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Permalink Reply by JD on November 30, 2020 at 1:13am

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on November 30, 2020 at 4:18am

Nice pictoral series.   That is a real zipper!   Great looking shell tail piece.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on December 2, 2020 at 1:33pm

Thanks UJ, the tailpiece is a small spoon from the past. I found it whilst walking the dog through the old gold fields around my place. I found an 1873 coin the other week.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on December 2, 2020 at 1:38pm

Good finds, Taffy. 

Speaking of tail pieces, a lady from church just dropped off a First Act six string for me to go over.   Cheap and not good brand.   

The bridge is WAY pulled up.   I will see if I have a store bought tail piece or if I can make one.  That has worked as an easy fix for me in the past.  Oh, the church does Christmas gifts for a nursing home and one resident wanted a guitar.   I don't know yet if can play or not.  

On one recent walk, two little neighbor boys went with us.   They walked the edge of a harvested soy bean field and found a very old 8 ounce Coke bottle.

No gold mines around here, but there were several coal mines in the area back in the day.   Pre 1930s, I think.  One was worked by all black miners.   There might be some good things to find around the old mine areas.   I've heard the old outhouse pits have some good shit.   Bottles and such.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on December 3, 2020 at 1:10pm

Hi UJ, I did this repair this week, bridge pulled up. Not worth the cost of repair but the customer wanted it done. this about as cheap as it gets.

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on December 3, 2020 at 2:33pm

Yup.  Same idea except I may have a used metal tail piece or make one out of scrap metal.  

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