Dronfield No.5 plane, 1/4 & 3/4"chisels & face towel
Influences
Ritchie Valens, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Police, Jon Bon Jovi, Guns N'Roses, Richie Sambora, Def Leppard, Andres Segovia, John Duarte, Yngwie Malmsteen, Remi Boucher, Rod Steward, Joe Satriani, Rick Price, Metallica, Don Mclean, Steve Vai, Jan Depreter, Crossroads, La Bamba, Andrea Bocelli, SteelHeart, Tommy Emmanuel, Hillsongs, Antoine Dufour, Thomas Leeb, Skid Row, Bros, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Yang Xuefei, Lang Lang, Vladimir Mikulka, Lady Gaga, ...
During his elementary school days, Ngoh's father taught him the two-string Chinese guitar, the lang ting tang. He remembers those times fondly. Lessons were conducted on bed side, imitating his father's musical phrasing on this deceptively simple instrument.
The sounds of Ngoh's childhood were also filled with the screeching and wailing sounds of the erhu (a two-string Chinese bowed instrument), which was his father's major instrument. To the family's quiet disgust, he kept a daily practise routine.
And at other times, there were sawdust in the kitchen floors, by the bathroom, where his father sawed, chiseled, ripped coconuts after coconuts, shellac-ed, polished and custom creates his own erhu. Ngoh never got around asking him why he build. Maybe it's for economical reason, or maybe he just likes to work with his hands. He'll never know.
During his teens, with the radio pumping Queen's "I want to break free" and the movie "La Bamba", Ngoh "liberated" himself from practising the lang ting tang by taking formal lessons on the electric guitar in a local music school. Due to lack of guitar basics, Ngoh had to complete a fundamantal classical guitar course before he could start on the electric. This became a turning point and the start of the love affair with the classical guitar.
Ngoh turned to woodworking when his father passed on in 2005 and build a Paulownia guitar as a tribute and as a way of mourning.
Why Paulownia? It's an oriental wood used on prized Chinese musical instruments, and Ngoh believes his father could have used them, instead of another easier-to-find and cheaper alternative. Coupled with his love for the classical guitar, he build the entire guitar mostly with Paulownia .
Ngoh wished he had learned further from his father on the lang ting tang. So, he's determined to look forward and seize the present, by using what he has in his hands, that he may continue to live his father's legacy, and that maybe one day, might himself, leave behind one.
He has played in masterclasses of Remi Boucher, Stefano Grondona, John Mills, John Duarte Alexander-Sergei Ramirez. Singapore Arts Festival (Fringe) '98, 2nd Australian Guitar Competition and Festival. With interest in music composition (particularly film scoring), he completed another 2-year diploma in music technology studying modern composition and sound engineering.
HI thnx for the friendship! Think it’s great to have musician friends all over the world!!! I stopped by to listen to your music and enjoyed it very much …really sounds GREAT!
Greets from “D E E Z E L” (Belgium) and lots of luck in every thing you do!! If you can find the time check out my music too please and tell me what you think, “Love junky” is our first single release !! (thnx)
Hi Ngoh, I have the sheet music to my composition and also a recording made with classical guitar and harp. I will insert it on my page in these next weeks. "From a Chinese Waterfall" is in three parts, I also have a version for 2 guitars. Thank you for your interest. Hope to hear from you soon. Anthony Sidney
WOOW REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SO COMPLETE ANSWER!
A RARENESS IN OUR DAYS.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONLINE HELP, I FEEL THANKS TO YOU I'LL TRYING TO MAKE A GUITAR ONEDAY. BUT THE MOST DIFFICULTY AS IT SEEMS TO ME IS MAKING A SHAPE OF GUITAR AND TO FIND A GOOD WOOD:)
BUT NEVERTHELESS REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP HERE,
You it is a real lesson of life for all who seek a dream. His light may glow increasingly strong ... The world needs examples as your. A big hug that your new friend.
Dear Ngoh, it is so important that the guitar lives on forever, it is also due to guitar makers as you and composer as I am to take on this mission and spread this love to all. Compliments for your very nice sound and feeling. Anthony Sidney Guitarist Composer
THANK YOU DEAR NGOH, I REALLY APPRECIATE TOO MUCH! THE ONLY QUESTION IS LEFT... WHAT EXACTLY SONG MADE IT:) WARM RESPECT TO YOU AND YOUR TRUE TALENT, ALIA (MY REAL NAME)
REALLY IMPRESSIVE YOUR GUITARS! IT'S A HONOUR TO BECOME YOUR FRIEND! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, WARM RESPECT, ALIAS GUITAR - FLAMENCO - WORLD- ACOUSTIC RETURNING HOME (LIVE) ON IMRADIO ONLY
