Ervin Somogyi: The Responsive Guitar - featuring Guitarist / Composer Steve Erquiaga
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Published 2009-02-05
With more than 40 years experience in Berkeley, California as one of America's finest hand made steel string guitar builders, Somogyi is at his best -- in sound, finish and design. A rare musical glimpse into the workshop of one of America's most respected hand guitar builders, Ervin Somogyi. Original music "If Dreams Could Dance" and "Under the Tuscan Sun" composed and performed on a Somogyi guitar by guitarist Steve Erquiaga, available from his album, Café Paradiso.
All Comments (21)
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My brother took Ervin's sounding workshop last year and then went out and built me the best guitar of his life - by far. My brother had built many guitars but had just about given up on ever building one that had the sound he was looking for, until Ervin. Thank you, Ervin, for so generously sharing your gifts with us mortals in your upcoming books.
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Combining artistry with science in a world of CNC machinery. The world needs more fine Luthiers like this. 5 star production here. Thanks for sharing your craft with the world.
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Todo un maestro, q no solo conoce todos los secretos de este oficio tan bello my tan complejo, sino q ademas tiene la bondad de compartir todo lo q sabe con nosotros. Muchas gracias maestro Ervin
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Wonderful presentation......I'm fortunate to own the first guitar that Tim Mcknight built after attending your voicing class. It's so far head and shoulders above anything else I've owned it's hard to put into words. So I think your legacy is well in place!! Thanks for inspiring so many.
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This video is the first i've ever heard of Ervin, and I must say, that was beautiful. Excellent video. Excellent guitars. Excellent talent behind these beautiful works of art.
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One day I hope I can be lucky enough to own a Guitar like that! :) Thank you for a lovely Video~ :} God Bless you & your legacy you worked so hard to 'leave' to us over the years~
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Cool stuff. Excellent Channel. Was not expecting it to be that good. Keep up the great vids
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very passionate & inspiring luthier
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Hope i'm lucky enough to make a Somogyi guitar mine one day! Trully pieces of art,both estheticaly and tonally too.
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Beautiful!
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Excellent video of an amazing Craftsman/Luthier no doubt. His shirt resemlbes the inlayed guitar at 5:40....lol!
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beautiful video and audio great guitars!! thank you Ervin Et Al. I saw you and your Carp guitar in the Seattle area years ago can't recall weather it was at the Guild in Tacoma or somewhere else..
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Ervin Somogyi is a Mahatma. Wisdom incarnate.
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my luthier idol.. :)
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Ervin a fucking G
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Out of my reach..Big money.
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this cat is brilliant.
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look at that guitar at 5:40
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your a lucky man
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would your brother be intersted in building an instrument for me? :)
