UDale Hyatt: Wayengubani Futhi Wenzani Ngeziginci?

nguJoost Nusselder | Kubuyekezwe ngomhla ka:  Kwangathi 26, 2022

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U-Hyatt waqala ukusebenzela i-Leo Fender ngoJanuwari, 1946, lapho ebuya eMpini Yezwe II. Uhambile Fender Umculo ngenkathi u-Leo Fender ethengisa ibhizinisi ku-CBS ngo-1965, futhi waphinde wajoyina u-Fender no-George Fullerton lapho abathathu besungula. I-G&L Izinsimbi Zomculo.

U-Hyatt unguyise kanye nosomaqhinga wokumaketha ngemuva kokuqoqwa kakhulu kwe-G&L Umsakazo imodeli; ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza kuphela kusukela ngoMeyi, 1985 kuya kuMeyi, 1986, kwenziwa iziginci ezingama-869.

UDale uthathe umhlalaphansi kwa-G&L ngoNovemba 4, 1991, cishe izinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili kulandela ukushona komngane wakhe omkhulu u-Leo Fender.

Wayengubani uDale Hyatt

Isingeniso

U-Dale Hyatt wenza umthelela omkhulu kuziginci ngekhulu lamashumi amabili futhi uthathwa njengomunye wezingcweti zesigingci esikhulu kunazo zonke. Indlela yakhe eyingqayizivele yokwakha iziginci ibe nomthelela kubaculi abaningi abeza ngemuva kwakhe. Uma sekuqashelwe okufanele impumelelo yakhe emangalisayo, sizobe sesixoxa ngemininingwane yalokho akwenza ukuze enze umehluko emhlabeni wabadlali besiginci.

UDale Hyatt wazalwa ngo-1913 eDallas, eTexas futhi wayesevele ezungezwe umculo kusukela esemncane; wathuthukisa ikhono lakhe ngokufunda ukudlala iziginci ezahlukene okwakungamalungu omndeni noma abangani. Wajoyina i-Marine Corps phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, lapho enza khona umsebenzi wokulungisa ku-electronic instruments. Ngemva kokubuyela ekhaya evela emsebenzini wokulwa, waqala ukugxila ekwakheni nasekulungiseni iziginci zikagesi ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezinganikeza umsindo ophakeme nomuzwa kubaculi abazidlalayo - lokhu kungaba isiqalo sempumelelo yakhe yesikhathi esizayo njenge-luthier.

Wavula indawo yakhe yokusebenzela yokuqala e-Dallas lapho aqala khona ukuthengisa iziginci zikagesi eziklanywe ngokwezifiso eziphezulu, kuhlanganise namamodeli angenalutho asekelwe kumathuluzi endabuko afana nalokhu. i-Fender Telecaster kanye nendalo eqinile yomzimba enobuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe njengama-pickup namasistimu okushintsha. UDale uphinde waklama izinto ezintsha nezindlela ezithuthukisa kakhulu ikhwalithi yomsindo; okuthile okungaba yizinga lemboni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Ekugcineni, u-Dale waduma ngamasu akhe okuqedela anemininingwane eyanikeza ithuluzi ngalinye ukubukeka nomuzwa walo oyingqayizivele; okuthile okwakungaphambi kwesikhathi eside kunabanye abakhi ngaleso sikhathi. Umhlaba ubuse uthando olukhulu ngomsebenzi ka-Dale ohlanganisa amakhasimende afana no-Bob Dylan, u-Eric Clapton no-John Lennon ababethanda kakhulu ulayini wakhe we-Strata wezinsimbi ze-acoustic/electric - lezi zikhonjwe kuyo yonke iminyaka ngekhwalithi yazo emangalisayo yethoni.

Isiqalo sokuphila

UDale Hyatt ungumdlali we-luthier odume ngokushintsha imboni yesiginci. Uzalelwe e-Ohio ngo-1944, uDale wakhulela emndenini wabaculi ababekhuthaza uthando lwakhe lomculo. Ngemva kokwazisa isiginci kusenesikhathi, u-Dale waqhubeka nokufunda i-luthiering nokwenza isiginci ngaphansi kokuqeqeshwa abanye babakhi besiginci abadumile bangaleso sikhathi. Umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala njenge-luthier wasiza ekulolongeni imboni yesiginci yesimanje, wasinika izinsimbi esizaziyo nesizithanda namuhla.

