Taylor has supplied email confirmation that the guitar is on the way back! They are even picking up the return shipping, and have sent it 2-day FedEx. I’m told they replaced the entire pickup system. ...

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Photo by Jeremy dePrisco

Many years at the Bloomsburg Fair we have seen a great Andean folk group Agua Clara. They play pan-pipe music with a distinctive sound best heard in an open environment like this. ...

UPS messed up. My guitar did not make the promised three-day delivery date of 9/25. So the good news is that I will get a refund on the $143 shipping charge (but they can’t process that until the guitar is actually delivered late on 9/26). I’ve been calling Taylor almost ...

Below is text from an actual inquiry about the play before our October 5th encore performance: “Dear Mr. Schrum, After reading the flyer for the production of your monologue, I pray that it does not profane the Virgin Mary. Yes, there are many funny incidences from yesteryear about which we ...

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Photo by Jeremy dePrisco

Roma musicians, KAL, from Serbia played an energetic session at the Milk Parlour Ballroom. The group’s name, KAL means “Black” in the Gypsy (or more properly Rom) language. The group performs high-energy dance music for all generations drawing from a number of Eastern European traditions, Balkan blues and modern rock. ...

After numerous problems with the pickup system in my Taylor (314CE-LTD) both during and after the IM shows in June, I finally broke down and decided to send it to the factory (in El Cajon, CA) for repair. Taylor guitars used to have a Fishman pickup system, but back in ...