How to pronounce "Charvel"

[thetruthguy]

Anyone seen this? Wayne Charvel says his name, and it isn't what I thought it was.

http://www.ozfox.com/wginfo/clip01.mpg

Sounds like CH-ara-vel (strong "ch" sound)

[thetroy]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

I've been wondering how it's pronounced ever since I saw the name, but was afraid to post it!

[paddok]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

I say Shar - vel, and so does pretty much everyone else I know.

[demeyes]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

I always say Shar vel too.I thought that was how it was done? How about Ibanez or Behringer?

[paddok]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

Eye - ban - ezz . Bear - in - jer. ?

[Grandturk]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

It sounds like Wayne's saying Char-vel, like Chavez. But I think most people say Shar-vel. I guess he only sold the name to Grover and not the pronunciation.

[Hossman]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

Japaneese Translation of Charvel "Shear Bell"

[RR05xx]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

My cousin who is in his twenties actually said "Carvel" when he saw one of mine - no sh!t - but this is coming from somewho who thinks that life begins and ends with Fish. [img]/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[RR05xx]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

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Eye - ban - ezz .

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Eye-been-had! [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

(sorry, could not resist!)

[surfdork]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

A couple years ago, I called Wayne's shop to see about a body. I left a message, and Michael Charvel called me back. He left a message, and identified himself as Michael Shar-vel.

[atomic charvel guy]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

"amigo, what kind of axe you got mang? oh mang, i got a charavel mang!!!, a real sang diaz"-lol

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

Wayne Charvel has a bunch of video clips on his website of him and Mike building a guitar from scratch. In it, he clearly says "Shar-Velle", the way everyone pronounces it. This Oz Fox video is a little slurry in quality though.

[Stinkbug]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

Years ago when I worked in a guitar shop a mexican guy came in, pointed to an Ibanez and asked (Insert thick mexican accent here) "Hey man, where is that guitar made?" I said "Japan." He responded with "Japan? With a name like E-bon-yez?" So now me and my friend refer to Ibenhad in with the spanish pronunciation.

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

Hoshino is the parent company of Ibanez that also owns Tama amongst other companies I can't remember right now. Ibañez is definitely a Spanish name but Hoshino took off the little squiggly accent above the N to get Ibanez. At least that's what I've read somewhere...

Based on this, I've never pronounced Ibanez the way most Americans pronounce it. I pronounce it "Eeeee-BAHH-nezz", or with the little squiggly accent, "Eeeee-BAHH-nyezz". I don't know a lot of Spanish, but that's how I assume it might be pronounced in Spanish. That's also probably why I never got the "I been had" thing for a long time... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Child Of Norther]

Re: How to pronounce \"Charvel\"

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I always say Shar vel too.I thought that was how it was done? How about Ibanez or Behringer?

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Eye-ban-ezz

Beh-Ringe-Er