to Vintage Parlor Guitars; he has a nice selection. It's impossible to say what's a good one. I advise you to try it before you buy it.
Hello there,
You are one of the best blues guitarists I've ever heard!!!! This is the blues style I most want to learn!!! Do you teach? And where are you? Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and wonderful talent! You play so effortlessly!!!
Thanks, i`m belgian. Check out my website daddystovepipe.com
*****
Thanks, what a treasure trove of blues instruction videos!!!
Another great, interesting video Carl, really enjoyable. By the way, that room of yours looks absolutely fantastic!! Regards, Phil
thanks Phil, indeed, small and cozy room.
The super tone is quartersawn white oak. This was the furniture wood of the day. Loads of antiques are this wood
hi man, where i can buy that book?? your job is excellent...
picking sounding good to me.
Wow. Mesmerising
What strings do you use on those old parlor guitars? Just picked up a 1925 beltone and need some suggestions.
D'Addario EJ26
I wish I was one tenth of your guitar playing. You are my favorite Guitar player on You Tube. My favorite type of music....Love it. When I was younger I got to know Brownie McGee....such a nice guy. He lived in Oakland, Ca. and Im in the next town to Oakland. I do miss him so much. Keep on playing the blues...do stay safe out there and maybe ( after I find a jeanie in a bottle) Ill get a wish to play like you.
Nice video, but you need a better Gaffer. Your lighting kept going out. ;)
I don't controle the sun (I'm sitting next to a roofwindow)
Really enjoyed that. Thank you 😀
Do you know anythin about "Alhambra" parlor guitars? Not the spanish brand.
I can send you pics if you want. It look to be from 1896.
Sorry, don't know anything of the brand. Usually parlor guitars from before 1910 were meant to be strung with gut strings and not steel strings.
Yes i know. Also the vshape neck are ussually used until +/- 1915 and this Alhambra has one. And on the tail piece it says Pat'd April 26.96 and my guess is that it is from 1896 :) So... probably it has 120 years old :)
Hello ... I was very curious, especially when the first guitar shown. What brand and model of it? What size scale? Thanks ... Great demonstration.
I saw daddy stovepipe in Chicago
Sensacional 🎸 🎸 100% puro talento
😅😅😅😅 I'm not so good to have it yet.
Great Stovpipe! as Always !
Spectacular Playing
Howdy Daddy
man my friend i believe you could play a toilet seat and make it sound good :))
this was a fantastic video
really enjoyed it
stay cool
Rich
Hey Daddy I have another question I can get a hold of this 1915 Vega parlor acoustic it plays and sounds amazing but the guy wants $600 for it. I can't find any info on a value. Do you know anything about these parlors ?
They were Boston made and above average when it comes to quality. Value is very hard to determine without seeing and playing it. Ask this guy www.vintagebluesguitars.com/inventory/
daddystovepipe thank you ;)
Very interesting listening you talk about your guitars. It's an old video so I don't know how active the comment section is. Were the parlor guitars originally meant to be strung with nylon?. I'm not questioning you, I'm just trying to understand. I thought post-tuner/truss-rod guitars are meant for steel, and the classical-like tuner guitars are meant for nylon.
Here's an interesting article on the development of the steel string guitar esomogyi.com/articles/whence-the-steel-string-guitar-part-1/
@@daddystovepipe A very interesting read. Thanks!
Hello sir....I was wondering if you would mind giving me a suggestion on what strings to use on my 1920s Supertone parlor that is currently being restored?....I don't want to go too heavy but would like to use steel instead of nylon.....
Silk and Steel, is regarded as the best option, but I don't like 'm (less sound and they wear out fast). I use D'Addario phosphor bronze EJ26, custom light, and I often tune down a half step to reduce tension. They start with a 011 (Extra Lights, starting with a 010, would also be possible of course).
@@daddystovepipe ....thank you very much! Think I'll try 11s....
I think that Supertone is quarter- sawed Oak. Very nice.
Definitely
You are such an inspiration
Wow ! You say they're cheap but make them sound GREAT !
That large Supertone is a real honey. Love that you have Memphis Minnie style down.
I have a what appears to be a 1930s Supertone. It belonged to my father who died when I was 9 (In 60 now) my two good buddies have offered to help me restore it and I'm super excited about it... .have been trying to find some info on it and not much luck yet...it has a hawaiin palm tree green motif....it is in one piece but needs quite a bit of work......thank you for showing yours....
Cool playing 😎
Thank you. Great communication and a wonderful presentation. Very classy.
Nice as. Many thanks.
