About Me
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2018
- Some people have kindly asked to know something about me. As I have just passed my 70th birthday, I have made this short chronology. I recorded it three times, trying to make it shorter each time ... and its still too long. Apologies.
I just wanted to say that I enjoy your videos. Inspiring, interesting, and genuinely warm and valuable work you do on UA-cam. Thank you.
Thank you. Comments like yours make it all worth while.
Love the story of your life I born 1955 no television people made their own intertament the party's where brilliant we were poor but had a piano my uncle gus played jazz uncle Jack played country on guitar great days and I play guitar because of them gone but never forgotten thank you
Hi Robert, a number of folks asked me to make this. I felt a bit embarrassed. My father bought a TV way before WW2, and of course the BBC service closed down until after -but as a not quite 4 year old -I remember watching the Funeral of the King - in 1952 - see ua-cam.com/video/oh0JJcf4z6A/v-deo.html. Less than a month later, I also remember getting my blue tricycle for my 4th birthday! My mother had a beautiful voice and took lead in school productions but was sadly run over by a truck when young which ended her aspirations. She encouraged me to play drums, as that was my first passion.
@@SillyMoustache it was
Not meant to embarrasse i listened to your story very interesting when I text you i ended up remembering my youth sorry
@@roberteccles3896 No apologies necessary, Robert, thank you for your interest, and for your memories as well.
Well done, Andy! Now I feel I know you a little better. You have led a rather interesting and eventful life. Thank you for putting this together. you did an excellent job.
Please continue with your videos. I look forward to your weekly output. I enjoy the way you are able to analyse and dissect. Thank you for what you have done.
Keep well, stay healthy, and enjoy your retirement!
Superb video ! I'm a Yankee but I had a East Anglia New Prefect No. 5 as I recall. Bought it for $100.00 in 1967 0r 68.
Hi David, do you mean a Ford Anglia ?
@@SillyMoustache Yes, I suppose, 'twas a long time ago.
Due to the magic of Google Maps I was able to follow along with at least an aerial view of the geography of your wonderful story. Pretty neat that you got to help the Rolling Stones unload their gear. You're just about 6 years older than I am, and I love your channel. Thank you for these very nice videos!
Hej, Eric, just discovered your comment, thanks for watching this. Hope t wasn't too boring!
Of all the guitar videos on youtube, you are the only one person who advises on the importance of Nut Width and how important it is. Thanks. I was struggling for the last many years wih a 1.72 nut width and now I am looking for a 1.8 inch.
Hi Dylan, thank you for writing. I participate on a few guitar forums (fora?) and it is surprising how many don't understand that their problems are due to the thin "rhythm" necks. To be air it took me some time to realise he issues. Thank you far watching my videos.
Andy,
George form Montana here. I was born left handed and I too was looked down on for being a lefty. I was the only left handed kid in the class and the teacher decided to make me use my right hand for everything. I still cannot write legibly with my right hand. I am also left eye dominate and left foot dominate. My son is left handed as well, along with my two great grandchildren. I consider all left handed people to be special and I consider you one of the family.
hi, and please include my wife!
You're awesome! Cheers to 2018!
Awesome Bio! Thanks for Sharing!!! : )
My pleasure!! bit ut of date now, but that covers the first 70 years I guess. Thanks for your interest!
@@SillyMoustache I was born Nov, 1962, in the San Francisco Bay Area.. I love to study History and Read Biographies.. I have a BA in History as a matter of fact.. I love Guitars an playing my Collection... But please keep making Videos! I love your Content!!!! ; ) I love wide necks on my Guitars.. Might look into those Eastman's you Reviewed, if I can find them out there.. I have fenders, Nationals, Martins, Gibson's.. others... Just bought my first Arch Top from Gordan, up in Quebec Canada.. A King Pin 2, with the Cutaway and 2x P90 pickups... I like the price point, and the guitar, just got it yesterday... Anyway, thank you!!! And Keep on Rockin'!!!! : )
On a rainy day here in Virginia Beach going back and forth between playing all these guitars vying for attention i am also surfing UA-cam for the odd bits to keep me interested and perhaps inspired and along comes your channel out of the blue. I have a keen interest in multiple Eastman guitars at the moment. The only one i have owned so far was a glorious ES335 type i bought back in 2008 and then sold later. I have cruised thru a number of your video's and i dig your vibe. More Music !!! I go to school in a sense daily with UA-cam and am learning more now at age 65 than i did the first 35 years at least that i was playing. Started when i was 10 in 1965. Cheers, hope you're fully recovered from the throat cancer too.
