Videos

1973 cigar box banjo & shady grove

Posted by David Beede on March 8, 2009 at 9:38pm
Views: 242
Get Embed Code
Tags: beede, grove, shady, redwood, banjo
First instrument I ever made. I still build and play music for a living... thousands of instruments later, it's still a joy and a privilege.

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Comments

  • Matthew Borczon July 24, 2023 at 12:02pm

    cool looking banjo!!

  • HOLLOWBELLY August 6, 2010 at 5:25pm
    awesome.
  • Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) May 20, 2010 at 11:13pm
    That was great!
  • Nathan King May 19, 2010 at 2:09am
    Listening to that was a joy and a privilege!
  • dg November 25, 2009 at 6:53pm
    wow what a great song, I hope I cant make one that will last that long and sound as good
  • David Beede March 14, 2009 at 8:47am
    Hey Shane, [still not sure if this is the best place to reply to a comment?]
    I've really enjoyed your vids too. Don't think I've seen them all yet, but so far I love the Rag,
    the ragaish one and the Blind Willie improv... your touch coaxes great tone from those boxes.
    I believe I came across those CBG plans in 2004... who'd a thunk they'd birth a nation?...;-)
    And thanks for the site... from the little web stuff I've done I know it can be a lot of work keeping up.
    All the best,
    David
    P.S. I've added CB Reso to my "wish I could find time to build it" list - now if Darren can get me a uke cone!
    www.davidbeede.com
  • David Beede March 10, 2009 at 11:41am
    Hey TinQ18 -
    I haven't quite figured out how to reply to certain posts yet?
    I love the look and sound of your reso. I notice you put not cover plate over the cone.
    Do you find you have to be more careful with it? Is is vulnerable to denting for instance?
    Is that one of those Uke resonators or something you found in France?
    I spent a little time in Paris once. Played in the underground. A lady friend, Christine Alicot, who played concert flute moved to the states and recorded a CD with me. She still live here teaching music and doing french translation.
    Keep up the good work.
    David
    www.davidbeede.com
  • Cogdell boy (Robert J.) March 9, 2009 at 9:13am
    David , Sounds like you found an old friend . Great sound and a well done video . Love that bluegrass.... would love to hear some more . Definitely 5 stars !!!!
  • David Beede March 9, 2009 at 9:10am
    Hey Tin,
    I'm only using the back of one finger... and the thumb of course. Frailing is a little like riding a bicycle and a lot of things... it's only hard during that learning curve... then it clicks in and it gets easy. Now I'd like to learn to use a slide like you.
  • David Beede March 9, 2009 at 8:53am
    Hey Guys, Thanks for the kind words.

    Hamhock - I discovered Cigar Box Nation because of that video you posted of you and David playing buckets of rain. Great little improv - David had only been playin' a couple of weeks. Dulci and cigar box sound great together. We should get together and play some tunes some time... we're neighbors!
This reply was deleted.
E-mail me when people leave their comments –
Follow