YEAH!!! HELL YEAH!!!  Now THAT'S the type of innovation we need in
here!  Way to go BUMONTHEROD!   I love the hollow neck idea and
sympathetic strings.  Great job.

shane

There may be one already in Mountain Home (wink, wink)

I think it'll go over just fine.

Stacy


-- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "tom" <suthincomfort@...> wrote:
>
> i'm thinking this would go over well in mountainview ar. after i get
a
> good one built will show it around a bit, tom
>

There may be one already in Mountain Home (wink, wink)

I think it'll go over just fine.

Stacy


-- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "tom" wrote:
>
> i'm thinking this would go over well in mountainview ar. after i get
a
> good one built will show it around a bit, tom
>






HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site -- http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site -- http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing -- http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot -- http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson -- http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations: http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! -- http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) -- http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen -- http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo -- http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles -- http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs -- http://www.stagehogs.com
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There may be one already in Mountain Home (wink, wink)

I think it'll go over just fine.

Stacy


-- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "tom" wrote:
>
> i'm thinking this would go over well in mountainview ar. after i get
a
> good one built will show it around a bit, tom
>






HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site -- http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site -- http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing -- http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot -- http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson -- http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations: http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! -- http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) -- http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen -- http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo -- http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles -- http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs -- http://www.stagehogs.com
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No, from Virginia.

Just sold one to some people from Mountain Home a few years back.



--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, tom <suthincomfort@...>
wrote:
>
> reckon your from mtn view then huh good town have considered
moving up there once or twice , tom
>
> Stacy <stacypuckett@...> wrote:  There may be one already in
Mountain Home (wink, wink)
>
> I think it'll go over just fine.
>
> Stacy
>
>
> -- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "tom" wrote:
> >
> > i'm thinking this would go over well in mountainview ar. after i
get
> a
> > good one built will show it around a bit, tom
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site --
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site --
http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing --
http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot --
http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson --
http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations:
http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-
O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com
Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! --
http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) --
http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen --
http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo --
http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles --
http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty
Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs --
http://www.stagehogs.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

In a message dated 8/1/2006 3:43:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com writes:

> 7. Get Ready to holler Goat!
>      Posted by: "bevlowe@..." bevlowe@...
>      Date: Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:10 pm (PDT)
>
>  August 25 and 26 at The Turner Farm Gravel Springs Road east of Senatobia
MS.
>  Two days of the Best Fife and drum music. early Evening til Late. No Rules
> just right.  Johnny Lowebow will get his goat this Year!



Dang!  ...JESCOFEST and Othar's Goat Roast in the same weekend!!!!
Talk about the planets aligning!!!!!!   makes me wanna holla GOAT!!!!!!

I got a double super goat in me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnny, it's a damn shame you can't be at JESCOFEST 2006.
The giant waterslide is gonna flow with blood and moonshine!
This is gonna be your kinda scene ....JESCOFEST 2006,
it's got the goat in it and a double super buzz!
I plan to play my version of Paul Pena's "Kargyraa Moan" in
honor of his recent passing last Oct.
I call my version "Kargyraa Double Super Buzz Boogie".
I shall dedicate it to mongol bluesmen and goat roasters everywhere!!!!!

Also, those of you not familiar with Jesco White the infamous
DANCING OUTLAW from Boone County, WV

Finally, now you can watch the Dancing outlaw videos for free online:
Check out Jesco White the Dancing Outlaw

DANCING OUTLAW - the original
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4188363107289074909

Dancin Outlaw Outtakes
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3948811242888603960

Dancin Outlaw Goes To Hollywood
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7344709038766790186

No, from Virginia.

Just sold one to some people from Mountain Home a few years back.



--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, tom
wrote:
>
> reckon your from mtn view then huh good town have considered
moving up there once or twice , tom
>
> Stacy wrote: There may be one already in
Mountain Home (wink, wink)
>
> I think it'll go over just fine.
>
> Stacy
>
>
> -- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "tom" wrote:
> >
> > i'm thinking this would go over well in mountainview ar. after i
get
> a
> > good one built will show it around a bit, tom
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site --
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site --
http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing --
http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot --
http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson --
http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations:
http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-
O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com
Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! --
http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) --
http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen --
http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo --
http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles --
http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty
Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs --
http://www.stagehogs.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>







HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site -- http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site -- http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing -- http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot -- http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson -- http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations: http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! -- http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) -- http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen -- http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo -- http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles -- http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs -- http://www.stagehogs.com
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I just wanna know where you go your hands on all those bottlecaps
without dumpster diving...

