I have a nascent blues song in my notebook with lyrics that start: I've got an ocean of gin to the right of me, I've got a river of whiskey to my left, And just like a donkey, for the life of me, I can't figure which one is best. I feel just like a stubborn donkey, Stuck between two bales of hay, No matter which way I turn my head, I have to let something sweet slip away.
and go on from there.I share this with y'all because it describes my current state as a CBG builder: I have not two, but four projects in various states of incompletion:- a tack-head banjo, built on half of a straight-sided salad bowl I found at a thrift store
- a round-bodied reso, using the other half, along with a cool tin bowl I found at the same thrift store;
- A baritone ukilele (with my son), with a salvaged neck and a small but beautiful box he found while we were on vacation;
- a nearly-finiished fretless four-stringer, which is pretty, but not quite sounding right yet.
I really need to pick a project, and work on it till I'm happy with it, before moving on to another. Meanwhile, Old Lowe has a bunch of gorgeous cones for sale, and I'd like to try a one- or two-string bowed instrument, etc., etc., etc . I'm gonna starve if I can't just pick one and stick with it!
