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Have a vent..
I hate sanding.
Reason being..
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Read more…Your latest Music find.
There are threads like these in most all the forums I belong to. Even though most of the forums are not music related. They usually turn into monsters. Thought it would be cool to start one here. An ongoing thread of everyone's latest music finds.
I
Read more…Eddy Finn "Cigar Box" Ukulele
Eddy Finn has introduced a new product, and they are calling it the "Roadhouse CIGAR BOX Ukulele". It is, however, not made from a cigar box. I asked them how they can call this a"cigar box ukulele" when there is no cigar box involved, and this is
Read more…Is this the Anonymous Pick?
One of my CBN friends sent me this photo and claims it is the mysterious Pick. Man, I don't know whether to believe it or not.
Sure, the guy is obviously Canadian. And on a motorcycle. But I do not see any finger bling and his arms are covered,
Read more…Kalimba tines size (rough cuts from electricians fish tape)
tine sizes are a science and math for sure but can anyone offer rough cut sizes to start off a Kalimba with? Let's say a cigar box type with 14 tines or less. I've done one with hair Bobby pins by experiment and very nice...although I can't find a ba
Read more…Key Fob button fix
The buttons on my car's remote entry key fob were not working right, some worked fine, some kinda worked if you hit it and rubbed around, some didn't work at all.
FIX:
1. Make sure the battery is good/new.
2. clean the contact points. With a red #2
Read more…FREE Rock N' Roll Art
All,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/purlie/albums/72157649471959159/with/20079216769/
I have been making these Rock art images for a while and thought I would share. Please download at will and share if you like. These all start as photos that I se
Read more…Use (or is it abuse?) of a famous USA brand name by a UK cigar box guitar maker / seller.
I've recently encountered a curious thing - a customer asked me if I could fit a humbucker pickup into a cigar box guitar that he'd just bought, and I said it depended on how it had been built, but I'd be happy to take a look at it and see what could
Read more…Playing House
So I've read a few times about how back in the day blues musicians would get their start stringing a wire on the side of a house so I figured why not. I streched me a wire on the side of a shack, and plucked a little Spoonful. It was a fun if a bit m
Read more…Jam Session
My Grandson is 3 years old and has a fascination with musical instruments.
I have a electronic keyboard that he likes to play with, a couple of Toms that he loves to bang on and he likes to pluck on my Bass Guitar.
His parents bought him a electroni
Read more…Addblocker Vs Youtube= wonderful things.
First I’d like to point out I’m on a mac. Hope this works the same on Windows.
I do some research. I use the internet quite a bit for this. Including youtube. Youtube loves to automatically decide what channels I’d be interested in. Needless to say t
Read more…Your lasted music purchase.
So what are you stocking your shelves, filling your phones or downloading to your computers? Your latest music purchase!
I'm jammen to Novox 'Over the Honeymoon' now.
Snarky Puppy-'Groundup' is on the way!
Read more…Ugh! Videos. Just how many takes does it take?????
80? 90? More? I can’t be the only one…. Am I? Try to recored a simple rough vid of a song. Only to end up messing up the playing. Or words. How do you mess up the words to your own song? Apparently I’m good at that. Stopping and saying #@$% might be
Read more…Farmers Market first sale.
Finally caved in to my daughters pestering me about selling my cbg's instead of giving them all away. So I camped out today at the Farmers Market beside the store she manages.
A few things surprised me, one that the vast majority of people complete
Read more…Posting Videos of Yourself Playing Known Songs
Well the proverbial stuff is starting to hit the fan.
I'm also a member over on the TDPRI Guitar Forum. Over on that forum, a member posted a video of himself demoing his new amp that he made around a year and a half ago. He played some obscure songs
Read more…Sellin' CBG's On The Road -
This morning Mrs. Grandpa and I motored up to St. George Utah from So. Cal. for a little R & R time. I packed 5 of my git's, a CB amp, and a box of slides, picks, and business cards. You just never know, I thought. We went to a local diner for dinner
Read more…Re.Fretless Capos for CBG's.
G'Day Guys. I know you can make capos for fretless cbg's.But can you buy one that is made especially that type of axe?.Thanks.'Tecka'
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