Richard Saslow arrangement played on a circa 1910 Stetson branded Larson guitar
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@GabrielBacon4 ай бұрын
I call it “porch pickin”. Something about the style makes every song you write feel like a song that has always existed.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar4 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening. It is wonderful music for sure
@thomasbowler5942 Жыл бұрын
A nother Rag played played in the classic style of it's progenitors! Smooth, easy going and a good feeling for dynamics that lets the phrasing breath! This is also a very positive description of your ability to play these pieces in the way they were intend by the masters!! So very good Bill!!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
You are so kind!
@rileybrown33215 ай бұрын
Immediately brought a smile to my face, thanks
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words .
@in2gadgets24 күн бұрын
Wonderful, Bill!😊
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar24 күн бұрын
Thank you for the kind words Kenny
@USRA197126 күн бұрын
Yeah baby! Man can play this here guitar!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar26 күн бұрын
Thank you very much. This brought a smile to my face.
@TutorWindow3 ай бұрын
Great sounding instrument.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar3 ай бұрын
Thank you for listening and the kind comment
@gilbertachsen47347 ай бұрын
You put a smile on my face. Thanks for that❤
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar7 ай бұрын
Thank you for listening and the kind comments Gilbert. Sharing the joy of music is the focus of my life.
@jundossantos4 ай бұрын
What a beautiful guitar!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar4 ай бұрын
It is a wonderful instrument. Thank so much for listening
@noelmagrath7754 Жыл бұрын
Had the same book back in the 70s . love your own little variations
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Thank you Noel
@djczone18 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant Bill. Love the tone. The flawless execution and the feel. Amazing recording quality as well. So impressed
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Greg. You’re making me blush!
@alastairstaunton70813 ай бұрын
Lovely! I think this is meant to be played in a relaxed style. Well done!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar3 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind words Alastair. I agree. I think rags in general sound better at a slower pace.
2 ай бұрын
Very nice! My favourite kind of music - Ragtime.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much David
@MrLucky19596 ай бұрын
Sweet as a nut! Man... I was picking along with this on my tenor banjo in Chicago tuning 🎶🎶🎶🪕
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar6 ай бұрын
I absolutely love that you were playing along - how wonderful! Thank you so much for listening and the kind words
@kenshort51097 ай бұрын
Smooth and satisfying, keep up the good work.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Ken. I appreciate the kind words
@josephcallaghan671826 күн бұрын
Absolutely brilliant! Deserves a whole lot more views 👏
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar25 күн бұрын
Thank you very much Joseph!
@mattthornton52168 ай бұрын
Wonderful!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for listening and the kind comment Matt. It means a lot to me.
@Jimmyjoelong20224 ай бұрын
Very good my friend'' I enjoyed it very much
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar4 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for listening and the kind comment
@user-vc2od8hg3m10 ай бұрын
omg it's wonderful
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar10 ай бұрын
Thank you for listening and the kind words. I really appreciate it
@larsedbertsson54503 ай бұрын
Sounds great! Well played!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar3 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind comments Lars
@billallen15945 ай бұрын
Thank you Bill. You make it look very easy
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
Thanks for tuning in and the kind words
@abloke8834 Жыл бұрын
That was lovely, cheers
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@jimmccarley96099 ай бұрын
I like your rendition more than my own. Back to work for me, as it goes. Thank you.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar9 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind words. One of the things I like about Saslow’s pieces is that they sound good with many different expressions. Keep on playing!