Hi Rich, thanks for making contact. Just to discuuss Eastmans, I traded my 2007 Archtop for my Waterloo in 2016, lovely archtop but too electicd for me and it wasn't being used. I missed it oimmediately so bought another, no p[/up when a sunburst one cropped up on ebay - see - ua-cam.com/video/vdaRZpWx4eo/v-deo.html. Last year I went for an Eastman flat-top anE20-P (size "0" ) which is a delight, see ua-cam.com/video/8WaP3dpulXI/v-deo.html and a couple of months ago saw a blinged up size 00 which I went for ; ua-cam.com/video/C274kLswyAo/v-deo.html which is a level above the perfectly good E20-P
As you might have gathered I love my Collings guitars but I have to say that these Eastmmansv make good stablemates. Thanks for the kind thoughts of my health - I'm checked out every three months -three years down, two more to go. The Treatment has challenging side effects which I have to cope with daily, but that, apparently, is the cost.
I'm delighted that you have found my videos of interest, I recognise the reqiuest for more music but in this time of plague I'm getting little inspiration presently, and there is the matter of two trigger fingers on my left hand. However, please let me know if there are any aspects of guitars or playing that you'd like to see a video on, as I confess I tend to run out of ideas! Oh, BTW - if you fancy one to one zoom meetings, and think I might be able to teach you anything (a crass assumption perhaps) please let me know.
My best wishes for 2021 ...whatever it may bring (!?) and stay safe.
Interesting. I'm a couple of years older than you and grew up in quite different circumstances in the US. We do share a love for Collings instruments.
Yes, Collings have replaced all but my Martin 12 fret 12 string. Although I'm also quite taken by Eastmans. Thanks for watching.
I came across your videos on stringing a slotted-head 12 string after acquiring a 45 year-old Japanese model. Some very clear and valuable technical advice. But it is your genial nature that got me viewing more of your videos. I enjoyed your story; it's very compelling. Congratulations on overcoming some real challenges. Best wishes on your Zoom instruction.
Hi Mike, thanks for the kind words, and for watching my videos. The zoom lessons are doing well, and I've lost count of the "clients" I've had - I think they have benefitted and I've learned a lot about how to help folks in the last two years.
Thanks for the fantastic video, Andy.
Really? Well thanks for watching! My, how Ive aged in the last two years!
Bless your heart. You are an absolute treasure.
Wow, thank you
Thank you for sharing this!
My pleasure! Thanks for your interest! Let me know if you'd like zoom lessons or whatever.
Advice on selecting a guitar (neck width etc) would be welcomed by me also. After about 30 years of not-so-serious playing I now have a Martin DX1 and with this guitar, I can hear the improvement since getting it in January.
My dad had a non malignant tumor in his throat and after the operation spoke more like Lee Marvin in Paint Your Wagon...I'm glad your voice was not changed all that much!
Thanks for the videos...keep up the good work!
Dear John, dunno how I misswed you kind comment. I hope your Dad is now fully recovered, and thanks for the point about selecting guitar necks - I'll look into that!
I have just come across your videos, and subscribed, I like your smooth easy style of playing and your positive outlook on life. An idea for a video, have you had any instruments fail or break, how did you get them repaired. Guitar setup how do you like action ect, do you setup yourself or have a trusted tech. I an interested in repair and setup work and watch the Rosa string works videos on youtube. All the best to you for 2018, and may you make videos for many years to come.
Hi Etienne, thank you for your kind words. You idea about set up and maintenance is an excellent one and yes, I will, indeed do that ! Thanks for the idea !
Thanks for filling in those blanks-as well as for your reminder of the great Alexis Korner, whom I had kind of forgotten about.
Ah,golden days!
Enjoyed watching. Regards, Phil
Enjoy all your videos Andy , hope you're feeling better and gaining your strength , i play a Martin ooo15sm , get on well with it , saving for something special like you have , one day maybe , have you tried anything made here in the uk , Atkins makes what looks like some nice guitars in particular a 12 fret ooo .
Hope you are Okay. Haven't seen a post in a time, so just hoping you are well and God blesses your day. Looking forward to more. maybe even doing a zoom meeting once I get my Zoom spot set up.
Hi, I had two surgical procedures in the same week (different parts of my body), the cat has been ill and someone rear ended my wife's car, lots of Zoom clients, and it is planting time here.
I'm just lazy I guess.
Be well. God bless.
Thank you Ed, Andy
Thank you for sharing your story. Maybe I should do that for my viewers. Be well, Mr. Moustache!
Please do!
