The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 183



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183 The sound of the guitar

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I entered the workshop.

The place is much more organized than the last time I visited.

Maybe you organized it while you were working.

Teacher Lee Hyeon-hak and sister Ra-hee welcomed me and sister Seol-ha very much.

The teacher immediately showed us the guitar standing next to the workbench.

An acoustic guitar with the top and neck completely replaced.

In some ways, it is safe to say that it has become a new instrument.

However, looking at the guitar’s side and back plates, I could easily see that it was a guitar I was familiar with.

The guitar had passed through several people before coming to my hands, but it still had traces of that time.

Teacher Hyeonhak Lee explained it to me step by step.

“We used Brazilian rosewood as the top. It’s a very rare wood, but luckily there was enough left to use for this guitar. “It will produce a sound that matches well with the RL-173.”

Brazilian Rosewood.

It is said that among rosewoods, it is the wood that can produce the deepest sound.

You also said that it has become quite difficult to obtain it due to the logging ban, but this means that stumps were imported and processed in the past.

He added that buying stumps was legal because it was not new logging, but it was also know-how at the time.

“Originally, I thought about making RL-173 using only this wood, but it was obvious that mass production would be impossible, so I quickly gave up. so······. In a way, I think this guitar has finally found its original sound.”

I asked a question out of curiosity.

“Then will it sound similar to before?”

“I chose wood that suited the sound I originally wanted to make. So the tone of the guitar would not have changed. Of course, you’ll have to check that yourself.”

Teacher Hyeonhak Lee hands me a guitar.

I carefully picked up the dark brown guitar.

The guitar had a nice woody scent.

Thanks to the newly applied wax, it was shiny and shiny.

I sat down on the chair and placed my hand on the top of the guitar.

‘What should I play?’

Since I had to listen to the basic sounds of the guitar, I thought basic chords would be good.

I picked up the fingerboard with my left hand and tried to sweep the strings with my right hand.

The guitar body trembles slightly.

It became a deep sound and instantly filled the workshop.

Sound coming from the trees.

Beautiful resonance.

Sister Seolha, who was watching me, opened her eyes round, and sister Rahee grinned at me.

“how is it? Are you fine?”

“This······. “It’s not okay, is it?”

“Catch a few more codes. “I’m sure you’ll like the sound.”

As Rahee said, I made a few more chords.

The guitar, which has finally found its own voice, produces a deep, deep sound.

I could tell.

This guitar…

The sound of the guitar that I played with Uncle Miller on the desert island has become a little more similar.

The melody that resonated in the most mysterious place in the world comes to mind again.

A true sound trapped in the twilight…

It resonates again here and now.

While I was building a small wooden boat on a deserted island and playing the guitar alone, Mr. Miller would come up and talk to me.

There is the most beautiful sound that can only be expressed at this moment…

‘He told me not to forget that sound forever.’

A sound that remained inside me.

The sound is reproduced.

I decided to try playing.

There are many famous songs in the world, but now I wanted to play a song I wrote myself.

The calm melody of ⌜Freesia⌟ flows through this guitar.

This guitar, resembling the tone of the sea, speaks to me.

I listened to the sound.

My thoughts, my emotions, and my senses are naturally transmitted to my fingertips.

The old memories that remained at my fingertips made my playing easier.

‘It’s become a better guitar…’

After playing for a while, I heard another sound across from me.

I looked up and saw that it was Rahee’s older sister.

“I think I need some accompaniment. Are you fine?”

“yes. “I was still desperate.”

Rahee noona picks up the chords of ⌜Freesia⌟ on the guitar.

I played the main melody of ⌜Freesia⌟.

The slightly boring guitar playing suddenly becomes richer.

In this narrow, old musical instrument workshop.

I used to play music.

And people who make music come together and make songs again.

We didn’t just stay in the past.

We were creating a new past through this moment.

I will remember today for the rest of my life.

This was true.

I thought that the musicians other than me in this studio probably felt the same way.

The performance is already nearing its end.

The two guitarists here played the last note at the same time.

“Wow!!! bravo!!!”

The most popular singer among us is the first to cheer.

The craftsman who made this instrument looked at me for a moment and then looked at the guitarist who played the rhythm guitar.

and.

The guitarist who stayed in the past…

“Even though it was a little clumsy, my playing wasn’t bad, right?”

“It was great.”

Return to the present again.

I immediately said hello to teacher Lee Hyeon-hak, and in the meantime, Seol-ha was hugging Ra-hee.

“This guy is disgusting!”

“Senior Rahee! It was so cool! Have you ever decided to start playing guitar again? “It’s been a long time since I last saw you holding a guitar!”

“what······. “It’s not like that…”

Rahee explained what had happened over the past week.

He said many thoughts came to him while making musical instruments with his father.

He said he was curious about making sounds himself.

“From now on, I plan to learn how to make musical instruments as a hobby while working at a company. “It’s a shame that my father’s skills are lost…”

and.

He said that although he is not a professional guitarist, he sometimes thinks about playing at places like live cafes.