@thumbstruck Жыл бұрын
Great! Smooth!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Thank you Kory
@PaisleyPatchouli7 ай бұрын
Nice smooth playing, and that little gem of a guitar has a HUGE bottom end for its size, Fantastic! I have a '63 Martin 5-16, which is probably quite a bit smaller even than your Larson, which oddly has incredible bottom end too! Easily comparable to the several 00s that I have. And for the guy that commented about the tempo, you can hit the KZfaq Playback Speed tab and crank it up as quick as you like! ;) It doesn't even change the pitch, just the tempo... ;) Great work... :) I wish I had kept the Larson harp guitar that I had back in the 70s... It's probably worth a small fortune now.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar7 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and reaching out. Back in the ‘60s I was a dreadnaught guy until Eric Schoenberg turned me on to smaller bodied guitars, staring with a 1929 OM 28. My eyes were opened and dreds seem unnaturally huge to me now. The balance I find in the little guys is why I love them. I wonder where your Larson Harp ended up. I’ve got a couple of musician friends who have one.
@chirilas52175 ай бұрын
👏👏👏 Very nice Bill. Congratulations.👍
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind comments.
@edesbalazs5 ай бұрын
Very cool technique, I'm going to check it out someday👌
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
You should check out Richard Saslow's. Lots of fun tunes. Thanks for listening and the kind words
@jliveguy51647 ай бұрын
Nicely played sir. I lost that book "The Art of Ragtime Guitar" several decades ago. About 20 or so years ago, I thought it'd be a fat chance, but I emailed Richard Saslow regarding that book. He actually sent me a pdf of it. Now I've gotta find that pdf so I can relearn the songs again. Thanks for the inspiration!~
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar7 ай бұрын
Thank you for listening and the kind comments. That was very nice of Richard. I still have my old copy of the book. It’s still available on Amazon, but I would rather have the PDF. LOL
@jliveguy51647 ай бұрын
@@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Yes I see that it is avaiilable on Amazon (the second edition). When I was sent the pdf, the second edition was still in the works. I could be wrong but I believe the 2nd edition also has two new songs that wasn't on the original edition. It might be worth getting the book just for the 2 extra songs. Think I just figured out what I'm getting myself for Christmas this year!~
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar7 ай бұрын
@@jliveguy5164 I’ll have to check that out. If there are a couple of new tunes I may join you in the gift idea. LOL
@patpratico44247 ай бұрын
Sounds great! I have a book of his arrangements too. Love it!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for listening Pat. I appreciate it
@markosullivan4095 Жыл бұрын
Gosh Bill, that was lovely, so relaxed. thanks for sharing !
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words Mark
@markosullivan4095 Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Bill. By the way, can you recommend a book for learning some rags?
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
@@markosullivan4095 Certainly, Rag Picking is from a book by Richard Saslow, which is available on Amazon and elsewhere: The New Art of Ragtime Guitar: 2nd edition a.co/d/2Dx5bQo
@markosullivan4095 Жыл бұрын
@@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar As we say in Ireland, "your a star' Bill !
@EmisGuigoАй бұрын
Muito bom!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_GuitarАй бұрын
obrigadão
@cklein4585 ай бұрын
Great stuff
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking a listen and the nice comment
@loudoniiiАй бұрын
Cool ragtime guitar ... great stuff! 😎
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_GuitarАй бұрын
Thanks very much Paul
@scottparmenter57835 ай бұрын
I hear "your 16, your beautiful, and your mine"
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I get that. LOL, Thanks for listening
@bubblelips772 ай бұрын
LOVE IT, PLAY ON MY FRIEND!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for listening and the kind comment
@Boris_Chang5 ай бұрын
👍
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for listening .
@chrishartz239711 ай бұрын
Super nice…and a ver nice guitar!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar11 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind words Chris. I appreciate the subscription as well. It’s all much appreciated
@billcook74834 ай бұрын
Wish I could do that!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar4 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening Bill. It takes a ton of practice. One thing that helped me tremendously was taking new songs one measure at a time like a mini song. I use tablature and will learn the first measure until I can play it smoothly. Slowly at first and gradually increasing up to tempo. Then I learn the second measure and then combine them into a two measure song. Then add measures 3 & 4 and so on until the song is finished. Be patient with yourself and it will come. One benefit with this method is that you’ll have the song memorized by the time you’re done
@billcook74834 ай бұрын
@@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Brill ! I'm gonna have a go 👍
@michaelmaddox2 күн бұрын
Does anyone know the make of his guitar. Surprisingly bassy for a parlor guitar. Nice picking , nice tempo, no showboating, smoooovvvee!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 күн бұрын
@@michaelmaddox Thanks very much from listening and the kind comments Michael. I appreciate it. The guitar is a Stetson branded guitar made by the Larson Brothers in Chicago. It was built around 1910. It’s a very small guitar, only about 12” across the lower bout.
