ETUDE May 1939 volume LVII number 5 page 346 The Care of Instruments By George C. Krick SOME YEARS AGO we were happy in the possession of a fine guitar that had just arrived from abroad. Its tone was superb, the workmanship beautiful. Four months later it was in the Read more
ETUDE June 1939 volume LVII number 6 page 414 The Mandolin By George C. Krick “WHAT METHODS AND EXERCISES do you recommend to a young student, seventeen years of age, anxious to become a real mandolinist with ability to play all the high grade mandolin solos especially written for this Read more
ETUDE July 1939 volume LVII number 7 page 480 Ferdinand Sor By George C. Krick FERDINAND SOR, one of the most renowned guitarists of all history, has been acknowledged as also the greatest composer of original music for guitar. Born in Barcelona, February 17, 1780, he died in Paris, July Read more
ETUDE August 1939 volume LVII number 8 page 540 The Guitar – Fingers or Plectrum By George C. Krick WHENEVER GUITARISTS come together it is inevitable that eventually the conversation drifts towards the question: Will the plectrum guitar supplant its classic predecessor? And in frequent letters to this department it Read more
ETUDE September 1939 volume LVII number 9 page 610 The Guitar and Modern Music By George C. Krick NOT LONG AGO the writer received a letter from a former pupil, now residing in a large western city, describing an interview he had with a guitar teacher, on whom he called Read more
ETUDE October 1939 volume LVII number 10 page 678 Tone Production By George C. Krick ON MANY OCCASIONS, after listening to a rendition of a guitar solo, the writer was unfavorably impressed with the tone quality the player extracted from his instrument. In trying to analyze the shortcomings in this Read more
ETUDE November 1939 volume LVII number 11 page 750-751 William Foden By George C. Krick DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS the guitar world has been dazzled by the playing of Andres Segovia, Martinez Oyanguren, Sainz de la Maza and other Spanish virtuosos of the instrument. A great portion of the Read more
ETUDE December 1939 volume LVII number 12 page 822 Ensembles of Fretted Instruments By George C. Krick MOST OF US, when taking up the study of a musical instrument, do so with the desire of playing for the pleasure to be derived from it, and perhaps of adding to the Read more
ETUDE January 1940 volume LVIII number 1 page 60-61 Artistic Effects on the Guitar By George C. Krick A GUITARIST, HAVING ATTAINED a fair amount of technical proficiency on his instrument, will find it quite enjoyable and profitable to make a study of the many ornamental effects possible on the Read more
ETUDE June 1940 volume LVIII number 6 page 422-423 Julio Martinez Oyanguren By George C. Krick QUITE OFTEN this department has received letters from young guitar students wanting to know if the classic guitar holds out promise for a successful career in radio or on the concert stage. We believe Read more