I don't quite get this quest for true gospels - be that of selling/giving away instruments or of building. Most of what's said are valid arguments from the...
Well put, Mikael. As I moderate this forum, I constantly try to keep excitement going and encourage all aspects of fun. Much of my moderating style was ...
... weekend - we'll be playing ... another 1 song set for a musical challenge ... different style that we have to play in our own ... THIS IS SUCH A COOOOOOL...
Ditto what Shane and Mikael say - I'm having fun in this group, first time in a long time and as soon as it stops being fun I'm gone - I've been around tooooo...
I must also post my support for Johnny's operation, too. Who else here has already influenced the music world like he has? He has been mentioned in Living...
Where do you get your bone? I've heard that you have to degrease the bone to keep it from bleeding fat into the wood and stinking. AG On Thu, 30 Sep 2004...
Yeah...there is nothing worse than a CBG with stinky nuts... ...sorry, I just couldn't resist that one! -Slim ... the ... characteristics. ... into the ... I'm...
Greg is a cigar box artist. he plays a 32" Hillharp I made him. I hope the posts on the Biscuit go up before this weekend.If anyone is in Memphis this Saturday...
john lowe
bevlowe@...
Oct 1, 2004 4:15 pm
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Excellent--Excellent!! If I may be so bold to say Amen and Amen Cliff ... marketing ... rough ... is ... helping ... securing ... <mikaellar@y...> ... call ...
You can get nice sanitized bone at pet stores. Different sizes also. And not to very expensive, just a couple few dollars or so. I don't know where they...
Tim--- There's quite a few people building home-built and "found object" instruments out of stuff they scrounge and pick up on the street, etc. My Dad gave me...
God Bless ya John. - Boz ... hope the posts on the Biscuit go up before this weekend.If anyone is in Memphis this Saturday Night /Sunday Morning . I go on...
Go to a pet store and look for a BLEACHED DOG BONE. These are usually ham bones that have been cleaned, dried and bleached. I bought one, cleaned out the...
Hey Johnny, How many different Lowebows does Richard Johnston have? I've seen him pictured with a yellow Partagas, a black (or dark blue) and the yellow one...
Kabar, Hickory is basicaly wild pecan. The sapwood of hickory is used for tool handles(hammers, picks, axes, ect). It has an open grain not unlike oak or...
I have built many for Richard. as near as I can remember.His first was a three string. Then He saw a double neck and asked me to move the necks together the...
john lowe
bevlowe@...
Oct 1, 2004 7:15 pm
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I was wondering what that V cutout was for! Why did he need wood for his mandolin? I noticed that he plays cheapo instruments -- Johnson dobro and Rogue...
I have a neighbor with a Pecan tree, 24" diameter, about to fall down. Can't wait to get some of that wood. I even have a sawyer who will come to me and cut...
dang Mike, you ask hard questions. I say never glue down a bridge unless you pin your strings to it. The tension alone will transfer the vibes. I brace under...
I promised I would not talk politics in this forum and I wont. But saw a bumper sticker the other day that said " THE DEMOCRATS ARE SO FULL OF CRAP, THEY NEED...
Let's try not to take our rants too seriously. Just words on the screen. It's not worth Fretting over. Thats why I play Fretless. Richard used that flame Maple...
john lowe
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Oct 1, 2004 11:48 pm
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I have not posted for a while - this blasted thing has been playing up - my computer is the equivalent of a CBG - made from other people's bits and pieces...
... for ... is ... are ... Bill- I'm wondering what you think of a neck made of osage orange? I have a picture on the on line gallery (jamathagirl) of the...
... up a chord chart ... Dont bother you can get it at strumctick.com You must have a pretty short scale leingth. I use CGC on mine and its about 25" Bill...
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