There ought to be a law with no bail
You smash a guitar and you go to jail
With no chance for early parole
You don't get out until you get some soul
Oh, it breaks my heart to see those stars
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
I don't know who they think they are
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
John Hiatt
function—form <|> harmony—balance
a guitar stand build
gregg brazel
feb 2025
raw materials
birch plywood, mahogany slab, copper pipe
work in progress
copper pipe was sanded bare then patinaed
with salt, vinegar, and ammonia
ray says metal!
the final stand
this design is a mash-up of some
of my favorite styles...
art-nouveau, mid-century, and wabi-sabi
carved mahogany picks
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I won't be a great musician in this lifetime
but I love music to the core
and consider it an essential element
like water, oxygen, and sunlight
with all the beautiful instruments
keys, brass, strings, woodwinds, percussions
and of course vocals
and all the talented people
who make and play them
with inspired skills and raw spirit
thank you for sharing your gifts
to radiate light & heat in this indifferent world
let the good times roll
Perfectly Good Guitar, John Hiatt (country rock)
Chan Chan, Buena Vista Social Club (latin jazz)
More than A Feeling, Boston (prog rock)
Four Seasons, Vivaldi (classical orchestra)
Rose Tattoo, Dropkick Murphys (irish punk)
The Thrill Is Gone, BB King (blues)
Dance Yrself Clean, LCD Soundsystem (electronic)
Evidence, Faith No More (alternative funk)
More, Sisters of Mercy (goth metal)
Don't Carry It All, Decemberists (indie pop)
Interstate Love Song, STP (rock)
Going to Jackson, Johnny and June (country)
I Still Believe, The Call (alt rock)
30 Days In The Hole, Humble Pie (rock)
Reach for The Sky, Social Distortion (punk)
True Faith, New Order (post-punk)
Soulshine, Allman Brothers (southern rock)
Late at night, the end of the road
He wishes he still had that old guitar to hold
He'd rock it like a baby in his arms
Never let it come to any harm
Oh, it breaks my heart to see those stars
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
I don't know who they think they are
Smashing a perfectly good, good guitar
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