Rob

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, tom <suthincomfort@...> wrote:
>
> i bet a racoon would like that guitar lol tom
>
> Shane <cigarboxguitar@...> wrote:  Hentor # 4 was his greatest
achievement. One magnetic pickup and one
> piezo...wired for stereo sound!!!
> http://tinyurl.com/jf4bs
>
> The listing also gives the final chapter in his life.
>
> shane
>
>
>
>
>
>
> HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site --
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site --
http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing --
http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot --
http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson --
http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations:
http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-O's
CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com Cigar
Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! --
http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) --
http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen --
http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo --
http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles --
http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty
Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs --
http://www.stagehogs.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

Wow!!

I look forward to hearing the sound byte!  Really cool looking!!

Regards, David

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "bumontherod"
<bumontherod@...> wrote:
>
> I've put up some pics of my latest creation, a sitar of sorts.  Or
> Citar so as to keep the acronym.  It's got 8 strings 4 of which run
> through the neck and into the box where they tavel over their own
> custom-made sitaresque bridge.  These are sympathetic strings (not
> played) which vibrate (in theory) when their corresponding note is
> played on one of the other four strings.  The tuners for the
> sympathetic strings are inverted, something that I do on nearly all
of
> my CBGs to avoid popping out of the nut during a good, vigorous
> beating...on the strings.  Makes for some nice tension.  The 4
> playable strings also travel over a sitaresque bridge and head on to
> the right-side-up tuners.  The lower 2 strings are really a couplet
as
> found on a mandolin, functionally making this instrument a 3 string;
> after all, this is the best number right?  As for the sound, rather
> exotic.  Not exactly like a sitar but it does have a definite Indian
> flavor/buzz.  I'll try to get a soundbyte up if anyone's
interested.
> I'm thinking of naming him 'Punjab' as it's the only Indian name
that
> comes to mind.  I hope this does not offend anyone, I'm no Mel
Gibson
> (read, I'm no bigot).  The pics should tell the rest of the story...
>
> WHat the hells with all the (...)?
>

I figured maybe ya just slipped some bartender a $5 to keep a
seperate trashcan just for bottle caps..

I drink a bit of beer here and there, but I imagine it'd take a year
of Sunday's to drink that much beer..


--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, Shane Speal
<cigarboxguitar@...> wrote:
>
> Where do I get 'em?  Well, first I go to my local beer distributer
and buy some beer.  Then I come home and wait for the kids to go to
bed.  Then the Missus and I grab the bottle opener and head for the
back porch...
>
>   glug glug.
>
>   Then I take the caps and stash them in an empty cigar box.
>
>   shane
>   ps.  I would NEVER do something sneaky like buying 1000 bottle
caps on eBay...
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and
30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.
>

For those of you that live in the Memphis area, there's a group of
folks that meets up on the Town Square in Collierville on Friday
nights (when the weather's good) to pick..  Mostly Bluegrass 'n
Gospel, but there's the occasional blues tune that rears it's head..
All accoustic, so if ya gotta plug in to be heard, ya might wanna
borrow something to play..   There are a few old timers that play
mandolins, banjos and gut-bucket's they've built themselves, but
haven't seen any CBG's out there...  Yet..  Still trying to refine
the one I built last weekend to actually make it playable in
public..  String action is WAY high and I ain't a slide player.
Tuned it up GDg and fretted it diatonically with toothpicks..  Just
to much string tension on that 1x2 poplar neck to be playable..
Thinking about the next being a four string standard tuned DGBe with
a 2x2 neck using REAL frets and a full chromatic scale up to about
the 9th fret..  I seldom get out of the cowboy chords into the money
frets anyway.

Anyroads..  I was surprised by how loud the little sucker actually
was..  Has about the same volume as the Martin Backpacker I drag
around on the bike with me.

--
Rob

For those of you that live in the Memphis area, there's a group of
folks that meets up on the Town Square in Collierville on Friday
nights (when the weather's good) to pick.. Mostly Bluegrass 'n
Gospel, but there's the occasional blues tune that rears it's head..
All accoustic, so if ya gotta plug in to be heard, ya might wanna
borrow something to play.. There are a few old timers that play
mandolins, banjos and gut-bucket's they've built themselves, but
haven't seen any CBG's out there... Yet.. Still trying to refine
the one I built last weekend to actually make it playable in
public.. String action is WAY high and I ain't a slide player.
Tuned it up GDg and fretted it diatonically with toothpicks.. Just
to much string tension on that 1x2 poplar neck to be playable..
Thinking about the next being a four string standard tuned DGBe with
a 2x2 neck using REAL frets and a full chromatic scale up to about
the 9th fret.. I seldom get out of the cowboy chords into the money
frets anyway.

