Austin City Limits 1980
Mark O'Connor, in my opinion is the greatest fiddle player alive, and here he is playing guitar. Both Grisman and O'Connor played with Stéphane Grappelli.
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| | | quote | | Notice at 6:37, as O'Connor begins his guitar solo, his string snaps and one can hear this audibly. The high E string of the guitar came lose from the end pin and dropped all the way down to where it was flopping. You can see O'Connor attempting to figure out what to do as he continued his solo on national television. Beginning on the lower strings, he mutes some with his right hand, then gestured towards David Grisman as if he was going to give his solo back to him. Grisman does not respond and continues to play rhythm not really knowing what happened. Then O'Connor turns away from the mic and within a period of three seconds (from 7:01 to 7:04) the high E string is perfectly back in tune for the remainder of the solo. |
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[This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 01-16-2019).]
