John Gallup Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 The Maybeck Studio is a large residence at 1537 Euclid Avenue in Berkeley,,, ...built in 1914 by renowned Arts and Crafts architect Bernard Maybeck. It has been used as a concert space for more than 100 years, and is renowned for its acoustics, thought to be enhanced by the unfinished old-growth redwood paneling in the performance room (and the rest of the house, I think), which seats about 40 people. This website from when it was last for sale has many other wonderful pictures (and shows you could have snapped it up for a mere $1.85M ten years ago). Anyway, music: Tidal lists a whole series of piano concerts that have been recorded there, and they do sound very nice to my ear. I'm a particular fan of Jessica Williams' jazz piano (as I may have mentioned here before) but the Kenny Baron and Fred Hirsch pieces are very nice too. If you're a woodworker it's nice just to imagine being among beautiful slices of those old trees listening to good music. I've signed up to be notified of future events and may actually go, pandemic and time permitting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 How cool is that? Wow, I love it. I’d die to visit sometime as I LOVE the A&C movement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Edwards Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Very cool post John; thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 It should easy to compare the live music with the recording. But I suspect that the prices have increased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallup Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Holmz said: But I suspect that the prices have increased. Yeah probably. The old concerts were $20. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Sad that they don't build houses like that anymore... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 No kidding Bob. I can’t buy furniture anymore after leaning how to make it without any metal fasteners lol. Ha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 absolutely love this post John. Vanderkatz field trip w lunch at French Laundry, catch another gig at Freight and Salvage… Jessica Williams a fave but i will check out the pointers you gave…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Edwards Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Lunch at French Laundry? Some people I know to lead fantastic lives :-)) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Vandersteen Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 18 hours ago, GdnrBob said: Sad that they don't build houses like that anymore... B One can still build that way if you what to make the investment. Quality still exists but it cost a lot of money as it did then. RV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 In WA there is a law coming in where no more Jarrah forests will be harvested. The wood is currently selling at $3000/cubic meter. A 100 year old shed is being pulled down, so I have been looking at 8x12” Timbers, so it is getting harder to even get the wood. I don’t know how available the redwood is, but I would suspect that it is not as available as it was “back in the day”. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallup Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Holmz said: I don’t know how available the redwood is, but I would suspect that it is not as available as it was “back in the day”. It's still in lumber yards here in San Diego. Often when you see old houses coming down or being remodeled, the studs and rafters will be redwood. But the good stuff, the old-growth timber with annual rings so straight and close together they machine-made, is available in "hardwood" lumber years. I go in there just to smell it sometimes. Not sure what species these are, but they show the difference old trees make. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 That is the problem with new construction. Current lumber is from quickly grown wood that is way too spongy and susceptible to rot. My house is almost 100 years old, and the original lumber is as good as new, everything we replaced 20 years ago has to be redone as it has rotted away, despite being primed and painted. B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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