Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 
Welcome to the Main Thread for the first week of the transcription challenge! This is the place to discuss the Week 1 livestream.
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If you want to describe your process (optional), feel free to use the following template.
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↓ Reply below with your Progress Update and Questions! ↓
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I was hoping to beat Eric to the Scarlatti pieces! I started looking at this a day or so ago, it's one I used to play many years ago but haven't looked at it in a long while. Still a bit unsteady but another one I'll keep looking at. I'm also working on a couple of the Schubert /Mertz pieces among others so looks like it's going to be a busy month!
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Jack Stewart Thanks Jack
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joosje Thank you Joosje
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Eric Phillips Thanks Eric- I know it as L83 (in a set of transcriptions by Carlos Barbosa Lima), Jack has said it is also known as K431
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Eric Phillips PS - it's the easiest one in the set! (I haven't attempted any of the others!)
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Day 3 and I've gotten through the piece. Still a lot of bumps, but I still have a couple weeks to smooth them out. My attempt to play Gershwin's Piano Prelude Number 2, tr.anscribed for Guitar
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Paul Kennedy Very impressive Paul. That piece is quite challenging and you have a good grasp of it. Looking forward to your progress. Ive always liked that prelude (There is much of Gershwin I like). Years ago I did my own transcription of it though I don't know where it is now.
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Paul Kennedy Nice job, Paul! Such a great change of pace from what we usually hear (and I usually play). Somewhere, I have a book of Gershwin tunes arranged for classical guitar that I'll have to go dig up. I remember playing Summertime for a masterclass with Carlos Barbosa-Lima back in college (he told me it was fine, but a bit boring). Great choice (and not boring at all)!
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Paul Kennedy Great job on the Gershwin.
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Eric Phillips thanks Eric. I think I have the same book, but it does not have the preludes in it. The only other transcription I found (besides this one) was by Jorge Morel; a little more difficult for me.
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Jack Stewart thanks Jack. I learned this years ago on the piano and fell in love with it.
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Paul Kennedy great job. I really like this interpretation. Not easy at all! Good rhythm and tone. Thanks for posting this
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joosje thanks Joosje.
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Paul Kennedy Thanks for sharing this Gershwin transcription. I really like the arrangement and am I correct that it was arranged by the Russian guitarist, Vladimir Andreevich Maksimenko?
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Dale Needles Sad to say I do not know. I believe В. Максименко was the arranger but do not speak Russian well enough to translate.
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Paul Kennedy Very nice Paul. I've not heard it played on guitar before
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Sorry, the arrangement of the Gershwin Prelude is by В. Максименко
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So this is the recording for day 4. Just the intro and first verse. Still a lot of work to do, but happy with the result I guess. Oh the first chord is just a mistake, I was too lazy to edit.
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Hélène Beaulieu Very nice, Helene (excuse the missing accents - English keyboard). And what an interesting guitar you have! I can't quite make out how many strings it has - it looks to me like nine, but I may be miscounting. Can I ask who the luthier is? Thanks.
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Hélène Beaulieu That was wonderful to listen to, Helene! You bring such great musicality to the the piece, and the instrument sounds spectacular. You're making me want to work on this one again!
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David Krupka Thanks, it is a 8 strings Stauffer model made by Miodrag Zerdonner.
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Eric Phillips Thanks, it is really fun to work on this! My first Schubert, but certainly not the last.
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Hélène Beaulieu beautiful Hélène! I look forward to hearing the whole piece.
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Paul Kennedy Thanks!
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Hélène Beaulieu That was beautiful. Your playing is very expressive. Very interesting guitar. Thanks for sharing your performance
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Hélène Beaulieu this is a great start, Helene. Beautiful interpretation. Looking forward to hearing the progress. Your ‘Stauffer’ sounds
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