After hearing those words, Seol-ha made a dolphin sound and hugged Ra-hee even more. Ra-hee said, “She’s so strong!” “Why don’t you go away?” she grumbled.

They bickered like that for a while.

It was 11 a.m. when we arrived at the Namyangju workshop, but it quickly became lunch time.

Teacher Lee Hyun-hak and sister Ra-hee invited us to their house to have a meal together.

A remote detached house in Namyangju with good air.

At an outdoor table there.

We ate together, talking about music and instruments.

The menu the lady prepared was sea radish rice, soybean paste stew, and buckwheat pancake.

The lady was worried about whether this food would suit my young taste, but I found it very delicious.

The homemade sikhye served for dessert was the best sikhye I have ever tasted.

A warm wind began to blow along the small mountain in the neighborhood. It was a wind that made you feel warm, like wrapping yourself in a thin blanket.

Me, Rahee, and Seolha took turns playing the guitar in the yard.

Laughing, talking, singing.

Our performance was carried far away by the gently blowing wind.

Before returning home, I said hello to teacher Lee Hyeon-hak separately without my sisters knowing.

I expressed my sincere gratitude and tried to be careful to cover the cost of repairs.

but.

“Okay. “The repair cost is nothing compared to what I received today.”

“No matter what, that’s…”

“I was able to spend a week making instruments with my daughter. I also got to see that kid playing the guitar again. And above all…”

Teacher Hyeonhak Lee smiled kindly.

“You got to see that kid smiling. I don’t want anything more than this. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. thank you.”

In the end, I couldn’t even bring up the topic of repair costs.

Teacher Lee Hyeon-hak simply asked me to play this guitar well in the future…

“Why don’t you make another great song? “That’s enough for me.”

He said something with many meanings.

Thanks to this, I smiled shyly, and Teacher Hyeonhak Lee burst into laughter a little louder.

Rahee noona wrote down her contact information for me.

If you have any problems with your guitar, you can always call.

“I was so grateful. “I feel like I received a lot of help that I never expected.”

“On the contrary, I owe you a big debt, Seojin. Because thanks to you, this opportunity was created. Also, I heard you’re Seolha’s close younger brother? Then you are a younger brother to me too. If you ever come to Namyangju in the future, call me. “My sister will buy me food.”

“All right. Then I won’t forget my promise.”

“okay. “Go carefully.”

I couldn’t stay here for long today.

Seolha had an afternoon schedule, and I needed time to practice the piano on my own.

After saying hello to them again, I got into Seolha’s van.

The car started right away.

There were so many grateful people around me who helped me.

When I told that story to Seolha, she answered with a smile.

“That’s because Seojin, you are the first to be kind to people. Always trying to help. So, wouldn’t it be natural for similar people to gather around you?”

“······ Did I do that?”

“okay. But after looking closely, it seems like you were the only one who didn’t know the reason?”

“······.”

“I heard that sometimes you have a cute side that matches your age?”

“······.”

Sister Seolha trying to grab my cheek.

As I lightly avoid his touch, I laugh to myself.

Sister Seolha took me to Saebom-dong.

After making another promise to meet often, we left without incident.

I smiled slightly as I looked at Sister Seolha’s van.

When I entered the house, Sooyeon was the first to welcome me.

Then, carefully ask what you are curious about.

“excuse me······. brother. “Did you fix the guitar well?”

“huh. I met so many great people. People who have good skills and a good heart. “Thanks to you, I fixed my guitar well.”

“wow! “It went so well!”

Suyeon looks at me and smiles brightly.

I took a moment to show Suyeon the guitar.

Suyeon listened to my explanation and even played the guitar in front of me.

Suyeon must have been amazed by the new sound, so she got down on her knees and watched my guitar closely.

One song, two songs.

When a total of three songs were finished, Suyeon gave me a thumbs up.

“It looks like a cool guitar!”

“yes?”

“ah! Of course, he can make such good sounds because his skills are excellent. Hi-Hi. “Oppa, you were cool.”

“yes. thank you “Audience.”

“Ahem! It was a good performance. “Guitarist.”

Suyeon and I smiled at the same time.

More and more stories were accumulating about the RL-173 guitar.

My own story.

My own performance is accumulating day by day.

Teacher Hyeonhak Lee even wrote the word “end” directly on the label inside the guitar hall.

This means that it was made the last of the RL-173 guitars.

Although it was a repaired guitar, Mr. Hyeonhak Lee seemed to think that it was a new guitar.

I played this guitar a little more.

Without even realizing that the spring rain had completely stopped…

He created numerous melodies.

* * *

One day, a woman visited a small workshop in Namyangju.

The woman continues her explanation for a long time.

Lee Hyeon-hak had no choice but to ask her again.

“That child… “He paid 50 million won for repairs?”

Charina, assistant manager of ⌜Moonlight⌟, nodded.

“The composer asked for a favor, saying it would be difficult to persuade the teacher directly. “She said please make sure to pass it on.”

“Even though······. You can’t take that much. It’s a ridiculous amount. “Even if someone repaired my guitar, I wouldn’t receive 50 million won.”