Awesome
Nice to your collection and better still to hear them and your good self. Best wishes, Dave
Hi Don, you're always welcome to visit...I hope you like flying with a guitar though....I live in Belgium - hence the "I don't know where to place it" accent ;-)
Hello, there! Thanks for this great introduction to parlor guitars. I'm only just learning the Piedmont fingerpicking style. I want to buy a brand new parlor, so that I can combine my need to learn John Hurt tunes, with my family's need to learn the guitar from scratch. I already have a norwegian made junk-guitar that I use, but they complain about tuning problems etc..) What would, in your opnion, be a good buy? I am thinking about the Recording King RPH-05 Dirty Thirties single 0 (about €190, list). Any advice would be much appreciated!
Sten E. Moe Hi Sten, I regret to say I don't know much about todays new guitars. Chinese guitars can be great value but play before you buy (quality control is iffy iffy with the chinese so all guitars pass the test and they are put on the market : the good ones and the bad ones). Do a search here on youtube with "how to buy an acoustic guitar" and you'll learn all the things to watch.
Sounds great man
hey there daddy what open tuning do you use in this video ? I have a 1920s stella which is not easy to play due to the frets as well. but wow does it sound great. so I want to learn slide and just don't know where to start. I like old slide blues like you do.
hi Steve, all the tunings are explained in the videodescription. My slide lessons are not for beginners. Check out on UA-cam keni Lee Burgess. Or Tom Feldman at the Stefan Grossman Guitar Workshop.
+daddystovepipe oh perfect thanks for the reply. And I will go check out who you mentioned thanks. love all the music you play by the way, your a very great musician.
This was a really cool video - but jeezum the guy reminds me of The Swede from "Hell on wheels"
Thanks, but I think you need new glasses :-)
@@daddystovepipe 1. You sound like him - altho he claimed (in every episode) he was Norwegian. And 2. affairpost.com/christopher-heyerdahl-wiki-bio-is-he-deaf-wife-height-body-net-worth/
My first guitar in 1957 was a stella 23 dollars, went from that to a Guild Starfire, I think the third one made, big jump
Thanks for the video ***** Nice tones on those vintage guitars.
Thanks for sharing part or your collection.
Your videos are always fun and very entertaining.
I'll see ya while ago...
You rock that slide, man! Wow. I need some practice...
Thank you so very much for this video. I looked up parlor guitars after looking at the musical instruments category on craigslist this morning. Great guitars and great style of playing, too!
Talk to Neil at Stella Guitars
I placed a link in the videodescription
woah sir, you are so great! i just wish i have one of those guitars though hehe i wish i can play like you :-)
Love the video!
The first guitar is in open G, second one in drop D, and the last one in open G
The real deal !!
That Supertone sounds SO good also...in your hands!!!! it's nice and bright and full sounding for such a small body. You are a real joy to listen to. Thank you!! :-)
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Lovely little Video - thanks for sahring ! A special collection you have there! and that last Supertone sure sounds sweet !
I have a weymann and son parlor guitar that is nice. Doc Watson really like the company
Vous faites chanter votre guitare,
c'est un concert sublime, avec vous
le BLUES est JAZZ et universel...
Mille ***
Renaud Jules Deschênes
Québec / Canada
vraiment intéressant comme descriptif j'espère un jour en trouver en France mais pour l'instant mes recherches non pas abouti réellement
merci pour le partage
the song at 2.10 does anyone know what it is??
AAAH its MINNIE'S BLUES!!!
I would think this guy can play on an Armadillo tail tied to train tracks and still sounds good.👌A lot of talent ...
I really enjoyed this video! Those guitars are wonderful, just like your playing :-)
Have you evert thought about organizing a guitar workshop in Europe? You have a strong fan base :-)
Many thanks!
Great video and nice source of inspiration for the musician like me who would love to buy a parlor guitar. It's quite rare to hear side by side three different models so nicely demonstrated. Thanks for sharing this. Can I ask you what is the last song you play on the third guitar ?
Great down home blues..sweet sound...gotta love the Stella..
Beautiful. Thank you so much!
Karl, Thanks very much for your time and the info you have imparted on us. I appreciate it. Just one question. Are any of these little guitars small enough to be taken in the overhead /hand luggage compartments on international flights? I have been thinking of buying a "travel " guitar for this purpose, but I'd much rather have one of those super sounding little babies than any travel guitars. I hate to be separated from playing for any more than a couple of days.
They are around 85cm long so I guess that's ok; I've seen some comments on guitarforums that there are new rules and that they can't refuse instruments anymore. Anyway, it will remain tricky to travel with guitars. That's why I only take my ukulele with me when I do airtraveling.
Dude" your awesome.
Supertone back and sides are definitely oak