@104thDIVTimberwolf2 ай бұрын
You made that look too easy, but I know better! Just brilliant.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 ай бұрын
Thank you for listening and the very kind comment
@jeffphillips56322 ай бұрын
Smooth picking + I like that guitar a lot! Do some more.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind comments Jeff. I have dozens more videos on y KZfaq channel. I hope you subscribe and explore
@ciatangallaghe2485 Жыл бұрын
Class
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Ciatan. I really appreciate it.
@susanwahome13602 ай бұрын
Bravo Bill ❤
@kevinkeith35302 ай бұрын
Great job, little slotted acoustic sounds fantastic for such a small body, wow
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the thoughtful comments. People are often surprised at how great small bodied guitars perform
@kevinkeith35302 ай бұрын
@@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar I agree, I have a smaller 000 size Iris that sounds pretty big too, also so much more comfortable than a big dreadnaught. Cheers
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 ай бұрын
@@kevinkeith3530 Cheers
@WaaO_O5 ай бұрын
Teach me old man
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
I taught myself this tune from Richard Saslow’s book, The Art ofRagtime Guitar. It’s available on Amazon.
@WaaO_O5 ай бұрын
@@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Ight g. Thanks for the reference
@angelodinogiaccariАй бұрын
Bravo, un saluto dall' Italia.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_GuitarАй бұрын
Grazie mille amico mio
@btinamerica Жыл бұрын
Very nice
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Thank you for listening and the kind words
@honeybee18883 ай бұрын
Yeah!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar3 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend!
@alanjackson311917 күн бұрын
Sweet as!👌Very well played and great pace. Any tab to go with this please Bill?
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar17 күн бұрын
@@alanjackson3119 Thank you for listening and the kind words Alan. This tune, and a bunch of other fun finger style arrangements, is from Richard Saslow’s The New Art of Ragtime Guitar: 2nd edition a.co/d/09ie1jcx
@nbanolfkidАй бұрын
very good! Now you need to put a tutorial online for this song.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_GuitarАй бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind comment. This tune is from Richard Saslow’s book : The New Art of Ragtime Guitar: 2nd edition a.co/d/6VpTgbJ
@robertlee80426 ай бұрын
Never heard this style before. I love it although I think you can add a bit more emotion!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar6 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and your thoughtful comments. Much appreciated.
@chuckvandyke99184 ай бұрын
Nice one, Bill!
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar4 ай бұрын
Thanks Chuck. I hope all is well
@JuanCarlos-me8ptАй бұрын
Great picking. What's guitar you are playing, please..? It's very beautiful.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_GuitarАй бұрын
Thank you very much for listening and the kind comments. The guitar is a 1920 Stetson branded guitar made by the Larson Brothers. It is a very small guitar, measuring only about 12 inches across the lower bout.
@Rinocalandra7 ай бұрын
Very nice playing and beautiful parlor guitar. What guitar is that?
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar7 ай бұрын
Thank you for listening and the kind comments. The guitar is an early 1900’s Stetson branded Larson Brothers. It’s a very small guitar, just 12 inches across the lower bout and with a 24 inch scale.
@Rinocalandra7 ай бұрын
@@ParlorMan_Acoustic_GuitarBasically the perfect guitar. I know Larson Brother, they great. I am studying this tune, and I took inspiration. That guitar sounds amazing
@michaelmaddox6 ай бұрын
What’s the title of the song?
