Acoustic Guitars

[Berkleo]

Hi Everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone help me find tab or instruction for the Maury Muehleisen guitar part on the Jim Croce song "Operator"? No, it's not on the Huttlinger DVD.
Greetings and Thanks to All.

[knockwood]

There're a few here, if you scroll down to Jim Croce:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/search.php?s=operator&w=songs

[Berkleo]

Found it - thanks for the link!

[Chirpy_72]

Me and my friend Steve playing this song http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6436125

[Etienne Rambert]

I used to play lead on that back in my coffee-house duet days. It's one of the few songs I played lead on. What a great duo. What a great loss. Both of them.

[Kap'n]

What a great duo. What a great loss. Both of them.

Yep. Nobody ever remembers Maury. Don't get me wrong, Jim was a singer/songwriter extraordinaire, but Maury was a great player.

I wonder how music would be different had there not been the accident.

[marymuehleisen]

I'm new to this site and a few years late with this response, but I'm a firm believer that it's never too late to thank those who are kind enough to give a nod to my brother Maury.  Thank you for your kind words.  This coming September will be 40 years since Maury and Jim have been gone and it's wonderful to know that so many people still care.

Gratefully,

Mary Muehleisen

[acousticdepot]

Hi Mary,
Huge fan of your brother and Jim. Thanks for stopping by.

[valentsgrif]

Mary, welcome. 

Jim and Maury were an inspiration to a 13 year old budding acoustic guitarist who spent hours trying to replicate those beautiful songs.  My reason for playing.  The loss to popular music is still palbable today. 

[Sangemon]

Martin made a Maury Muehleisen commemorative D-35 which was commissioned by Jon Garon and designed by Mary Muehleisen and Ed Madonio from the UMGF. The D-35 Maury Muehleisen Commemorative Custom Edition has a Premium - Grade 8 - Italian Alpine Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides. Paying homage to the fact that Maury's other Martin guitar was a D-18, the center panel of the back is Quilted Mahogany. A 1¾" neck was chosen as an element that a masterful fingerpicker such as Maury would have enjoyed, and it is one of he best sounding Martins that I've ever heard.

There were about 30 of them made, I think. I have #19.

Hi Mary! Good to see you here. My D-35MM and I hope to see you at Ed-A-Palooza!

 

[acousticdepot]

OMG That is a sweet guitar!

[Graeca]

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valentsgrif wrote:

Mary, welcome. 

Jim and Maury were an inspiration to a 13 year old budding acoustic guitarist who spent hours trying to replicate those beautiful songs.  My reason for playing.  The loss to popular music is still palbable today. 

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Absolute agreement.