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= Books ===
Hand Over the Chords!
How to Read Chords from a Guitar Player’s Hand
Improve your jamming skills!
This book helps you learn how to identify the chords to a tune on the fly by watching (“reading”) a guitar player’s hand. Experienced musicians frequently use this technique to enable them to play along on tunes they don’t know. The material is presented in a format designed for non-guitar players. Read more ...
$22 USD
Invaluable for learning the Orkney guitar tuning.
A 58-page book just bursting at the seams with information for guitarists learning the beautiful Orkney tuning (C-G-D-G-C-D). Includes chord voicings, tunes in TAB and score with chord grids, useful scale fingerings, and more.
$22 USD
= Recordings ===
Topher Gayle
A collection of instrumental tunes written by Topher, brought to life with fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass, and other acoustic instruments in a variety of styles.
COMING SOON! Please check back in September for purchasing options and score for the tunes, or contact Topher directly.
Mercury Rising
Featuring fiddle tunes written by Topher, this CD represents the music that Mercury Rising plays at contra dances. Fiddle, piano, and a mix of guitar, mandolin, percussion, and octave mandolin drive a groove that draws dancers onto the floor.
COMING SOON! Please check back in September for purchasing options and score for the tunes, or contact Topher directly.
Topher Gayle
This CD is a delightful combination of fun and good music, spanning a wide range of subjects and styles. Read more ...
$12 USD
Put Another Bullet in the Jukebox
Briarwood
Toe-tapping, bluegrass-inflected songs, some traditional and some original. Read more ...
$12 USD
= Instruments ===
Custom resonator mandolin family instruments
My Mandonators™ are available with 4 or 5 strings and variations in tuning and scale length. I custom build each instrument according to the individual order specifications.
Additional information about the Mandonator™ is available on the Luthier Mandonator™ pages.