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At 3:45am on September 20, 2009, Roger Martin said…: I agree with your assessment of the country and I see it 5 days a week when I'm busy hawking my instruments while "on the clock" working for the Mall at the same time.
This weekend was a perfect example of what your talking about.97% of the tourists were window shoppers that wanted to haggle on prices.
I'm already "haggled" as low as I can go and still make a decent profit on my time and investment.LOL

At 3:40am on September 2, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your comment about my busking video. Actually this guitar is very light. I think the box is pine. It kind of breaks the rule. Usually wood reso are built from ply because the cross grain makes it sturdier or solid hardwood, but I think the builder, Jimmy Millinchuk reglued this box so tight, is just will not move and sends all the sound out the cone.

At 12:06am on August 24, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your interest in the group and reply. Certainly any instructional videos you could supply or any material you can encourage other players to post, I know will be greatly appreciated. Enjoy.

At 10:53am on August 23, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for becoming a member of the "How To Play CBG" Group. Are you going to post an instructional video or are you a viewer seeking lessons? Please respond. It is my hope and intention to encourage the "wealth of talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skills to further the CBG movement. Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions and please invite any players who you feel may contribute to this group. Enjoy, Keni Lee

At 11:38am on July 17, 2009, big fat tom said…: Thanks for your comments, Spencer!

At 2:44am on July 13, 2009, Roosterman said…: hey Spencer, good work on thse ukes! You been busy. Just wanted to say thanks for your comments, appreciate it
All the best
Ben

At 12:07pm on June 23, 2009, JUJU said…: Hi Spencer
Thanks for the invite mate glad to have you as a freind , thanks also for your great comments much apriciated
juju.

At 2:40am on June 20, 2009, Paul Doug said…: Spencer, you commented about wanting a Las Cabrillas cigar box. They are on ebay quite often, that is where I got mine. The trick is to win one with a low bid that doesn't have a high shipping and handleing charge.Got mine for around $6 including S&H.

At 3:25pm on June 17, 2009, Rick Walker said…: Thanks for the compliment Spencer. I found two display cases in the alley by the dumpster and removed the displays. Nice and lightweight. Wish I knew where to get more.
Rick

At 10:32am on June 17, 2009, THENUGE said…: some pretty sweet lookin builds...like the bullet saddle

At 11:09am on June 3, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Okay, sorry about the misunderstanding. Actually being able to play percussive instruments is a great benefit to a string instrument player. Building poly-rhythms is the secret to getting those funky grooves going. It is definitely to your advantage. Enjoy.

At 7:43am on June 3, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Yes, they are clearly two different styles, flat picking and finger picking. With fingerpicking, once you can get you thumb on auto pilot and use your first two fingers to pick out the treble notes, it all starts to fall into place. Just take your time and enjoy the practice.

At 7:37am on June 2, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you Spencer for your interest. I think you will find the instructional video CDs helpful to clarify the fingerboard of an open tuned instrument and help you to understand how to figure out and create complete arrangements of song yourself. I personally have discovered that if you work on a song over time, it changes and improve as you find new ideas on the fingerboard. Enjoy.

At 7:12am on June 2, 2009, Jim Tupper said…: Hi Spencer..Thanks for the comment on my #67 build..And yea I get it on my bedpan comment..I do get some weird looks and comments on those..I built the #67 for myself as a "keeper"..That is the first one I built using a humbucker..So I'm not ready to sell that one yet..Jim

At 10:11am on May 31, 2009, Jack Dudley said…: Hey Spencer. I saw that you commented on the sipsey steel. I'm the guy that makes'em. They do have inlayed pearl markers. The price tag on these things are from $975 to $1275 for the first batch. Check out my page.

At 10:58am on May 29, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for commenting on my video. Ya, I clean up pretty well. You know how the song goes: If you want to go to Heaven when you d...i...e, you better put on your shirt and your t...i...e. lol! Enjoy.

At 10:29am on May 8, 2009, B Tal said…: Wow. here I came to check up on you (haven't seen your punkass in chat for awhile) and what do I discover? My manhood has been dissed! tsk. tsk. not cool. But the prayers? sure, I'll take all you got, that is cool.

At 4:22am on May 4, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your comment. I'm guessing it doesn't work here like yourtube. I can't respond back to your comment and you will receive it? Ya, overalls are cool. Especially mine that are nice and clean. This poor boy ain't digging in no dirt. lol. Enjoy.