I absolutely love your playing (as always). The guitar sounds amazing and I love that there’s no angle break behind the nut. All too often the G string gets “caught” behind the nut. Brilliant design!
I am from South Africa and have heard a couple of Casimi's online but the sound of this is just spectacular (the playing as well). I can hear that haunting sound typical of African Blackwood guitars which really suits your Celtic inspired music. Very impressed and very inspiring.
Jonah Junior Thank you for watching! Casimi Guitars also run a guitar making school so you can rest assured there will be future generations of amazing luthiers coming out of South Africa! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video!
@@MichaelWatts yes! Let's do it. I'm going to get my live podcast up and running again. This time, I'll only stream to TH-cam. Crowdcast is just too expensive.
Interesting comparing African Blackwood with old growth Brazilian. Are there any Kostal's built of AB? I would imagine AB is more plentiful and far less expensive? Thx MDW
@@MichaelWatts Just checked. AB is rare and expensive. It gets mixed reviews. Reportedly Dana Bourgeois built an AB guitar for Ricky Skaggs which self destructed after 30 days in the humidity of Hawaii and it was unable to be resuscitated.
Paul Boden well, all wood is nothing more than a source of potential - ABW does need to be stabilised for longer than other woods but it can sound sublime in the right hands
@@MichaelWatts Good. In Brasil we never called the Dalbergia Nigra a rosewood. Here we put in the broad family of the Jacarandá, with dozens of others species. The most popular names for the Brazilian Rosewood would be Jacarandá-da-Bahia, or Jacarandá-Preto or its native name Caviúna or Cabiúna. These two species (the African and the Brazilian) are for certain sisters and they were the same species when the Brazilian coast was together with Africa, millions of years ago
Ivan Carlos Santiago Absolutely right! There is room for confusion with the jacarandá-da-Bahia but they are different woods with distinct personalities
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I hope you enjoy this video of one of my favourite fan fret guitars currently in existence!
Outstanding!!!! Wow!!!!❤
It's so in tune the harnomic overtones dance with each other.
That’s right Rick! Good ears!
Beautiful guitar playing tone...clear clean crisp
Moon-harvested alpine spruce..ahh ! Wonderful playing, great sounding guitar .
@@ukestudio3002 so true! This is a wonderful instrument that I borrowed from a friend - it led directly to my new Casimi guitar!
I wish I could play this opening piece of yours. It's so beautiful. This guitar is gorgeous. African Blackwood is my favorite wood - the clarity!
Thank you Michael! That piece is called Rialto and I’d be very happy to teach you to play it if you like!
I absolutely love your playing (as always). The guitar sounds amazing and I love that there’s no angle break behind the nut. All too often the G string gets “caught” behind the nut. Brilliant design!
Thank you Bruce, I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! Casimi make serious top-tier instruments and it’s always a privilege to play one.
Sounds Unreal 😮
Yeah it is a bit naughty... Thanks for watching!
I am from South Africa and have heard a couple of Casimi's online but the sound of this is just spectacular (the playing as well). I can hear that haunting sound typical of African Blackwood guitars which really suits your Celtic inspired music. Very impressed and very inspiring.
Jonah Junior Thank you for watching! Casimi Guitars also run a guitar making school so you can rest assured there will be future generations of amazing luthiers coming out of South Africa! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video!
Love it
Thank you!
A superb instrument in very safe hands.
Matthew Gibbs Thank you so much!
Really lovely playing and one astounding looking guitar. Cheers for that.
Alec Bourne - Midi Mad Scientist Thank you for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
HI Michael, Lovely playing as usual. Looks and sounds like an outstanding instrument. I hope you're staying safe in these crazy pandemic times. Geo
George Hi George! Good to hear from you! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful guitar and played by such a legend. Incredible workmanship by those two pals of ours. Good beard by the way! :)
Ha ha! Thank you so much Dom! We should catch up soon!
@@MichaelWatts yes! Let's do it. I'm going to get my live podcast up and running again. This time, I'll only stream to TH-cam. Crowdcast is just too expensive.
That’s a lovely guitar, and having spent 10 years living in Cape Town I am a big supporter of all things SA (wine and guitars foremost)
Peter Wright Fingerstyle Guitar That’s good to know! I’m looking forward to getting back there when all this blows over!
Interesting comparing African Blackwood with old growth Brazilian.
Are there any Kostal's built of AB? I would imagine AB is more plentiful and far less expensive? Thx MDW
Paul Boden Last I heard there were about 10 of Jason’s guitars in ABW. I’ve played a couple personally and they were glorious! Thank you for watching!
@@MichaelWatts
Just checked. AB is rare and expensive. It gets mixed reviews. Reportedly Dana Bourgeois built an AB guitar for Ricky Skaggs which self destructed after 30 days in the humidity of Hawaii and it was unable to be resuscitated.
Paul Boden well, all wood is nothing more than a source of potential - ABW does need to be stabilised for longer than other woods but it can sound sublime in the right hands
does your guitar have a neutral point?does all fan fretted guitar have neutral point?
Do you mean a perpendicular fret? Yes, I’m fairly confident that every fanfret I have played has one.
what is the scientific name of the African Blackwood?
Ivan Carlos Santiago That would be Dalbergia melanoxylon which makes it a true rosewood
@@MichaelWatts Good. In Brasil we never called the Dalbergia Nigra a rosewood. Here we put in the broad family of the Jacarandá, with dozens of others species. The most popular names for the Brazilian Rosewood would be Jacarandá-da-Bahia, or Jacarandá-Preto or its native name Caviúna or Cabiúna. These two species (the African and the Brazilian) are for certain sisters and they were the same species when the Brazilian coast was together with Africa, millions of years ago
Ivan Carlos Santiago Absolutely right! There is room for confusion with the jacarandá-da-Bahia but they are different woods with distinct personalities
@@MichaelWatts Agreed, but they look a lot the same
Message from my bank manager. Can we move away from Casimi please ;-)
Andy Howell I’m sure we all have your best interests at heart Andy...
@@MichaelWatts :-)