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26 | October 3, 2019 | the frankfort station life & arts frankfortstationdaily.com NAME $39 / YEAR* ADDRESS CITY/ZIP/STATE PHONE (optional) EMAIL SIGNATURE DATE Don’t Lose Your News. Subscribe Today. Print Package Full Coverage Package $59 / YEAR* YES, I want a print subscription of The Frankfort Station YES, I want a digital subscription of The Frankfort Station IF PAYING BY CHECK add $4 service charge. Totaling $43 for Print Package or Digital Package, or $63 for the Full Coverage Package. This information will be kept private • Visit website for terms & conditions Please allow 2 weeks for first delivery Digital Package $39 / YEAR* Fill out the form and return it using one of the methods below. CHECK ENCLOSED CREDIT CARD # EXP. DATE BILLING ADDRESS CITY/ZIP/STATE For fastest service: *Add $4 service charge if paying by check. CREDIT CARD CVV CHECK IF SAME AS MAILING Visit SubscribeStation.com Or scan the QR for a direct link I WANT IT ALL, both the print and digital subscription of The Frankfort Station MAIL: Circulation Manager 11516 W. 183rd Pl. Unit SW, Office Condo #3 Orland Park, IL 60467 FAX: Circulation Manager 708.326.9179 PHONE: Circulation Manager 708.326.9170 Workshop helps guitarists transform wood into art Carly Styka, Editorial Intern The sound of harmonious guitar playing could be heard from inside Down Home Guitars on Sept. 20. Renowned luthier Richard Hoover and acoustic guitarist Eric Skye visited the cozy Frankfort guitar shop to share their secrets of guitarmaking with a crowd of enthusiasts. This was their third of four stops on a tour of music stores in the Midwest. Skye, who currently resides in Portland, Ore., opened the event with three acoustic numbers to set the mood and to demonstrate the sounds that can be achieved through working on guitars. These songs ranged from old pop tunes to songs he heard on Netflix. Hoover, the founder of Santa Cruz Guitar Company, spent the rest of the evening going over the trade secrets and technical details of guitar-making and answering questions from the audience. He offered building tips and advice for making the guitars sound their best. Many event-goers stayed after to chat with Hoover and Skye. The music produced from these stringed instruments is not something to be taken lightly. “This kind of music could help somebody fall in love,” Hoover said. “You could write a song that was clever enough to change an international border. It could change the world with the emotion that comes from it.” Skye and Hoover teamed up in 2010 to release a custom-made guitar to fit Skye’s playing style and specifications, which has gone on to become one of Santa Cruz’s best-selling guitars, Skye said. Santa Cruz Guitar Company, established in 1976, has partnered with other prominent musicians, such as Brad Paisley and bluegrass artist Tony Rice, to release signature models. This helped to build and establish the brand among the acoustic guitar community. “Eric Clapton has ordered some guitars,” Skye told The Station. And that’s a really big deal for a builder because it says a lot to aspiring guitar players. The power of endorsement is a really big deal.” Hoover’s company offers many different models, which customers can customize to their liking, down to the wood and neck profile. No two Santa Cruz guitars are alike, Hoover said. These custom instruments are only sold in independent stores. This uniqueness comes at a price. The guitars can range from $4,000 to $24,000. 6 Richard Hoover (left) watches as Eric Skye plays a tune for the audience Sept. 20 at Down Home Guitars in Frankfort. Carly Styka/22nd Century Media Hoover described how each element of the guitar is carefully chosen and tuned to impact the guitar’s sound. From the way the wood is cut to the size of the guitar neck, these elements all work together to create a strong harmonious note from the instrument. The key element to a guitar’s sound is the age of the wood, Hoover said. “Old wood sounds better than new wood,” Hoover said. “It’s one of the secrets of why newer older guitars and older violins sound better than new ones.” For enthusiasts, guitars are more than just a musical instrument. They are impactful in multiple areas of life, such as love and finding an outlet to express emotions. “The guitar was a way for us to tell our story and be emotive to the world in way we couldn’t do with words,” Hoover said. “For a lot of us, the guitar became a really important companion and partner in what we do.”
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