Jon Mendle's Page

"Thank you, Jon, and, by the way, well done with your inspiring playing of the underplayed Legnani caprices. I shall give them a try myself!"

"I couldn’t agree more, Peter! My feeling is that I do what I do, and anyone is welcome to like it or dislike it! In fact, I’m delighted to meet people who are better than me because I can always learn something from them. Re:…"

"I certainly wouldn’t advocate the kind of fights, sometimes literally apparently, guitarists got into in the 19th century over the subject of nails. Calm, informed, respectful and reasonable discussion would be welcome (as it would be in other…"

"I completely agree, and I certainly don't believe that there is only one correct way of doing things, nor do I believe that my way is the best. Nails were certainly in use for centuries before Legnani, as was flesh playing. I play with flesh…"

"This makes a nice contrasting pair with the 28th you already did ;-0) In the 18th century, nails were and were not used it seems according to the performer/composer; was that not the same in the 19th century too? There are certain moments here that…"

"Hi Jon, One thing is for sure: if you can make such a great sound with clean technique in a dry room like this, then it will easily sound really super in a larger acoustic....I think recording like this is the umtimate test for a guitar performer.…"

"Really enjoyed your performance from the museum I found on YouTube as well! All the best, Theo"

"Thanks, glad to hear that. I was looking for a quick and easy setup for this kind of thing. The mic works great on Zoom/FaceTime lessons as well. "