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Comment on Tube Amp Building Weekend Seminar by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:12:36 +0000

[...] I found that link… not sure if there are similar programs in the UK. Tube-amp-building-weekend-seminar/ Not sure if I passed this link on as well… lot's of good info. The Guitar Tube Amp Cooperative [...]

Comment on History by Speakers Made of Old Newspapers and Dryer Lint | Crane Design for Better Living

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:44:23 +0000

[...] Chicago band Shrimp Boat with a few of our other friends. While still a band member, Ian started Specimen Products on Archer Avenue where he made his own guitars and audio equipment. He loved using found materials [...]

Comment on Little Horn Speakers by Speakers Made of Old Newspapers and Dryer Lint | Crane Design for Better Living

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:42:56 +0000

[...] writing this blog post is to show you the amazing speakers that an old friend of my husband’s, Ian Schneller, created. Not only are these speakers beautiful to look at, but they have been written about and [...]

Comment on Sonic Arboretum – Guggenheim NYC 2010 by Speakers of the Art | Crane Design for Better Living

Speakers of the Art | Crane Design for Better Living — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:30:23 +0000

[...] as visitors meander and follow the music’s lead.Sonic Arboretum has debuted at the Guggenheim Museum in 2010 and at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in December of [...]

Comment on The Harmony Cartoonist by nadine

nadine — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:02:38 +0000

The owner of this guitar kindly provided us with a complete listing on all the artists featured on his guitar. They are:
Bob Burden
Alex Ross
Adam Hughes
Basil Gogos
Thomas Blackshear
Dave McKean
Mike Dringenberg
Mike Mignola
Dan Brereton
Arthur Suydam
Mark Carter
Ted Naifeh
Al Feldstein
Mark Brooks
John Rush
Dan Henderson
Barron Storrey
Steve Lieber
Tony de Zuniga
Paul Guinan
Sergio Aragones
Terry Dodson
Doug Klauba
Mark Schultz
Eric Joyner
Gary Amano
Ruben Martinez

Comment on The Harmony Cartoonist by Mike Dees

Mike Dees — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:14:14 +0000

Some of the other drawings look like a skull plant by Art Suydam, a profile by Alex Ross, a female profile by Adam Hughes, Flaming Carrot by Bob Burden, a bird head by Gary Amaro, Hellboy by Mike Mignola, a woman’s head by Terry Dodson, and Frankenstein’s Monster by Basil Gogos. I also see a signature by Steve Lieber, but can’t tell which drawing it goes to.

Comment on Horn Amp by Instrumentos Anti-Obsolescencia | libredeobsolescenciaprogramada

Instrumentos Anti-Obsolescencia | libredeobsolescenciaprogramada — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:42:58 +0000

[...] objetos especiales para escuchar música. Una de sus piezas más cotizada en este campo es el Horn Amp, un amplificador con forma de gramófono más cercano a una escultura que a un altavoz, que elabora [...]

Comment on Eight-foot Horn Speakers Under Construction by nadine

nadine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:22:32 +0000

Hello Jason,
Thanks for your post. Please feel free to come visit the shop anytime. We have an internship/apprenticeship program that may interest you depending on your situation. If you’d like to know more, email us. Until then, keep on reading and experimenting. Thanks!

Comment on Eight-foot Horn Speakers Under Construction by Jason Janusch

Jason Janusch — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:55:25 +0000

Amazing work, everything so elegant, beautiful sculptures, and taste. Can I come work for you?
I’ve been playing a long time, collecting, reading everything I can on vintage amps and guitars.
This is what I love the best. I should be doing something with it as my living. I need a mentor.
I’m in Detroit. I have all these old tube amps I pulled out of the projector room of an abandoned porno theater downtown before they tore it down. I’ve always wanted to get them working, they look like tweed twin power amps. Have an old rauland pa that needs a tune up. I have so much interest, but need a teacher. I’m good with applying finishes, fixing guitars. I used to build models when i was a kid. I’ve been a painter and carpenter for years but my body can’t take it much longer, and it’s not what i love. I would like to come see your shop some time and meet you. Very inspiring.
Jason Janusch

Comment on History by [Review] Andrew Bird | Sonic Arboretum (Via Proxart) « pull the anchor

[Review] Andrew Bird | Sonic Arboretum (Via Proxart) « pull the anchor — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:04:14 +0000

[...] a musical sound garden. A collaboration of composer/musician Andrew Bird and instrument sculptor Ian Schneller, the Sonic Arboretum is an audio/visual experimentation using plant-like phonograph speakers and [...]

Comment on Tube Amp Building Weekend Seminar by nadine

nadine — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:32:05 +0000

Thanks for your interest in the seminar. Sorry we have no other locations, but if it helps, I have listed several inexpensive lodging options on our web site here: http://www.specimenproducts.com/chicago-school-of-guitar-making/weekend-seminar-information/

Hope to see you in class one day!

Comment on Tube Amp Building Weekend Seminar by tube amp weekend seminar

tube amp weekend seminar — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:05:51 +0000

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