Ingemuva Lomndeni



UDale Hyatt wazalwa u-Ernest Dale Stanfield ngoMashi 17, 1919, e-Arkansas emndenini wakwaStanfield. Wayeyindodana ye-bootlegger enezinhliziyo eziqinile kanye nomenzi wasekhaya wobuciko. Unina naye wayengumculi onekhono, owafundisa uDale ukudlala isiginci esemncane futhi wagqugquzela uthando lwakhe lomculo. Ngemva kokushona kukayise engozini embi, uDale kwadingeka ondle unina nezingane zakubo ezimbili ngokudlala umculo ezindaweni zokucima ukoma nasemasontweni. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni agcine ezenzele ezakhe iziginci ukuze enze imali eningi emndenini. Ngisho nobunzima bempilo wayelokhu ezicija waze waba ngomunye wezihlabani zomculo zomculo ezinezintambo ezaziwayo kuleli (umuntu owakha noma okhanda izinsimbi zomculo ezinezintambo).

Imfundo


UDale Hyatt wazalelwa eWinchester, Massachusetts ngo-January 9, 1943. Wafunda eNyuvesi yaseNorth Texas lapho athola khona iziqu zeMfundo Yomculo kanye Nokusebenza Kwesiginci. Wabe esefunda e-Donley Academy of Music eDallas, eTexas futhi wathola iziqu zakhe ze-bachelor ekusebenzeni kwesiginci.

U-Hyatt wayengumeluleki wesikhathi eside kwabanye babadlali be-jazz abahlonishwa kakhulu emhlabeni kanye nesigingci sakudala. Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe ube namakilasi ochwepheshe emakolishi nasemanyuvesi afana neHarvard, iBerklee College of Music eBoston, iHunter College eNew York City, iSan Francisco Conservatory of Music, iThe Hague Seminar eNetherlands kanye neLycée Musical Gabrielli eGeneva, eSwitzerland.

Udlale kakhulu kulo lonke elase-United States ngokubonakala emikhosini ehlonishwayo ye-jazz okuhlanganisa ne-Newport Jazz Festival (izikhathi ezintathu), i-Kool Jazz Festival (kabili) kanye ne-JVC Jazz Festival (izikhathi ezine). Wayengudokotela ohlonishwayo emanyuvesi amaningi kulo lonke elaseYurophu kanye nakuwo wonke amazwe aseMelika; evame ukwethula izinkulumo ezimayelana namasu kanye nethiyori ayithuthuke ngesikhathi somsebenzi wakhe womculo.

Career

U-Dale Hyatt, owashona ngo-2004, uthathwa njengomunye wabantu abanethonya elikhulu emhlabeni wokwakha isiginci. Ngomsebenzi othathe iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-45, wayenomthwalo wemfanelo wokudala nokusungula imiklamo emisha namasu eziginci zikagesi neze-acoustic. Ake sibhekisise umsebenzi ka-Dale Hyatt nalokho akwenzela imboni yesiginci.

Umsebenzi Wokuqala


UDale Hyatt wazalelwa edolobhaneni elincane laseDothan, e-Alabama futhi wakhulela eDanville, e-Illinois. Waqala ukudlala ngeziginci kusukela esemncane futhi waba nothando lokuqala lomculo, ikakhulukazi oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala ohlobene nomsebenzi esemncane wawusesitolo sezinto zokwakha lapho enza khona izingxenye zezinsimbi zomculo ezihlukahlukene futhi wenza nomsebenzi wokukhanda. Kamuva uDale wathuthela eNashville ukuyophishekela izigigaba ezihambisana nesiginci ngaphambi kokuqashwa njengomfundi oqeqeshelwa umsebenzi ngaphansi komakhi wesigingci u-CJ Vanston.