Since I first started watching your channel the better I’ve gotten on guitar has made each video mean more than it did before if that makes sense? The same can be said of listening to your story as I never realised that you did the pretty normal thing of always liking the guitar but taking so many years to get around to start learning seriously. Your decision to care for your dad in a time when Alzheimer’s wasn’t nearly as well known was a very selfless act that not everyone could see themselves doing. The recent BBC news story of a husband caring for his once internationally renowned doctor who had Alzheimer’s was tough to watch due to his 42 attempts to get some respite just to give him a break. Not unlike our experience despite the passing of time. I don’t know if you can recall the reason for you finally deciding to learn? I can tell you that mine was because my grandma who bought my Yamaha LS6 (nice guitar) the fact that an independent care commission found that during Covid lockdowns the care home that we put her in was found negligent and so I made myself a promise to put in the hours in the knowledge that she bought me it to make me happy. How you left out eloping with the Rolling Stones I’ll never know👍
Hi Andrew, seems we have a lot in common. Perhaps we should meet up via zoom?
Dear Andy {i believe thats your name] wow ,what a cool story ,what a life bro! You rock!! I love your videos on you tube.please keep making them ,you've made me think? in interesting ways .All my best pennywhistle Tim.
Wow, thanks Tim, Remember what Lennon said : "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans".
Thanks for sharing Andy - I knew you'd have some interesting tales to tell. I really envy you your early years in London around that fantastic burgeoning R&B scene. One thing that didn't come up (unless I missed it) was any mention of Skiffle. Did you have any interest in that scene? I was unaware Ron Wood had an older brother which I found interesting. I've always been a fan of his work plus he's a brilliant artist as I'm sure you are aware. You certainly have had your share of ups and downs my friend. I didn't catch the name of the condition that seized up all your joints but it sounds terrible. As if that wasn't enough you wind up with Cancer that I'm assuming is in remission. Ain't life grand? The main thing is you are still here enjoying your beautiful guitars and regaling your guitar picking brothers and sisters with tales of daring do from back in the day.
Thank you. The first "45" record I bought (1959?) was by Lonnie Donegan! Skiffle certainly got people playing guitars but it was the punk rock of its day because nobody knew how to play their instruments... but they had fun anyway ... and no spitting.
lol Yeah Lonnie Donegan is about the extent of my knowledge as far as Skiffle goes. Your Punk Rock analogy threw me for a bit of a loop but now that I think about I see exactly what you mean.There is something very potent and dare I say "revolutionary" in the mass epiphany that all you need is a cheap guitar and you to can be in a band.I'm sure that kind of widespread revelation has been the driving force behind many popular movements. That and massive amounts of drugs and alcohol!
Love to have a brew at your favorite local sometime Mate...
Hi Tom, Lovely thought, but can't remember the last time I went to a pub! However, if you are interested, I offer one to one Zoom meetngs.
Good stuff
Thanks for the visit
The big question though, how’d you get so cool?
Well, it's cold and been snowing today!
I've just been enjoying your version of "I Wish I Was" - that's pretty cool!
Silly Moustache thank you very much, it needs redone. Sadly there are a few harsh notes I could/have done better. But I greatly appreciate your kind words
The snow flurries through the window add a beautiful element to the picture. "Ain't seen no snow since I don't know when." Ha! Living in San Francisco.
Hello! What happened to your hand?
Hi, I have a of of issues with Carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger fingers - occupational hazard of guitarists who garden and vice versa.
@@SillyMoustache I hope you're able to cope and enjoy all the things you are passionate about. I work obscene hours at a desk, and often develop pain in my right shoulder and wrist, due to using the computer mouse. When that happens, I switch to being left handed for a week or two while doing exercises to get my right arm back in shape. It's a worry having shoulder pain that affects my archery. I find sometimes playing banjo can give me pain in my left shoulder due to the position of the neck but have never had that problem with guitar. All the best to you!
Hi… just stumbled across your channel. You are a very interesting fellow! 😀 I’m a 65 year old guitarist/mandolinist who began playing at age 15.. I have had hand issues for the past 8-10 years, primarily with my fret hand thumb joint (left). The pain got so bad I had surgery to replace the joint at the base where it meets the wrist. It’s been nine months and the healing is so slow that the pain is still so bad I can barely play. I fear my playing days may be near the end. Very sad as it’s been so much a part of my life for so long.
@@BillBurnette hang in there, Bill. I hope you are able to make a recovery somehow. I've heard of mandolinists getting mandolins designed for nylon strings so they can keep playing even with hand issues like arthritis.
Did you ever play at the rod and gun club at RAF Lakenheath??
Um, not sure, maybe. In the '70s with a bluegrass band called the Ashridge Ramblers?