Anyroads.. I was surprised by how loud the little sucker actually
was.. Has about the same volume as the Martin Backpacker I drag
around on the bike with me.

--
Rob





HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site -- http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site -- http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing -- http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot -- http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson -- http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations: http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! -- http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) -- http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen -- http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo -- http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles -- http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs -- http://www.stagehogs.com
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What about using 6 strings but using another set the GBe treble stings
(traditional guitar tuning) in the EAD positions and tuning however you
want just up an octive on the bottom end..

I've got a 6-string Guit-jo I string up like this, because even LIGHT
strings are just to heavy on the bottom side..  Gives it an interesting
sound, but makes it kinda weird trying to play traditionally tuned
songs..  Tend to just pick (not strum) chord notes at random with a
flat pick and get a semi-finger style Travis picking sound.

--
Rob

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Farris" <jimfrets@...>
wrote:
>
> Thanks Doc...I put 6 and 5 strings on it and didn';t like the sound.
The box is smallish so I am thinking the resonance is held back
considerably. I will try a couple of non wound strings.........These
were on a piezo bridge.....
> Jim Farris
> www.jimfrets.com
> http://www.flickr.com/people/59473356@N00/
> www.myspace.com/fretsmadeeasy
>

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, tom <suthincomfort@...>
wrote:
>
> man sounds like a good time. back in the day the late 70's n early
80's i walked a ( beat)  on beale street. was there on days off
learning from the locals like ironin board sam & many more all the
music was free not like it is now. free concerts etc. freaked out
the guess who once when i walked up after i'd finished duty during a
concert & took my shirt off & fired up a joint . they were like
relly freaked out . mcdougal was going i must be tripping lol bobby
bylan was a great bassest & greg peterson was on drums i forget the
leads name but he was good people too. we partied a bit then they
got on stage even invited me to sit on harp. god how that street has
lost it's soul.  i lived over at getwell in memphis in a little
apartment community owned by abe fogelman. the whole neighborhood
was musicians & people involved in the entertainment industry. incl.
strippers gals that posed for easy riders etc. with the various
people around it was always interesting. many musicians
>  would come by the pool & party & try out new songs they were
working on etc. oh heck too much remembering the old days , lol tom
>
> Rob Duncan <CrashMSN@...> wrote:  For those of you that live in
the Memphis area, there's a group of
> folks that meets up on the Town Square in Collierville on Friday
> nights (when the weather's good) to pick.. Mostly Bluegrass 'n
> Gospel, but there's the occasional blues tune that rears it's
head..
> All accoustic, so if ya gotta plug in to be heard, ya might wanna
> borrow something to play.. There are a few old timers that play
> mandolins, banjos and gut-bucket's they've built themselves, but
> haven't seen any CBG's out there... Yet.. Still trying to refine
> the one I built last weekend to actually make it playable in
> public.. String action is WAY high and I ain't a slide player.
> Tuned it up GDg and fretted it diatonically with toothpicks.. Just
> to much string tension on that 1x2 poplar neck to be playable..
> Thinking about the next being a four string standard tuned DGBe
with
> a 2x2 neck using REAL frets and a full chromatic scale up to about
> the 9th fret.. I seldom get out of the cowboy chords into the
money
> frets anyway.
>
> Anyroads.. I was surprised by how loud the little sucker actually
> was.. Has about the same volume as the Martin Backpacker I drag
> around on the bike with me.
>
> --
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
> HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site --
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site --
http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing --
http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot --
http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson --
http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations:
http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-
O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com
Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! --
http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) --
http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen --
http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo --
http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles --
http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty
Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs --
http://www.stagehogs.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
i might add although i used to smoke a bit, i  no longer advocate or
smoke pot & i never did do any other mind benders , tom

What about using 6 strings but using another set the GBe treble stings
(traditional guitar tuning) in the EAD positions and tuning however you
want just up an octive on the bottom end..