Ngalesi sikhathi usebenze nabanye abashaya isiginci abadume kakhulu emhlabeni okuhlanganisa u-Eric Clapton, u-Mark Knopfler, u-BB King, u-Willie Nelson no-Los Lobos ukuze bakhe amathuluzi angokwezifiso afanele izitayela ezahlukene zokudlala. Uphinde waklama amathuluzi ahlanganisa amasu ahlukahlukene afana nokwakhiwa kweglue yokufihla, imiklamo yomzimba engenalutho kanye nokwakheka kwentamo okunwetshiwe okuvumele abadlali ukulawula kakhudlwana amathoni abo. Ngokushesha u-Dale waduma emculweni njengomuntu owayefunde kahle ubuciko bakhe futhi owayekwazi ukukhiqiza izinsimbi ezisezingeni eliphezulu abaningi ababengakwazi ukuzithola kwenye indawo. Amagalelo akhe ayaziwa ngaphandle komculo wezwe; U-Dale waba ngomunye wabantu abahlonishwa kakhulu ekwakhiweni kwezinsimbi ze-jazz zamanje e-US ngemuva kokuthintwa abakhiqizi bekhibhodi base-Japan i-Korg USA ababefuna ukuthi adizayine amapiyano abo ukuze aqale emakethe yaseMelika ngo-1993.

Ukuthuthukisa Okwakhe Iziginci


Ngo-1964, uDale Hyatt wasungula ulayini wakhe wesiginci owaziwa ngokuthi "Dali." Iziginci zazihloselwe abadlali abangochwepheshe kanye nabayizimfundamakhwela ngokufanayo. Wayefuna ikakhulukazi ukwenza iziginci ezazifaneleka kokubili umculo wakudala nowe-rock & roll, owawuhlala isikhathi eside futhi unobuciko bezinga eliphezulu.

U-Hyatt waklama futhi waklama iziginci zakhe ngesitayela se-neoclassical esihlukile; ehlanganisa izici zedizayini yakudala nemibono emisha emisha ukuze kuthuthukiswe into eyingqayizivele ngempela. Amamodeli akhe e-Dali ahlanganisa izinkuni eziqinile ezingavamile ngemuva nasemaceleni, kanye neziqongo ze-spruce ezivame ukukhethwa ezihlahleni ezindala. Uqede amamodeli akhe amaningi emthunzini ocebile we-sunburst ene-hardware yesitayela sakudala enikeza ukubukeka kwakudala ezinsimbini.

Ukwengeza, okwenza iziginci zakhe zikhetheke ukuthi wayegcizelela izinto zekhwalithi ezifana namabhodi eminwe e-ebony aqinile afakwe izintambo ze-carbon fibre treble ukunciphisa isisindo sensimbi ngaphandle kokuyekethisa emsindweni noma ekudlaleni. Lezi zici zisiza ukudala imisindo ezwakalayo okungenzeka ukuthi ibifihlwe amasu omdabu we-lutherie. U-Dale Hyatt wenza isiqiniseko sokuthi zonke izinsiza zakhe zigcina izindinganiso zazo eziphakeme, yingakho abadlali besiginci besazazisa izinsimbi zakhe ngaphezu kwanoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo namuhla.

Ukusebenza Nezinye Imikhiqizo


Emsebenzini wakhe wakamuva, u-Dale Hyatt wasebenza nemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene ekhiqiza isiginci ukuze adizayine, akhe, futhi agunyaze amamodeli amasha esiginci. Ukusebenzisana kwakhe kwaholela ezinsimbini ezinethonya ezifana neziginci ze-Masterbuilt acoustic, okuhlukile kwe-Fender Paisley Telecaster kanye nomugqa wesitolo wangokwezifiso we-J&D Hyatt weziginci zikagesi.

Uchungechunge lwe-Masterbuilt luhlanganise ubuchwepheshe bamakhono e-luthiery akwa-Hyatt kanye nekhono lokukhiqiza le-Fender lolayini wamathuluzi e-premium-grade enziwe ngezinkuni ezikhethiwe kuphela. Into ngayinye eyakhelwe i-Masterbuilt yakhelwe ukuthi idlaleke kahle kakhulu kanye nekhwalithi yomsindo. Uphinde wasebenzisana ne-Fender ukuze balethe okuhlukile kwethuluzi le-edishini elilinganiselwe elikhethekile elifana ne-'Dale Hyatt Plek Telecaster' kanye ne-'Fiesta Red Snake masterbuilt telecaster.'

Iminyaka yakhe yokuhlangenwe nakho kokusebenza nabakhiqizi abadumile kwaholela ekwakhiweni ngokubambisana kwelinye lamagalelo akhe adume kakhulu emculweni - Ulayini wesitolo sangokwezifiso we-J&D Hyatt weziginci zikagesi. Lolu chungechunge lwahlelwa amagama athile amakhulu esiginci abambisana no-Dale ukuze kukhiqizwe leli qoqo eliyinganekwane. Idonsa ithonya elivela kwezinye izinto ezifiselekayo kumiklamo yakudala efana nezitayela eziphezulu eziqoshiwe zaseJalimane, izici zedizayini ezivuthayo ze-Maple kanye nokulungiselelwa kokuthatha ibhuloho okusikhumbuza inkathi ye-Gibson Les Paul Model 50s.

