Hi from Spain. I'm new in bones world and need help. My uncle is butcher and I want to get his help to build a pair of bones. Could you help me with which ribs...
Hello, It is Dan from Ohio in the United States. Welcome! There are certainly as many preferences here as there are personalities. Here are some general rules...
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I'm wondering if anyone here has any source for aircraft aluminum or magnesium... both light metals that I'd think would make great bone material. -Dan...
Dan, I believe Parker Waite from Maine has made metal bones and some of the members here have some, maybe Mike Passarotti? I'm not sure. I know it has been...
Hello Dan and Everyone, Don't know any resources off-hand for aircraft aluminum or magnesium. But I can report to you that Parker Waite made his marvelous ...
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I have a set of Parker's aluminum bones. They work great. Adam Klein...
I have a set of Parker's sticks also. They do play well. I also purchased 1/8" x 1" aluminum flat stock from the hardware store and they are not as good....
Dan, in response to your query about light metal bones...... First thanks to others for the kind words said about Parker's aluminum bones......they were...
Thanks for the info Parker. I was wondering about the specific type of aluminum used. The info at the end on how you made them is useful as well. After a brief...
Forgot to give a link to their website - http://www.metalsupermarkets.com Also, I found another store where you can order it online, if you can't find anything...
First I just want to say thanks to the community for such good info here. And much props to Parker Waite, I don't mind long winded at all so you know :) These...
29 BUCKS?? I think lots of us RBS member makers will sell ours for less than 29 bucks a pair... I know I do. I didn't have to shape them, the cow made them, I...
Dan, You can watch Hillar Bergman play a pair of aluminum bones on YouTube (5:00 - 6:06). The metal bones are a sand casting his friend made of those famous...
He's even famouser than before, I mean! Those of you who have access to the February issue of Martha Stewart Living can see our favorite bones-playing...
Thank you for the heads up, Jonathan. But Martha Stewart and Tim Reilly? How cool! I have the image in my brain of our favorite old salt up in the crow's nest...
... Thanks for letting us know about Timmy's appearance in Martha's Magazine. I went to the supermarket at 7:30 this morning just to get a copy. While I'm no...
Hello List, The Irish band, Lunasa, will play at the Camden Opera House in Camden, ME on March 15. Beofre their show, the Humours of Rockport will perform a...
Allison, Do I know you? Your name sounds very familar to me,and I can remember someone from Maine purchasing some bones at one point. I was introduced to kevin...
Hey all I bought some wood from Tim Reilly a few years ago to make bones with and I sanded off the name he put on the edge of one of the pieces. I'm posting...
Mighty fine bones & uke playing. I'm a uke player too so the combo of uke & bones was great! ...and just not heard enough! Really interesting grip you're using...
Mighty fine bones & uke playing. I'm a uke player too so the combo of uke & bones was great!. . .and just not heard enough! Really interesting grip you're...
... Thanks, I think they go well together too. They're both such happy, sprightly instruments. ... I often choke up on the "anchor bone" (the one that doesn't...
One more thing: I just found out that you can play some videos in YouTube with better quality by adding &fmt=18 to the end of the URL. The "Hot Tamales" clip...
Howdy Friends from Sunny California. Its a far piece from Cincinnati. I'll be making trips out here for work. A few weeks ago I connected with Dan. He is my...
Portable Music! I learned that an mp3 player and portable amplifier is a great way to create a jam session. Perhaps I'll have to bring my laptop with bones...