JOHN RENBOURN | BETWEEN THE STRINGS
“ Come on , let ’ s go .” We got it together and were heading for the door when someone else asked , “ Don ’ t you want to take your guitar ?”
Well , I had mine and Duck had his and that was the full quota . But sure enough , there was another case lying there . We looked at it . “ Isn ’ t that the case that crazy character was carrying ?” Duck asked . It seemed probable . Nobody knew quite what to do . We didn ’ t feel that we should take it , but we didn ’ t want to just walk off and leave it , either . “ Better open it ,” someone suggested . It fell to me , as I had been the clutched one . By then all attention was focused on the unopened case . I flipped the catches and raised the lid . Inside was an absolutely amazing guitar glinting with abalone inlay . It was one of the very fancy Martins , the type that most working musicians only encounter at close quarters through humidified glass-fronted cases while trying to figure out all the numbers on the price tag . There was stunned silence and a general aura of “ wow .”
Tentatively I took it out and played it a little . It felt and sounded great , with a rich but well-defined bass , and that beautiful ,
JOHN RENBOURN ( 8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015 ) was an English guitarist and songwriter . He was best known for his collaborations with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle , although he maintained a solo career before , during and after that band ’ s existence ( 1967 – 1973 ). He worked later in a duo with Stefan Grossman .
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