Legacy

U-Dale Hyatt wayeyinganekwane emhlabeni wesigingci, ngokufanelekile wamtholela i-moniker 'King of the Guitars' ngenxa yemiklamo eyisithonjana ayidalile. Wayebhekwa njengomsunguli omusha, umuntu othanda ukuphelela futhi ohlakaniphile - i-trailblazer yangempela emphakathini wesiginci. Ubuhlakani bukaHyatt abugcinanga nje ngokugcina iziginci; ubuye waba nomthelela omkhulu embonini yonkana. Kulesi sigaba, sizohlola ifa nezimpumelelo zika-Dale Hyatt.

Umthelela Wakhe Embonini Yomculo


U-Dale Hyatt wayenguchwepheshe wesiginci kanye no-luthier owenza izinguquko ezijulile endleleni iziginci enziwa futhi ezidlalwa ngayo namuhla. Ulwazi lwakhe mayelana nayo yonke into ehlobene nensimbi yamsiza ukuba enze izinguquko eziguquguqukayo ekwakhiweni, ekwakhiweni, emsindweni nasekudlaleni kweziginci zikagesi.

U-Hyatt wayengumsunguli omusha ekusebenziseni kwakhe ama-alloys e-aluminiyamu ebangeni le-aerospace ekwenzeni amabhuloho esiginci sikagesi angokwezifiso adala ukubekwa kwezintambo ezifanayo kanye nokuzwakala okuphakeme uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amabhuloho ayetholakala ngaleso sikhathi. Uphinde wathuthukisa umklamo we-"Neck Pocket" onesisindo esilula lapho asika khona izinto ezingaphezu kwengxenye yentamo evumela ukufinyelela okungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili kanye nephimbo eliyiqiniso kakhulu lapho udlala amanothi e-harmonic.

Indlela yakhe yokwengeza imigoqo yokuqinisa i-graphite itholwe kumamodeli amaningi asezingeni eliphezulu akhiwe ngokwezifiso kanye namamodeli wokukhiqiza wezinsimbi zesitayela se-Fender Stratocaster. Lobu buchwepheshe buhlinzeka ngokuqhubekayo okwengeziwe, ukucaca nama-harmonics kusuka ekudlidlizeni kweyunithi yezinhlamvu izingxenye ezivamile ezingakwazi ukukunikeza.

Ifa lika-Dale Hyatt lingabonakala kuziginci eziningi zikagesi zesimanje kuhlanganise ne-Fender Jim Root Signature Telecaster Guitar edumile. Utuswe ngokushintsha amamodeli wokukhiqiza iziginci zikagesi ngokuphawulekayo ngokuthuthukisa izinga lawo lokudlala nobungcweti kanye nokwethula izithuthukisi zedizayini ezifana nezintamo eziqinisiwe ze-carbon graphite ezikhulisa kakhulu ukusimama, ukuzwakala, ukwenza ngcono i-ergonomics, ukunciphisa isisindo kanye nokwengeza ubuqotho besakhiwo ngaphezu kokwakhiwa kwendabuko. izindlela. Umsebenzi wakhe uqhubeka ezizukulwaneni zabaculi abajabulela izinsimbi eziklanywe kahle zombili ezibukeka kahle, futhi kulula ukuzidlala ngokunemba okunembayo. Ubuqotho nobungcweti u-Dale Hyatt anikele kubo impilo yakhe buzoqhubeka buthonya abasunguli besikhathi esizayo futhi bube nomthelela kubenzi bomculo emhlabeni wonke ngokusebenzisa inkulumo yokudala ezwakala kuwo wonke umphakathi wethu.

Iminikelo Yakhe Ku-Guitar Design


Cishe iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu, u-Dale Hyatt wayedala iziginci eziyingqayizivele nezimangalisayo ezinezinsimbi zomculo wendabuko, kodwa ngezinto ezintsha ezingathuthukisi nje kuphela uhlobo lwensimbi, kodwa futhi zathuthukisa ukusebenza kwazo.

