Joaquin Murphy transcription book

Todd Pertll · Post by **Todd Pertll** » 25 Nov 2012 8:10 am

Does anyone have this book in pdf format? I would pay for copies. I tried contacting John McGann, the transcriber, but the email address on his website no longer works.

thanks,

todd

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 25 Nov 2012 8:48 am

John passed away this last April (seems like a long, long time ago--I was shocked to be reminded that it was just in this past year).
I have no idea who has control of his stuff or if anyone has plans to reprint this out-of-print book.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 25 Nov 2012 11:46 am

It seems to be available through Elderly Music in Lansing, Michigan.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 25 Nov 2012 11:51 am

No, Brad---click on 'buy' and it tells you that it is not in the current database.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 25 Nov 2012 4:08 pm

John and I created the Joaquin book together. We did several reprint runs and we were talking about maybe doing one more when he died. I still have the file and might one day make it available as a PDF or rebook. But for now there are no reprint plans.

William Lake · Post by **William Lake** » 25 Nov 2012 4:12 pm

Andy, I'm sure I speak for a lot of people.
I would love to have the PDF. Name your price.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 27 Nov 2012 7:49 am

Well, when John died, I gave all future receipts from the books & DVDs we did together to his wife and daughter. I'll see if I can create an eBook or PDF with payments maybe split between the SGF and the McGann family.

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 27 Nov 2012 9:41 am

Andy, if I may offer a suggestion, I believe PDF would be a great way to go. I have several instruction books in PDF format with accompanying MP3 downloads (from Mel Bay mostly), and it's a great format in that anyone can download the Acrobat Reader for free, whereas not everyone has or wants to get a hardware platform like the Kindle. Tying the book to a hardware platform could be a deal-breaker for many people.

Matthew Carlin · Post by **Matthew Carlin** » 27 Nov 2012 9:55 am

Hey Andy, Even though I own a copy of the original book, I would still buy a PDF version with mp3s in a heartbeat .. I have been able to track down about 70% of the tunes in the book, but hearing them in a solo steel format would be cool

Great book !!

Thanks
Matt

William Lake · Post by **William Lake** » 27 Nov 2012 10:03 am

To Add to Mike, you cannot print from Kindle. PDF would be better. MP3s would be fantastic.

Stephan Miller · Post by **Stephan Miller** » 27 Nov 2012 10:07 am

I have the book, but would welcome any future package that included MP3s.

Benjamin Kelley · Post by **Benjamin Kelley** » 27 Nov 2012 5:03 pm

I'm showing my interest and intent to purchase if this is ever made available again in any format.

Cheers,
Benjamin

Jean-Sebastien Gauthier · Post by **Jean-Sebastien Gauthier** » 27 Nov 2012 5:52 pm

Matthew Carlin wrote:Hey Andy, Even though I own a copy of the original book, I would still buy a PDF version with mp3s in a heartbeat .. I have been able to track down about 70% of the tunes in the book, but hearing them in a solo steel format would be cool

Great book !!

Thanks
Matt

Exact same thing for me!

Tim Whitlock · Post by **Tim Whitlock** » 28 Nov 2012 8:03 am

I would also love to buy a pdf version. Would be great if it came with mp3s.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 24 Dec 2013 12:16 pm

Any updates on the pdf/mp3?

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 24 Dec 2013 1:23 pm

The book was my idea but never would have happened without the seriously great transcribing skills and big heart of John McGann.

After John died I gave the rights to our own intrepid Forum Administrator Bobby Lee because I wanted it to be available to players but I didn't want to manage it. Our guy has a lot on his plate. B0b, where are you on making reprints available as well as PDFs?

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 24 Dec 2013 2:16 pm

Andy Volk wrote:Our guy has a lot on his plate. B0b, where are you on making reprints available as well as PDFs?

Unless he's Santa I'm guessing he's got tomorrow off?

Paul Arntson · Post by **Paul Arntson** » 26 Dec 2013 11:17 pm

I would also buy a pdf if one were available.

Steven Cummings · Post by **Steven Cummings** » 27 Dec 2013 6:04 am

Interested as well....

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 27 Dec 2013 10:09 am

Good news! I am taking over the distribution of the book. I am happy to do this, as I know many are interested in the book, and it is also a way to continue to provide some relief to John McGann's widow and daughter.

Thank you to Andy and b0b for making this possible. I will let you know when the books are in stock (should be about 2 weeks). I'll set up a page for it in my shop and will let you know when I am taking orders. I will talk to Andy and see if it would be cool to offer it in pdf form.

Jim Newberry · Post by **Jim Newberry** » 27 Dec 2013 10:35 am

Good on ya, Mike!

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 27 Dec 2013 10:48 am

Here is a link for the book: http://www.steelinfromthemasters.com/al ... tar-solos/

Again, it won't ship until the 2nd week of January.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 27 Dec 2013 3:50 pm

Thanks for the orders, guys! remember, it will be 2 weeks before they are shipped.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 27 Dec 2013 4:50 pm

Mike, awesome of you to take this on!

John was an amazing, beloved teacher at Berklee College of Music and a great friend. I know he would have wanted future players to learn from his transcriptions. By all means offer a PDF if you want to do so. Feel free to add to the book content later on as well if you're so inclined. I'm very pleased that John's family will share the benefits.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 27 Dec 2013 4:58 pm

Mike--the PDF would probably suit me better and I'll wait for it unless you feel like it might not happen any time soonish. I have no idea what-all it entails. So speak up if it seems like you're not going to be able to get to it. Otherwise I'll sit tight.
Good job, man.