“Teacher, I completely understand what you’re saying. But if you don’t accept this repair fee, I have no choice but to come here every day.”

“······.”

“If you have any concerns, I will come back tomorrow. Or the day after tomorrow is fine. “We will slowly wait for your acceptance.”

“Hehehe.”

At the same time, Tsarina also laid out some facts.

“Brazilian Rosewood. These days, guitars made from this wood usually cost over 10 million won. So, I don’t think this repair cost is ‘completely’ unreasonable. In addition, you repaired the composer’s meaningful guitar. “He said it was a reasonable cost.”

“haha······. “This is so…”

⌜Wolgwang⌟ asked how he knew, and said he even knew his daughter’s account number.

If he had the chance, he even tried to make a deposit there.

It is said that they found out the account number through the singer, but it seemed like Seolha found out Rahee’s account number through that child.

At this point, Lee Hyeon-hak had no choice.

He raised the white flag, and the Tsarina smiled and told him the documents he needed to fill out.

After a while, 50 million won was deposited in the name of ⌜Wolgwang⌟.

As Charina left the workshop, she asked that she keep the secret about MJ as good as possible.

Lee Hyeon-hak answered lightly.

“Because I can’t remember who the people who come to my workshop are. “Maybe it’s because I’m getting older.”

Tsarina smiled once again and left the workshop.

Lee Hyeon-hak remained alone in the workshop and looked back on the past for a moment.

A ⌜stringed instrument⌟ that was operated with great passion.

And the debt incurred when the ⌜stringed instrument⌟ closed down.

To repay the debt, Lee Hyeon-hak has been running a convenience store for several years.

however.

It’s really strange.

‘If this is… I wonder if everything will be resolved…’

Debts incurred due to musical instruments are repaid with musical instruments.

It may not be as grand as before, but I felt like I could start working on musical instruments in a small way.

Lee Hyeon-hak sat there for a long time, looking at the amount printed on the smartphone banking app.

After that day.

My daughter, Rahee, came to the workshop every weekend.

He said he began to learn in-depth about making musical instruments, and began practicing guitar in earnest to regain his old feel.

A change that was unimaginable not long ago.

Hyeonhak Lee watched his daughter playing ⌜freesia⌟ on a guitar he made himself…

I smiled happier than ever.

The popularity of ⌜freesia⌟ in Korea has continued for quite a long time.

One day, MJ posted a live performance recorded on a guitar that had been repaired on the official NewTube, and it went viral again.

American singer Jack Walker played this guitar song during a concert tour, and a world-renowned fingerstyle guitarist also played this song on his stage.

A song that has started to become popular.

In early summer, I forgot when the spring rains lasted…

Surprisingly, ⌜Freesia⌟ is briefly listed in the lower part of Billboard’s HOT 100.

Not even vocals.

A not-so-fancy acoustic guitar song.

Composer MJ, whose name was listed again on Billboard, was gradually building up his reputation in the United States as well.

* * *

Korea University College of Music.

A male student passing through the hallway stops for a moment.

This was because several students were gathered in a huddle in front of one practice room.

“Is something wrong?”

“Shh!”

“Be quiet!”

“Listen quietly!”

“······?”

These people have quite serious expressions.

The male student kept his mouth shut as his friend said, and soon concentrated on listening to the piano playing, but was unable to properly understand the situation.

‘Is Professor Yuhan Kang practicing? But why?’

The practice room where the professor mainly practices.

There was no problem.

however.

The more I listened to the performance, the more doubts I began to have.

‘no way······. Isn’t this played by Professor Yuhan Kang?’

A completely different ethos.

However, Professor Yuhan Kang’s performance exudes his unique, overwhelming yet intense intensity.

The student who had been listening in front of the practice room for about 15 minutes tilted his head slightly when he saw the person opening the door and coming out.

“Seojin?”

“uh! Junhyung is my brother. long time no see. How have you been?”

“······ Were you practicing just now?”

“Yes? The professor said he would be late, so I was hanging out for a while. “But why?”

“······.”

I heard through rumors that Seojin was going to Queen Elizabeth, but…

I never imagined that my skills would have improved so much.

Junhyung stood there blankly for a while, and Seojin offered him a candy.

It is said that eating candy is especially helpful when you are feeling weak.

He adds that he learned it from his younger brother.

“Then I’ll just go. “The professor called me.”

“uh······. okay.”

A child who bows to the piano department students and walks down the hallway first.

The students who were watching this said something one by one.

“He… Aren’t you developing too many skills? “It’s on a different level from last year.”

“Hey. “I honestly thought Professor Kang Yu-han was practicing?”

“I know yeah. I thought so too at first. So you just quietly listened.”

“Last year, I won Ettlingen just based on my skills… “Aren’t we going to cause real trouble in Belgium this time?”

“So you won a major competition at the age of 15? “Has there been such a case?”

“······ That’s right.”

We are now a month away from the Queen Elizabeth Competition.

A young participant from South Korea was gradually completing preparations.