My blog is moving

I have decided to move my blog into my own site. Or to be a bit more precise: To discontinue this blog and continue at guitarblog.torvund.net. You are welcome to come with me to this new blog. See you at guitarblog.torvund.net.

To those of you who wonder what I do with the site ..

My website is a hobby, not something I do as a job. Which means that I can work on it whenever time permit. It does not always do.

I have been working a lot "behind the scene". I have built a database to support the site, and most of the information have been entered into the site. But there is still work to be done before I can get it on the net. And for technical reasons this cannot be done before my ISP has upgraded their servers to asp.net 2.0 (as this is the technology I am using). It has taken more time than I had expected when I started - as things tend to do.

When I relaunch the new site, the content will be more or less the same as I have not produced much new content. But the reason for the change is that it has grown out of hand, and it is very hard to update with the current technology and structure. When this is done, it will be more easy to update and develop the content -- which I am looking forward to do.

Open C Tuning

Helo there,

Just a quick word considering open C tuning. I believe it may have first been used by Jimmy Page on a song from physical graffiti called " Bron-Yr- Aur " . I know that he established the tunings DADGAD and DADGBD in the mainstreamn but these were certainly not first used by Page as Davey Graham is the earliset person i am aware used them. However, there is a chance either Page or Graham were the "inventors" of open C tuning.

Great site!

Mike

Thanks for nice comments and information on Open-C. I Actually thought
that Open-C was older, but I do not know.

I am posting this reply to my question and comments blog at
http://olavsguitarq.blogspot.com/ I hope you don't mind.

Olav

Error on website

Your information is terrific. Sometimes I feel it will take the rest of my days to just learn what you have already forgot. It seems I am often reading and re-reading your pages and information. Many thanks for having this on line. Your efforts are appreciated sincerely.
On the we page at http://www.torvund.net/guitar/chords/Minor.asp , in the second paragraph you comment
For this reason I will start with major, where the primary chords are I - IV - V, or C - E - G in C-major. Our first minor chord is then Am the relative minor chord, labeled vi, I believe you meant C - F - G for the I IV V progression.

**** You are right. I should be C - F - G. I will correct this next time I update the site.

Baryton ukulele

Dear Sir:

It is with great interest and much admiration that I read your lessons. I'm a 69 retired Chemist who decided to learn to play the guitar. My hand being small, I was having a great deal of trouble with a lot of the chords. A friend suggested I try the Baritone Ukulele. As I'm sure you know it has the DGBE strings of the guitar. My problem is that there is precious little written for the Baritone Ukulele. Most of the Uk material is for the Soprano and other small Ukulele"s. Have you ever written any material specifically for the Baritone Ukulele? I work with the guitar material a lot, but not having the two lower strings to work with, at times hinders me. I have a fair background in music. I play the Piano and Organ. I'm not good, but I play for my own enjoyment.
Just thought I would ask this question. Hope you can give some advice and help.

Regards,

Bill Connell (bcjc66@aol.com)

I have no experience with the baryton ukulele and cannot give you any advice. I have posted your question and my answer to my blog http://olavsguitarq.blogspot.com/. Maybe someone can help you. I have included you e-mail. Please tell me if you want it removed.

Olav

New BLUES-related web pages

Olav,Could you please consider adding a link to my new BLUES pages?http://www.t4p.com/blues/I would love to get some eyes on my pages, and your commentsand feedback are welcomed.My pages cover blues overview, history, music structure, artists,CD recomentations, and an overview of my own personalblues recording project.Thanks,Mark JeghersSan Jose CA

Mark Jeghers <mark@t4p.com>
Contractor/Trainer
Technology for People

I will include a link at next update.
Olav

Your site

Hi Olav - just wanted to drop you a note to say your site is out of site! I have been playing guitar for oh, 25 years without any formal training and in just 30 minutes I picked up things that I've always wondered how to play. I learned playing by ear, and although I am formally trained in trumpet, reading music for guitar was not for me. But your site has given me the inspiration to buckle down a little and take the time to learn some of thegreat historic guitar lessons that I've ignored all these years. You really outline things well. I especially loved my first try at the Blues fingerpicking challenges. Thanks for all the effort you've put into this. It is appreciated!
Joe ....
West Chester, PA