I've got a 6-string Guit-jo I string up like this, because even LIGHT
strings are just to heavy on the bottom side.. Gives it an interesting
sound, but makes it kinda weird trying to play traditionally tuned
songs.. Tend to just pick (not strum) chord notes at random with a
flat pick and get a semi-finger style Travis picking sound.

--
Rob

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Farris"
wrote:
>
> Thanks Doc...I put 6 and 5 strings on it and didn';t like the sound.
The box is smallish so I am thinking the resonance is held back
considerably. I will try a couple of non wound strings.........These
were on a piezo bridge.....
> Jim Farris
> www.jimfrets.com
> http://www.flickr.com/people/59473356@N00/
> www.myspace.com/fretsmadeeasy
>






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Saturday, August 12 starting at 9:30 am
At the Red Lion PA Street Fair
Free to the public

CBG music all day long at the town's center square.  Performing on
the back of a rollback truck are:

David Williams
Shane Speal
Tomi-0 the New Age Hillbilly
Gerry Thompson's Color of Skies
and Doctor Oakroot

Be there and bootleg.

shane

ps.  I'll be performing most of my set on my TurboDiddley and
battered Macanudo.  I may also do a cover of One-String Sam's "I Need
$100" on a diddley bow.  Other songs on my tentative set list are:
"You Don't Love Me Anymore"  Gerry Thompson cover
"Love or Death"  Doctor Oakroot cover
"I Got the Goat In Me"  Johnny Lowebow cover
"Slow Motion"
"Jesus Is Coming Soon"
"These Frustrating Blues"
"Acoustic X-Ray Spex"
"Star Spangled Banner"
"Voodoo Child" and "I Don't Live Today"   Hendrix covers
"Mr. Bojangles"  Jerry Jeff Walker cover

I'll probably start my set off with an improvisational piece on the
Turbo that mixes Northern India classical music with blues and then
morphs into Hendrix.  I'm still figuring the whole set list out.

I've been in Memphis for about 15 years now and this is the first
group I've stumbled across that just hang out and Jam.. Some of 'em
get together almost every night somewhere to play..  Monday's at the
Flight Club in Millington, Tuesday's at Yarbrough's Music, Thursday's
somewhere down in Southaven. Friday's in Collierville, Saturday
afternoon at the Lord of Life Church on Poplar Pike..  Then there's
another group that hangs out at Celtic Crossing in Cooper Young,
about twice a month on random Tuesday nights playing old Irish
tunes..  BelAire Grill on Macon Rd at Sycamore Veiw has an open mic
Blues jam a few random nights a month..  There have got to be plenty
of random jams that just happen around town, but to be honest I guess
I really ain't part of that crowd..  I've mellowed at the early age
of 37 into mostly accoustic folky stuff..  Leave the drums and amps
on the stage..(no offense to drummers out there)

Several years back I was doing burglar alarms and was wiring up a new
house for one of the Fogelman grandkids and his new wife..  I was
talking with her about all the crime in the area and she told me a
couple of folks were shot that past weekend in front of where she
used to work down the street a ways.  I asked her where that was she
said down at the corner of White Station and Summer (Gold Club)..
Now I"ve got nothing against stippers, in fact some of the best
looking naked women I've known are/were strippers, but I still kinda
find it ironic and funny that a family as iconic to this area as the
Fogelman's are married a stripper into the family..

