JS Bach Chaconne

[David Mason]

That is gorgeous. One of the finest interpretations I've ever heard. Bach's "S&P's" are obviously desert-island TOP FIVE for me, usually Henryk Szeryng's second run-through. I can't begin... many, many times, even in the face of Mike Perlowin and Dave Easley, I've had people tell me that the steel guitar can never be taken as a serious instrument unless it is shown to be capable of playing serious music. How many times can one call "Roly-Poly" great? This... is great.

I guess you're gonna whip up a pot of coffee and run through the whole set?

P.S.( I have the same "issue" with trying to play written music without a guitar. It's so frikking glacial - back-and-forth, back-and-forth, but I still try to wean myself off the sixer.)

[Bill Hatcher]

sometime somewhere...somebody will play all this stuff on the lap steel and read it down just like a violin or a piano player or whatever. just a matter of time and someone with the desire to do it. i am just trying things and seeing what i can get done with what i have to work with at this point. some young gun needs to be doing this....

[Anthony Parish]

i thought about just taking a drill and drilling one more home in the keyless and making a new string holder and putting a D string on! still might do that.

I read this statement while listening to your beautiful and precise work and nearly fell out my chair laughing. Great work! Thanks for... going THERE!

[Bill Hatcher]

i thought about just taking a drill and drilling one more home in the keyless and making a new string holder and putting a D string on! still might do that.

I read this statement while listening to your beautiful and precise work and nearly fell out my chair laughing. Great work! Thanks for... going THERE!

i thank you sir.....

[David Irving]

I'm glad this got pushed up in the forum. It's wonderful.

[Jerry Erickson]

Wonderful, Bill!

[Fred Treece]

Everyone, listen to this!

I can’t add any superlatives to what has already been superlativized here, it is just an incredible undertaking and beautiful performance. Thank you, Bill, for doing it and posting it here for us.

[Sam Conomo]

Thanks bill,
Excellent playing
,nice piece,totally enjoyed the
Whole piece..
Sam.

[Joe Cook]

Wow! Really beautiful, Bill! Thanks for posting this.

[Jesse Pearson]

Really nice...great intonation and dynamics. Bach would have been impressed. Thanks for the inspiration...