“Reese sucked in a breath and played faster, hurling the anger through his fingers until it spun all his fear, all his rage, into the gentle voice of music.” SongMusicComfortWesternGuitarEaseGuitaristStringed Instrument Book:This Hostile Land Source: This Hostile Land
“Tuning must come first. Each recital begins with a careful tightening of the pegs on the cross-bar, twisting them in their socket of red threads as each string is plucked and tested. He uses his thumb for this, softer and subtler than the plectrum, his head bent to the vibrating string and his lips slightly open, breathing quickly, as over the body of a lover.” MusicLoverResonanceTuningOrpheusTuneStringStringed Instrument Book:Orpheus: The Song of Life Source: Orpheus: The Song of Life