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, tom <suthincomfort@...> wrote:
>
> man sounds like a good time. back in the day the late 70's n early
80's i walked a ( beat)  on beale street. was there on days off
learning from the locals like ironin board sam & many more all the
music was free not like it is now. free concerts etc. freaked out the
guess who once when i walked up after i'd finished duty during a
concert & took my shirt off & fired up a joint . they were like relly
freaked out . mcdougal was going i must be tripping lol bobby bylan
was a great bassest & greg peterson was on drums i forget the leads
name but he was good people too. we partied a bit then they got on
stage even invited me to sit on harp. god how that street has lost
it's soul.  i lived over at getwell in memphis in a little apartment
community owned by abe fogelman. the whole neighborhood was musicians
& people involved in the entertainment industry. incl. strippers gals
that posed for easy riders etc. with the various people around it was
always interesting. many musicians
>  would come by the pool & party & try out new songs they were
working on etc. oh heck too much remembering the old days , lol tom
>
> Rob Duncan <CrashMSN@...> wrote:  For those of you that live in the
Memphis area, there's a group of
> folks that meets up on the Town Square in Collierville on Friday
> nights (when the weather's good) to pick.. Mostly Bluegrass 'n
> Gospel, but there's the occasional blues tune that rears it's
head..
> All accoustic, so if ya gotta plug in to be heard, ya might wanna
> borrow something to play.. There are a few old timers that play
> mandolins, banjos and gut-bucket's they've built themselves, but
> haven't seen any CBG's out there... Yet.. Still trying to refine
> the one I built last weekend to actually make it playable in
> public.. String action is WAY high and I ain't a slide player.
> Tuned it up GDg and fretted it diatonically with toothpicks.. Just
> to much string tension on that 1x2 poplar neck to be playable..
> Thinking about the next being a four string standard tuned DGBe
with
> a 2x2 neck using REAL frets and a full chromatic scale up to about
> the 9th fret.. I seldom get out of the cowboy chords into the money
> frets anyway.
>
> Anyroads.. I was surprised by how loud the little sucker actually
> was.. Has about the same volume as the Martin Backpacker I drag
> around on the bike with me.
>
> --
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
> HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site --
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site --
http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing --
http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot --
http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson --
http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations:
http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-O's
CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com Cigar
Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! --
http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) --
http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen --
http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo --
http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles --
http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty
Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs --
http://www.stagehogs.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, tom
wrote:
>
> man sounds like a good time. back in the day the late 70's n early
80's i walked a ( beat) on beale street. was there on days off
learning from the locals like ironin board sam & many more all the
music was free not like it is now. free concerts etc. freaked out
the guess who once when i walked up after i'd finished duty during a
concert & took my shirt off & fired up a joint . they were like
relly freaked out . mcdougal was going i must be tripping lol bobby
bylan was a great bassest & greg peterson was on drums i forget the
leads name but he was good people too. we partied a bit then they
got on stage even invited me to sit on harp. god how that street has
lost it's soul. i lived over at getwell in memphis in a little
apartment community owned by abe fogelman. the whole neighborhood
was musicians & people involved in the entertainment industry. incl.
strippers gals that posed for easy riders etc. with the various
people around it was always interesting. many musicians
> would come by the pool & party & try out new songs they were
working on etc. oh heck too much remembering the old days , lol tom
>
> Rob Duncan wrote: For those of you that live in
the Memphis area, there's a group of
> folks that meets up on the Town Square in Collierville on Friday
> nights (when the weather's good) to pick.. Mostly Bluegrass 'n
> Gospel, but there's the occasional blues tune that rears it's
head..
> All accoustic, so if ya gotta plug in to be heard, ya might wanna
> borrow something to play.. There are a few old timers that play
> mandolins, banjos and gut-bucket's they've built themselves, but
> haven't seen any CBG's out there... Yet.. Still trying to refine
> the one I built last weekend to actually make it playable in
> public.. String action is WAY high and I ain't a slide player.
> Tuned it up GDg and fretted it diatonically with toothpicks.. Just
> to much string tension on that 1x2 poplar neck to be playable..
> Thinking about the next being a four string standard tuned DGBe
with
> a 2x2 neck using REAL frets and a full chromatic scale up to about
> the 9th fret.. I seldom get out of the cowboy chords into the
money
> frets anyway.
>
> Anyroads.. I was surprised by how loud the little sucker actually
> was.. Has about the same volume as the Martin Backpacker I drag
> around on the bike with me.
>
> --
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
> HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site --
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site --
http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing --
http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot --
http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson --
http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations:
http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-
O's CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com
Cigar Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! --
http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) --
http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen --
http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo --
http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles --
http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty
Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs --
http://www.stagehogs.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
i might add although i used to smoke a bit, i no longer advocate or
smoke pot & i never did do any other mind benders , tom





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I generally go down there about once a year to remind myself why I
don't go down there very often.. Last time we were down there was
about a year ago the see Tenlsey Ellis play at BB's..  Ok actually it
was to see a friend of our that plays bass for him and works with my
wife at Bumpus,..  Burr..  The Evil One..   Couldn't beleive how much
the place had changed..  Handy Park is now walled off so if you want
the see the free music in the park you have to PAY to see it..
They've pulled up the old bricks to repave.. They ACTUALLY PAVED WITH
ASPHALT, then scored it to look like bricks and stained it brick
red.. WTF..  I imagine they could have pulled the bricks up and
sold 'em for $15 or so each on EBay and made some money on the deal,
but instead the ripped them up with a street grinder and turned them
into dust.