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar6 ай бұрын
The song is called “Rag Picking” by Richard Saslow. It’s from his book of guitar arrangements called The New Art of Ragtime Guitar. It’s available on Amazon for $25
@woodandwire12 күн бұрын
Bill, do you know the provenance of this tune. The first part is the same as the Bob Gibson tune Abilene.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar12 күн бұрын
@@woodandwire Thank you very much for listening and taking the time to reach out. I thought the same thing the first time I heard this tune and have worked on a full arrangement of Abilene but never completed it. The song is Rag Picking and is an arrangement of Richard Saslow’s from his book, “The New Art of Ragtime Guitar”. The book is still in print and available on Amazon.
@wilhelmseleorningcniht94105 ай бұрын
is your guitar smaller than average? It seems off somehow and I can't quite put my finger on it
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
It is a very small bodied guitar Wilhelm. It’s a 1910 Stetson branded Larson. It’s only 12” across the lower bout. It has a very large sound for the size of the guitar . Thanks for listening.
@jessicamckinney7508 Жыл бұрын
May I ask what song that is
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Hi Jessica, The tune is called “Rag Picking” and is by Richard Saslow.
@philtaylor88632 ай бұрын
Beautifully played. I prefer Bach though.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar2 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening and the kind comment Phil. I do a few Bach pieces, but like almost all genres.
@phillipcmiller995 ай бұрын
Is your guitar a Froggy Bottom?
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar5 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening Phillip. That guitar is a Stetson branded Larson Brothers built guitar from around 1910. It’s a tiny guy, just 12” across the lower bout, but with a lot of moxie for such a small guitar.
@whatposterman1222 Жыл бұрын
Great guitar what is it?
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
That is a circa 1910 Stetson guitar built by the Larson Brothers in Chicago. It’s a tiny guitar, a little over 12 inches across the lower bout, but it has a lot of presence for a little guy. The Larson’s made some amazing instruments. Thanks for listening.
@whatposterman1222 Жыл бұрын
Not only did I listen, I’m a new subscriber. Fantastic picking, interesting guitars. I’m interested in single 0 size with rosewood back and sides and largest nut available. Torn between Blueridge, Eastman, and RK. Any thoughts to share?
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for subscribing, it truly means a lot to me. I’ve never played a Blueridge and only a couple of Eastmans. Those were really nice guitars but I’m not familiar enough to with them to know if they have a model that fits your requirements. I have played a number of Recording King guitars and banjos and they’ve all been really nice instruments. Their Tonewood Reserve Elite Single 0 would certainly fit the bill. If you would consider a mahogany bodied guitar with a cutaway, try find one of RK’s RP1-16C. My friend Eric Schoenberg had a big part in their design. Another friend owns one and it’s an amazing guitar. RK doesn’t make them any longer so you would have to buy used. Good luck with your search!
@whatposterman1222 Жыл бұрын
I’m fortunate to own the RP1-16c, and it’s my favorite, of All my guitars. I keep silk and steels on it, but wish back and sides were RW. Thank you for your thoughts and reply.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar Жыл бұрын
@@whatposterman1222 Sounds like you’ve got a good one. You might want to try some John Pearse Nuages Gypsy Jazz strings and see if they give you a sound you like. They come in both light (.010 high E) and medium light (.011 high E) The lights have a string tension very close to Silk and Steels but I like the sound much better. The medium lights don’t have a ton of tension either. Some of my guitars respond best with the lights while a couple are much happier with the medium lights. Cheers
@bobsguitartunes10 ай бұрын
Far too slow.
@ParlorMan_Acoustic_Guitar10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for listening and taking the time to comment. Obviously, I disagree, but that’s what makes the world go round. I learned the piece quite a bit faster, but prefer the mood the slower pace creates. That’s just me. LOL