What to do when your G string is a bit big… #recording #musicians #musician #guitar #guitarist #vibrationists #obidos #portugal #luthier #gearsquad #FediMusic #FediArt #MastoMusic #MastoArt #gearsquad https://substack.com/profile/118813522-simon-campbell/note/c-100120182
SubstackSimon Campbell on SubstackWhen starting a new musical project experience tell us that getting the business side of it clear from the outset is crucial and saves a lot of heartache later on.
On Tuesday, @Suzy Starlite , @Dave Boyd and I arranged to meet down at Ginjinha do Sanguinhal, a cool coffee shop located close to Dave’s house.
This tied in nicely as we were off to visit a luthier in Óbidos that very morning as I needed the nut of our Fylde custom 12 string modifying slightly to accept a thicker low G string.
Roger Bucknall MBE—the owner of Fylde—usually fits a plain G string which, although it sounds great, is tricky to keep in tune.
It’s a simple job, which along with other minor repairs I would normally undertake myself, but I don’t own a suitable file and they are very expensive, especially considering it’s a one off mod.
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We had never been inside the walls of the historic City before and were blown away with the architecture and vibe. It was raining but still very busy with visitors and the selection of shops, albeit tourist centric, was quite amazing.
Luís Eusébio’s studio is located in the North of the City and we arrived to a very warm welcome.
He makes a variety of high end traditional instruments and also undertakes repairs on anything with strings!
Whilst chewing the fat we found out Luís was a good friend of Andy Manson and Adriano Sérgio, who are both superb luthiers and good pals of ours. Small world—there is certainly something happening up here.
We left with the mod completed and a spring in our step.
Before leaving we checked the route to Ginjinha do Sanguinhal only to find it was closed on Tuesday so we rearranged to meet at Prohibition—where we are playing on June 1st—which is located just outside the walls of the City.
We had a great meeting and nailed down all the financial and practical issues of working together. It was also a good time to flesh out the content of the Vibrationists website. A great afternoon.
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We went home and I cooked dinner using recipes from the excellent Lebanese Kitchen cookbook featuring a pumpkin gifted to us by Dave and his wonderful partner Freya.
Whilst the vegetable was roasting we whipped up the final four acoustic panels in the mixing end of the Lab.
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Yesterday we had a great six hour rehearsal and are really making progress with our new set. Onwards…
awesome people!