In geneal Beale and the entire downtown area is just to much for
me..  To many people and to much noise..  I know some folks did that,
and good on 'em..  Just ain't my kinda thing..  Would rather hang out
in some small quite mountain town I guess..  Makes me wonder how the
hell I ended up living 2 blocks off Germantown Parkway out in
Cordova..

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, tom <suthincomfort@...> wrote:
>
> man sounds like a good time. back in the day the late 70's n early
80's i walked a ( beat)  on beale street. was there on days off
learning from the locals like ironin board sam & many more all the
music was free not like it is now. free concerts etc. freaked out the
guess who once when i walked up after i'd finished duty during a
concert & took my shirt off & fired up a joint . they were like relly
freaked out . mcdougal was going i must be tripping lol bobby bylan
was a great bassest & greg peterson was on drums i forget the leads
name but he was good people too. we partied a bit then they got on
stage even invited me to sit on harp. god how that street has lost
it's soul.  i lived over at getwell in memphis in a little apartment
community owned by abe fogelman. the whole neighborhood was musicians
& people involved in the entertainment industry. incl. strippers gals
that posed for easy riders etc. with the various people around it was
always interesting. many musicians
>  would come by the pool & party & try out new songs they were
working on etc. oh heck too much remembering the old days , lol tom
>
> Rob Duncan <CrashMSN@...> wrote:  For those of you that live in the
Memphis area, there's a group of
> folks that meets up on the Town Square in Collierville on Friday
> nights (when the weather's good) to pick.. Mostly Bluegrass 'n
> Gospel, but there's the occasional blues tune that rears it's
head..
> All accoustic, so if ya gotta plug in to be heard, ya might wanna
> borrow something to play.. There are a few old timers that play
> mandolins, banjos and gut-bucket's they've built themselves, but
> haven't seen any CBG's out there... Yet.. Still trying to refine
> the one I built last weekend to actually make it playable in
> public.. String action is WAY high and I ain't a slide player.
> Tuned it up GDg and fretted it diatonically with toothpicks.. Just
> to much string tension on that 1x2 poplar neck to be playable..
> Thinking about the next being a four string standard tuned DGBe
with
> a 2x2 neck using REAL frets and a full chromatic scale up to about
> the 9th fret.. I seldom get out of the cowboy chords into the money
> frets anyway.
>
> Anyroads.. I was surprised by how loud the little sucker actually
> was.. Has about the same volume as the Martin Backpacker I drag
> around on the bike with me.
>
> --
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
> HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITES... Scotty's CBG site --
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com Shane's CBG site --
http://geocities.com/cigarboxguitar Rollie Tussing --
http://www.rollietussing.com Doctor Oakroot --
http://www.doctoroakroot.com Gerry Thompson --
http://www.gerrysblueneighborhood.com Jim Farris' creations:
http://www.jimfrets.com Lynda Kay -- http://www.lyndakay.com Tomi-O's
CBGs and Ray's Washboards -- http://www.orange-enterprises.com Cigar
Box Slim -- http://www.cigarboxslim.com THE GOATMAN!!! --
http://geocities.com/lowebow Schoen Guitars (TurboDiddleys) --
http://www.schoenguitars.com Bazookahosen --
http://www.bazookahosen.dk Captain Kazoo --
http://www.captainkazoo.com Matty Baratto's CigFiddles --
http://www.cigfiddles.com Oddmusic -- http://www.oddmusic.com Salty
Dog -- http://www.saltydogblues.com Jerry Zybach's Stagehogs --
http://www.stagehogs.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

Having played a few times on Beale recently, I had to chime in.

As a musician, you should know this before playing Beale St.  90% of
the people walking up and down the block are white, 90% of the
musicians are white.  This is not the way this street was ever
intended to be, history is pretty clear here.

If you want to appease the masses on Beale St, play 12 bar blues,
and Elvis songs.  That's it, standard 12 bar blues, and any Elvis
song.  No one cares much, or wants to hear anything else, and it's
obvious.

Later

Stacy




--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Duncan" <CrashMSN@...>
wrote:
>
> I generally go down there about once a year to remind myself why I
> don't go down there very often..

