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Peter Malinoski

Peter Malinoski è uno dei miei idoli, sono stato colpito dai suoi lavori fin dagli inizi e mi pento di non aver comprato allora una sua chitarra. La sua ricerca di stile e funzioni ha origini nobilissime e alcune ispirazioni vanno cercate più dalle parti del Memphis di Sottsass che nella bottega di Leo Fender. Leggere di acrilico e tecniche miste ci ricordano quello che sono i suoi strumenti: opere d’arte. In questa breve intervista Peter ci spiega perché non ama questa definizione e la nuova direzione che ha preso il suo lavoro.

Buona lettura e buona visione del sito di Peter:

www.petermalinoskiart.com

Where are you from? How did you start making guitars?

I grew up in deep rural New York State, started to make basses as an art student at the University of Kentucky around 1984 because one day I realized my Fender bass was just a deluxe boat paddle and there were very few other options for basses then.

The Steinberger headless bass had come out about that time and it greatly impressed me –

I had a key to the college wood shop, I decided to make my own bass (#1) and haven’t looked back.

Can you speak us about your  work in detail?

That’s a huge question, let me say I have always intentionally tried to find ways to design and build my instruments differently than the typical traditional methods, and not by cloning or copying others design and construction ideas. I am not a guitar player and was never hung up on the glory and tradition of guitar history and that has freed me to take a different path. Certainly I still borrow from the same pool of guitar making knowledge and use the same pieces and parts as everybody else, but I like to push the boundaries.

Recently I have made what I call my “inevitable march to the middle of the road,” because for many, many years my instruments were too far out there and very few appreciated them, and worse they were considered to be “art guitars” and not to be taken seriously as actual desirable tools for a musician.

“Art Guitar” is a tough box to get out of

so, I have toned down the design to what is more familiar to gain greater appreciation and a greater audience for my work. I believe my instruments have a distinctly original look that is uniquely mine and that was developed over a long period of time. Now I’m just happy to be able to make these things and get them into players hands.

Do you play an instrument? Have you a band? What is your guitar on stage?

I started as a French Horn player in my youth and switched to bass in my teens to play rock and roll. Now I probably play more trumpet and sound-sample manipulation on computers. I still participate with the same group of musicians for more than 30 years, our name changes, currently it is “Pipestem.” I haven’t played on stage in 20 years but the last time I did was with my bass #20.

The bass of your life

The bass of my life would be the first instrument I ever made, bass #1:

http://www.petermalinoskiart.com/guitars/page_GTRbass1.htm

Your three favourite records of all time

Frank Zappa – Bongo Fury

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue

Steely Dan – The Royal Scam

What is your passion in the life – except the guitars?

I make things- paintings, sculptures, music, work on the house and lawn.

I Just like to make things.

Have you influenced by the  guitars from the 60s?

I love the 60s Japanese guitars, the look and design – and how they all about the pretentious presentation of Rock’N Roll attitude when they are actually really kind of crappy and poorly made. But they are very fun instruments.

Have you a cat? a dog?

I have 4 cats. Cats be cool.

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Suoni? Hai un gruppo? Che strumenti usi?

Ho iniziato da giovanissimo con il corno francese, da adolescente sono passato al basso per suonare rock’n’roll. Oggi mi diverto di più con il corno e la manipolazione di campionamenti al computer. Sono nella stessa band da 30 anni, cambiamo spesso nome, adesso siamo i Pipestem. Non suono sul palco da vent’anni ma l’ultima volta l’ho fatto con il mio basso numero 20.

I tre dischi preferiti di sempre

Frank Zappa – Bongo Fury

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue

Steely Dan – The Royal Scam

Il basso della tua vita

Il basso della mia vita è stato il primo che mi sono fatto da solo.

http://www.petermalinoskiart.com/guitars/page_GTRbass1.htm

A parte gli strumenti cosa ti appassiona nella vita?

Fare cose, dipingere, scolpire, suonare, lavori di casa e tagliare il prato.

Semplicemente mi piace fare le cose.

Dove sei e come hai iniziato a fare chitarre?

Sono cresciuto nella regione rurale dello stato di New York, ho iniziato a fare bassi da studente d’arte dell’università del Kentucky intorno all’84 quando ho capito che in fondo il mio Fender era solo una lussuosa pagaia senza grandi alternative per un bassista.

Quando sono spuntati fuori gli Steinberger senza paletta sono rimasto molto impressionato. Avevo la chiave dell’officina del college e ho deciso di farmi un basso e non ho più smesso.

Ci illustri la filosofia del tuo lavoro e la direzione che sta prendendo?

Bella domanda, intanto credo di aver disegnato e costruito i miei strumenti in modo non tradizionale e senza rifarmi a disegni classici. In fondo non sono un chitarrista ed ero poco attaccato ai miti della tradizione e le glorie della storia della chitarra e questo mi ha fatto prendere un percorso differente.

Naturalmente condivido le stesse tecniche della liuteria elettrica e uso gli stessi componenti di chiunque altro ma mi piace spingermi un poco al limite del confine.

Recentemente ho deciso di riavvicinarmi al concetto più popolare di chitarra perché per troppo tempo i miei strumenti sono stati considerati un po’ troppo e mai presi in considerazione seriamente. La cosa peggiore è che venivano considerate “opere d’arte” e non come strumenti per i musicisti.

Art Guitar è una definizione che mi stava stretta, così ho deciso di proporre un disegno più familiare e che posso essere apprezzato da più persone. Ritengo che comunque abbiano un aspetto originale e personale frutto della mia ricerca e sarei felice di vederle nelle mani dei musicisti.

Che pensi delle chitarre degli anni 60?

Mi piacciono le chitarre giapponesi di quel periodo, l’aspetto, il design. E la loro pretenziosa attitudine da rock and roll  quando in realtà sono fatte in economia e le prestazioni sono scadenti.  Ma quanto sono divertenti.

Hai un gatto?

Ne ho quattro. I gatti sono cool

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