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When a uniquemarble guitar weepsOn Fri,day 9th March one of the best guitarists and composers inthe world, Štapan Rak held a show enti'tled .Around the World witha Guitúr,', where he gaue spa guests a demonstration of kis ,,stofie

gu.itar", the only one of its kind, in the world. The packed hallin Ann's Peat Spa was the aenue for a unique concert performance.

The Czech scuiptorJan Reřicha made hisname with his remarkable creations using

minerais. One of the main reasons he siar-

ted making marble musical instruments was

the desire to get the greatest ťesonance

from a material which is more or less consi-

dered the symbol oí siience' The sculptor

claims that the great advantages of thismaterial are its inherent natural beauty, gor-

geous greenish-white colouring and principďiy its mechanical properties, in that it is

sufficiently flexible and easy to grind, ailowing highly precise workmanship.

The first marble violins were made in2003 - known as

..mramorky''. At the end oílast year, after three months oÍ work, he

finished another unique work - a Spanishguitar' Professor Štěprírr Rak was the main

consultant as regards the sound of the

marble guitar and Jan Řeřicha decided to

donate this unique instrument to him - the

most skilled figure in the guitar worid.

Štepan nat, the first ever university professor of guitar in this country, is a pioneer

of the fivefinger guitar technique, which hepasses on to students at řIAMU in Prague

and universities. This classical guitar master

and hear this stone Spanish guitar back at the

beginning of March. Their appreciation of

Štěpiin nak's unmatched skill on the suitarwas evident by the long applause at the end of

his períormance.

The Spanish guitar with its stone body(the neck and bridge are made of wood) ismade from a material known within the sto-

ne industry as Verde Guatemala; its geolo-

gical name is serpentine. It weighs around

15 kilogrammes and fits into a guitar case,

so it has been kept to the proportions ofa classical Spanish guitar. It is tuuly unique!

According to Štěpán Rak' one of the firstadmirers of this stone guitar was, amongst

others, his long-time řiend. the famous

dřector Miloš Forman, who recently paid

a working visit to Prague.

Photo: Václav Lejdar

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marble instrument from the workshop of the

Czech sculptor. Patients and guests at the

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