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Shane" <cigarboxguitar@...>

Saturday, August 12 starting at 9:30 am
At the Red Lion PA Street Fair
Free to the public

CBG music all day long at the town's center square. Performing on
the back of a rollback truck are:

David Williams
Shane Speal
Tomi-0 the New Age Hillbilly
Gerry Thompson's Color of Skies
and Doctor Oakroot

Be there and bootleg.

shane

ps. I'll be performing most of my set on my TurboDiddley and
battered Macanudo. I may also do a cover of One-String Sam's "I Need
$100" on a diddley bow. Other songs on my tentative set list are:
"You Don't Love Me Anymore" Gerry Thompson cover
"Love or Death" Doctor Oakroot cover
"I Got the Goat In Me" Johnny Lowebow cover
"Slow Motion"
"Jesus Is Coming Soon"
"These Frustrating Blues"
"Acoustic X-Ray Spex"
"Star Spangled Banner"
"Voodoo Child" and "I Don't Live Today" Hendrix covers
"Mr. Bojangles" Jerry Jeff Walker cover

I'll probably start my set off with an improvisational piece on the
Turbo that mixes Northern India classical music with blues and then
morphs into Hendrix. I'm still figuring the whole set list out.

I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing you guys at Red Lion!

My tentative set list includes:

A Different Guitar
Long Distance Call-Muddy Waters
Write Me A Few Lines—Fred McDowell
Just to Be With You—Muddy Waters
Love in Vain—Robert Johnson
Worried Life—Fred McDowell
Death Letter—Son House
I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing About
Shine on Me—Traditional, Blind Willie Johnson
Troubled About My Soul/Daniel Saw the Stone
Where Shall I Be—A. P. Carter
New Amazing Grace
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
You Can't Catch Me—Chuck Berry

I am also still working this out (and whittling it down some).
Instruments: two 4-string CBGs and a 3-string electric walking cane
(guess which song).

By the way, I built a diddly-bow kind of like One-String Jones' out of
a 2x6, two 16 penny nails, a piece of scrap 1x2, some broom-wire, a
paint can lid and a jelly jar, and bought a half-pint of Jack Daniels
so I could have a heavy slide.  I have some paint cans that I am trying
to empty to make the loudspeaker.  The pictures on the album were very
instructive.  This sucker sounds way nastier than my CBG broom-stick
diddley bow!  I like One-String's version of Rollin' and Tumblin at
LOT!  That *is* a good album!

My guitar buddies' wives have expressed the wish that I would get them
interested in these cheaper instruments...

Regards, David


I'll be performing most of my set on my TurboDiddley and
> battered Macanudo.  I may also do a cover of One-String Sam's "I Need
> $100" on a diddley bow.  Other songs on my tentative set list are:
> "You Don't Love Me Anymore"  Gerry Thompson cover
> "Love or Death"  Doctor Oakroot cover
> "I Got the Goat In Me"  Johnny Lowebow cover
> "Slow Motion"
> "Jesus Is Coming Soon"
> "These Frustrating Blues"
> "Acoustic X-Ray Spex"
> "Star Spangled Banner"
> "Voodoo Child" and "I Don't Live Today"   Hendrix covers
> "Mr. Bojangles"  Jerry Jeff Walker cover
>
> I'll probably start my set off with an improvisational piece on the
> Turbo that mixes Northern India classical music with blues and then
> morphs into Hendrix.  I'm still figuring the whole set list out.
>

doh!!!  Yes, the All New Genetically Altered Jug Band will be
cranking out the tunes.  Sorry Jim!

shane


> Hey Shane....is there any way we can hook my DAT recorder to the
sound system?  Real good tapes that way!
> Isn't Jim Bunch coming?
>                        Gerry
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Shane" <cigarboxguitar@...>
> Saturday, August 12 starting at 9:30 am
> At the Red Lion PA Street Fair
> Free to the public
>
> CBG music all day long at the town's center square. Performing on
> the back of a rollback truck are:
>
> David Williams
> Shane Speal
> Tomi-0 the New Age Hillbilly
> Gerry Thompson's Color of Skies
> and Doctor Oakroot
>
> Be there and bootleg.
>
> shane
>
> ps. I'll be performing most of my set on my TurboDiddley and
> battered Macanudo. I may also do a cover of One-String Sam's "I
Need
> $100" on a diddley bow. Other songs on my tentative set list are:
> "You Don't Love Me Anymore" Gerry Thompson cover
> "Love or Death" Doctor Oakroot cover
> "I Got the Goat In Me" Johnny Lowebow cover
> "Slow Motion"
> "Jesus Is Coming Soon"
> "These Frustrating Blues"
> "Acoustic X-Ray Spex"
> "Star Spangled Banner"
> "Voodoo Child" and "I Don't Live Today" Hendrix covers
> "Mr. Bojangles" Jerry Jeff Walker cover
>
> I'll probably start my set off with an improvisational piece on the
> Turbo that mixes Northern India classical music with blues and then
> morphs into Hendrix. I'm still figuring the whole set list out.
>

I think for the most part you're spot on with the blues and Elvis
observation..

