{"id":4699,"date":"2025-03-20T20:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mps-studio.de\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:58:07","slug":"baden-powell-gitarre-zu-besuch-im-mps-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mps-studio.de\/en\/baden-powell-gitarre-zu-besuch-im-mps-studio","title":{"rendered":"BADEN POWELL GUITAR VISITS THE MPS STUDIO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volker Sch\u00e4fer with the historic Hopf guitar in the MPS studio (Photo \u00a9 Hubert Baumann)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guitarist Volker Sch\u00e4fer from Ettlingen near Karlsruhe brought along an unusual instrument for a recording in the MPS studio: a guitar that once belonged to the Brazilian guitarist and bossa nova pioneer Baden Powell de Aquino - Baden Powell for short. The historic instrument was made by the renowned traditional company Hopf<\/strong> whose origins date back to 1669. This precious loan was made available especially for the recording. It stood in the shop window for 20 years before it was overhauled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c Vai minha guitarra amada
Depois de 18 anos vou sentir muita saudade de voc\u00ea 
Agrade\u00e7o ao amigo Hopf e que saiba cuidar da velhice.
25\/4\/94
Baden Powell
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\u201eGo my beloved guitar
After 18 years, I will miss you very much. 
I would like to thank my friend Hopf and hope that he can take good care of you in your old age.\u201c
25\/4\/94
Baden Powell <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baden Powell played with Antonio Carlos Jobim and the guitarists Luiz Bonf\u00e1 and Joao Gilberto back in the 1950s. He has composed numerous Bossa Nova and Afro-Samba classics and recorded important albums for SABA\/MPS under the direction of Joachim-Ernst Berendt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a strange irony of fate that in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s some innovative artists created music that they themselves saw merely as a logical continuation and renewal of the Brazilian musical tradition, but which was celebrated in the USA and Europe by jazz musicians and critics as a kind of revolution in jazz (Michael Neuhauser)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An absolute photo rarity and special find from our archive: Astrud Gilberto \u201ethe girl from Ipanema\u201c with Baden Powell on 8.12.1970 at a WDR TV show in Cologne (\u00a9 Archive MPS-Studio)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His album Tristeza on Guitar<\/em> from 1966, which was produced in Rio de Janeiro at the time and released on SABA Records, gained international recognition. Other outstanding LPs such as Poema on Guitar<\/em> (1967) with Eberhard Weber and Charly Antolini or Canto on Guitar<\/em> (1971) were produced in Villingen. With Janine De Waleyne, Powell recorded the 1971 album Images on Guitar<\/em>, also in the MPS studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joachim Ernst Berendt and Baden Powell in the MPS studio in 1971 (Photo \u00a9 Archive MPS-Studio)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through his long-standing contacts in the guitar scene, in particular with Dieter Hopf's renowned guitar atelier, Volker Sch\u00e4fer learned that Baden Powell had favored Hopf guitars for many years. In 1983, Baden Powell moved to Baden-Baden in the Black Forest. He was close friends with Joachim Ernst Berendt, who also lived there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volker Sch\u00e4fer contacted the Hopf guitar atelier after visiting the MPS studio during one of our guided tours and deciding to make recordings in the MPS studio. In fact, the \u201eVirtuoso\u201c model preferred by Baden Powell was still in their possession, and Baden Powell's personal dedication on the guitar can also be found there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MPS-Studio: For me, it's a kind of Abbey Road in the Black Forest (Volker Sch\u00e4fer)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This special instrument was made ready for Sch\u00e4fer to play and given to him on loan for the recording. Under the direction of sound engineer Peter Ettwein, a recording was made in the MPS studio. Sch\u00e4fer, who has already recorded Beatles adaptations in the Abbey Road Studio, has now recorded a complete album in Villingen, including 5 compositions by Baden Powell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sound engineer Peter Ettwein and Volker Sch\u00e4fer 2024 in the MPS studio (Photo \u00a9 Hubert Baumann)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, a concert with this venerable guitar is planned for fall\/winter 2025 in the MPS studio. An accompanying album will also be released. To find out when the studio concert with Volker Sch\u00e4fer will take place - and to get one of the rare seats, we recommend subscribing to our newsletter: here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baden Powell discography on SABA\/MPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1966 Baden Powell - Tristeza On Guitar (Saba)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1967 Baden Powell - Poema On Guitar (Saba)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1971 Baden Powell - Canto On Guitar (MPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1972 Baden Powell. & Janine - Images On Guitar (MPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1974 Baden Powell - Estudos (MPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1975 Baden Powell - Apaixonado (MPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Website Volker Sch\u00e4fer: here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website Hopf guitars: here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ernesto Ribeiro Gon\u00e7alves and Baden Powell at the MPS-Studio Villingen (\u00a9 Archive MPS-Studio e.V.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baden Powell in the control room of the MPS Studio (\u00a9Archive MPS Studio)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baden Powell on Dutch television in 1970 (\u00a9Archive MPS-Studio)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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