About the SOUND CHISEL:

The SOUND CHISEL (SC) is a project recording studio, used primarily by session musician, college professor and voice over talent, Bob Greaves and a few of his personal clients. It is an easy on your budget production service.

You can contact Sound Chisel by ...

• email, yep that's it in the lower left hand corner.
• Snail Mail: SOUND CHISEL, 3203 Verdun Ave. , Endwell, NY 13760
• phone: (607) 786-5062

A common question I get is, "What is a 'project studio'?" A project studio is not a full service studio. Unlike larger (and more expensive) studios, SC maintains only the equipment required to accomplish specific types of projects. For example, the SC has room to record multiple voices simultaneously, but not to simultaneously record an entire rock band. Occasionally related services are completed in partnership with other studios.

Bob Greaves and his wife, Lisa enjoying a pleasant afternoon in the Thousand Island area on Lake Ontario. "I started playing the guitar at the age of six. By the age of 16 I began experimenting with an open real stereo tape recorder, bouncing tracks back and forth to create multiple layers. Music and the related technology have always come easy for me, perhaps because I find it to be so much fun."

Bob has a varied educational background including studies in Computer Programming, Accounting, Linguistics and Human Development. As a strong advocate of continuing education the SC was frequently visited by college students as part of their media arts course work. Eventually Bob was sought out by two area colleges to teach courses on music software and sound engineering. Today Bob teaches sound engineering and music software at Broome Community College.

A brief history of Sound Chisel:

Bob received his first guitar at the age of six on Christmas day 1957. Within two days he was playing several Christmas songs by ear. Since that day the guitar has been a common fixture around his neck. You can click to enlarge the pictures.

Below, Don Glover playing a Regent guitar and Bob Greaves playing a Gretsch Corsair at a high school dance in 1965. Notice that after 8 years Bob is still using yarn to strap his guitar to his neck!