Post by Russell Letson on Apr 6, 2020 14:08:43 GMT -5
How often does one get to type that?
Anyway, he's building Selmer-style guitars for some prominent gypsy-jazz players and has some chops of his own, as demonstrated toward the end of the video. Most charming moment, though, is at the very end, where we get a glimpse of how kids get started in the musical tradition.
(He's based in Vilnius and his name has a Lithuanian form, but his website says that he moved to Lithuania at 17, so I'm wondering whether he's actually Polish. Of course, in that part of the world nationality, ethnicity, and actual family genetics can be all over the place.)
Anyway, he's building Selmer-style guitars for some prominent gypsy-jazz players and has some chops of his own, as demonstrated toward the end of the video. Most charming moment, though, is at the very end, where we get a glimpse of how kids get started in the musical tradition.
(He's based in Vilnius and his name has a Lithuanian form, but his website says that he moved to Lithuania at 17, so I'm wondering whether he's actually Polish. Of course, in that part of the world nationality, ethnicity, and actual family genetics can be all over the place.)