I know of one at least exception..  I wish I knew I was sure about
the band here, but I think it was Delta Blue, a local bluegrass band
that was contacted by the folks at BB Kings to come play a set at the
Beale Street Music fest a year or so back..  They (DB) told the folks
at BB's "you do know we're a Bluegrass band right"..  They paused for
a moment and replied "well that'll be different, we haven't had a
bluegrass band before"..  DB asked them if they usderstood they
strictly did old gospel tunes and they said it should be fine.  DB
ended up with the 10:30 - 11:30 time slot on Saturday night at BB's
and they brought the entire place to it's feet and then brought the
place down.  They said the only thing the chairs in the place were
being used for was to stand on so you could get a better view of the
stage..

I think folks go down to Beale looking for something, ANYTHING
different than they hear on the radio day in and day out..  You don't
hear much blues or bluegrass on the radio and thank God you don't
hear a lot of Elvis on the radio.

--- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Stacy" <stacypuckett@...>
wrote:
>
> Having played a few times on Beale recently, I had to chime in.
>
> As a musician, you should know this before playing Beale St.  90%
of
> the people walking up and down the block are white, 90% of the
> musicians are white.  This is not the way this street was ever
> intended to be, history is pretty clear here.
>
> If you want to appease the masses on Beale St, play 12 bar blues,
> and Elvis songs.  That's it, standard 12 bar blues, and any Elvis
> song.  No one cares much, or wants to hear anything else, and it's
> obvious.
>
> Later
>
> Stacy
>
>
>
>
> --- In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Duncan" <CrashMSN@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I generally go down there about once a year to remind myself why
I
> > don't go down there very often..
>

My guitar buddies' wives have expressed the wish that I would get them
interested in these cheaper instruments...

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "slide_rules4" <david_williams1@...>

I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing you guys at Red Lion!

My tentative set list includes:

A Different Guitar
Long Distance Call-Muddy Waters
Write Me A Few Lines—Fred McDowell
Just to Be With You—Muddy Waters
Love in Vain—Robert Johnson
Worried Life—Fred McDowell
Death Letter—Son House
I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing About
Shine on Me—Traditional, Blind Willie Johnson
Troubled About My Soul/Daniel Saw the Stone
Where Shall I Be—A. P. Carter
New Amazing Grace
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
You Can't Catch Me—Chuck Berry

I am also still working this out (and whittling it down some).
Instruments: two 4-string CBGs and a 3-string electric walking cane
(guess which song).

By the way, I built a diddly-bow kind of like One-String Jones' out of
a 2x6, two 16 penny nails, a piece of scrap 1x2, some broom-wire, a
paint can lid and a jelly jar, and bought a half-pint of Jack Daniels
so I could have a heavy slide. I have some paint cans that I am trying
to empty to make the loudspeaker. The pictures on the album were very
instructive. This sucker sounds way nastier than my CBG broom-stick
diddley bow! I like One-String's version of Rollin' and Tumblin at
LOT! That *is* a good album!

My guitar buddies' wives have expressed the wish that I would get them
interested in these cheaper instruments...

Regards, David

I'll be performing most of my set on my TurboDiddley and
> battered Macanudo. I may also do a cover of One-String Sam's "I Need
> $100" on a diddley bow. Other songs on my tentative set list are:
> "You Don't Love Me Anymore" Gerry Thompson cover
> "Love or Death" Doctor Oakroot cover
> "I Got the Goat In Me" Johnny Lowebow cover
> "Slow Motion"
> "Jesus Is Coming Soon"
> "These Frustrating Blues"
> "Acoustic X-Ray Spex"
> "Star Spangled Banner"
> "Voodoo Child " and "I Don't Live Today" Hendrix covers
> "Mr. Bojangles" Jerry Jeff Walker cover
>
> I'll probably start my set off with an improvisational piece on the
> Turbo that mixes Northern India classical music with blues and then
> morphs into Hendrix. I'm still figuring the whole set list out.
>