Njenge-luthier (umenzi wezinsimbi ezinezintambo) kanye ne-guitar aficionado, u-Dale Hyatt wayezibandakanye ngokugcwele ekudaleni izinsimbi zohlobo olulodwa zezinye zezihlabani zomculo ezinkulu. Weqe imingcele ekwakhiweni kwesigingci se-acoustic nesikagesi, eqala ngeminyaka yawo-1950s lapho enza ama-prototypes amaningana abasunguli bakudala abaphawulekayo njengabaqambi besigingci sikagesi u-Les Paul noSeth Lover.

U-Hyatt wengeze izici ezintsha ekubunjweni komzimba okukhona ngesikhathi esifanayo ecwenga izici zakudala ezifana nokubopha nama-fretboard. Njengoba intshisekelo emibonweni emisha yokuklama isakazeka kumamagazini afana ne-Guitar Player, ubuciko obuphelele buholele ethonyeni lakhe elikhulu kumajamo kagesi ayebusa izingxenye ze-1960s nangale kwalokho. Ngokusebenzisana nabakhiqizi abadumile abanjengoFender Electric Instrument Co., Gibson Guitar Corporation, Guild Guitar Company Inc., Harmony Music Instruments Co., Rhodes Music Corp., kanye neRosenberg Guitars phakathi kwabanye (Hathway np), wakha imibono yomculo ehlukile yaba yinhle kakhulu. izingcweti ezisafunwa nanamuhla abaculi abathanda ukuklanywa kobuhle obuphelele.

Iminikelo yakhe ekwakhiweni kwesiginci isukela ekusetshenzisweni kabusha komfanekiso we-Fender Stratocaster kuya kumahybrids agcwele umzimba we-Euro rocker ngesikhathi sakhe se-G&L e-Poland - konke lokhu ekhuthaza ukugijima okunethonya kuma-giants ekhathalogi efana nama-Gibson Guitars ngesikhathi sangaphambi kokusebenza kwawo (70s/early 80's preoperative). Perrine 248). Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iziphi izingxenye ezisetshenzisiwe noma ukuthi imininingwane yayincane kangakanani, u-Dale Hyatt wayehlala esebenzela ukuthola ulwazi lwabadlali abacula umculo othe xaxa - umbono ovame ukulahleka kumamodeli okukhiqiza ezentengiselwano ngamakhomishini emakethe amakhulu angafuni lutho ngaphandle kokwenyuswa kwesilinganiso senzuzo esiqhutshwa imithetho yezomnotho yokunikezela nesidingo ngeyunithi ngayinye yesilinganiso ngaphezu kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwezinga lokwaneliseka kweciko ngalinye lophawu olufiswayo.

Isiphetho


Sengiphetha, u-Dale Hyatt ushiye ngemuva ifa elinethonya emhlabeni wokwenza isiginci. Imiklamo yakhe eyingqayizivele futhi emisha yayingaphambi kwesikhathi sabo futhi iminikelo yakhe ensimini izwakale amashumi eminyaka. Ukuzinikela kwakhe ekunembeni, ubuqotho bobuciko, kanye nobuciko bekhwalithi kwenze iziginci zakhe ezinye zezinsimbi ezifunwa kakhulu kuze kube namuhla.

Imiklamo ka-Hyatt isalokhu iyisilinganiso sokuvelela abadlali abanolwazi abafunga ngabadlali abasafufusa abalwela ukuyifinyelela. Wayekholelwa ekunikezeni amakhasimende akhe inani lemali yawo, yingakho iziginci zakhe zisabaluleke kakhulu nanamuhla. Igalelo lakhe elibalulekile emhlabeni weziginci yinto sonke esingayazisa - kusukela kwabangewona abaculi ababengazi lutho olutheni ngeziginci ngaphambi kwakhe, kuya kubashayi besiginci abangochwepheshe ngokufanayo.

NginguJoost Nusselder, umsunguli we-Neaera kanye nomkhangisi wokuqukethwe, ubaba, futhi ngiyathanda ukuzama izinto ezintsha ngesiginci enhliziyweni yesifiso sami, futhi kanye nethimba lami, bengilokhu ngidala izindatshana zebhulogi ezijulile kusukela ngo-2020. ukusiza abafundi abathembekile ngokurekhoda namathiphu esiginci.

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