Shibbibilybob This clip of Derek Gripper playing a Casimi flamenco guitar has to be one of the best guitar players I've heard, playing one of the best sounding guitars I've ever heard. It's hypnotic. Hahah I just want to see him live now. Derek Gripper
LooneyAtTheGate Awesome.. Derek Gripper and Casimi, two of the best things to come out of the 'deep south'.
Bob-Dubery Gripper has an album of transcriptions of Kora pieces by the likes of Toumani Diabate that has been very well received in world music circles.
Shibbibilybob well, I am making a guitar on the Casimi guitar building course. Mine is a steel string though. But yes, I guess the answer is yes I am... Becoming quite the Casimi fan boy in the process too...maybe it's a lack of exposure to other custom, hand built guitars, but every one of their guitars that I have played has been a contender for the "nicest acoustic I have ever played" award. These men are wizards.
LooneyAtTheGate Josh Hayes wrote Absolutely stunning! He has a serious case of 'guitar-face' though... ? ? Don't we all.. don't we all :-[
