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4 String Cookie Tin "The Uncloudy Day" guitar dobro slide thing

Posted by Mark Stowe on April 21, 2010 at 4:43am
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A quick run through of the old Gospel song "The Unclouded Day" played on the four string fretless cookie tin body slide guitar-dobro "thing" I put together in the first two weeks of April 2010. I've seen this song listed as "The Uncloudy Day" and as "The Unclouded Day". Willie Nelson has a great version, and so does Don Henley.Nothing special, just a simple arrangement to give an example of the 'thing's" tone and versatility.

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  • Uncle John September 23, 2011 at 7:30am
    Man, that sounds great.  Nice tone and playing.  Cool tuning.
  • David Graybeard May 1, 2010 at 12:20am
    Very nice sound. I may give that tuning a try. Thanks for posting.
  • Cogdell boy (Robert J.) April 28, 2010 at 8:48am
    Mark ,thanks for all the info.... That'll come in handy ..Ran across alot of these cookie tins at a yard sale and I've been trying to make some ... Thanks ..
  • Mark Stowe April 25, 2010 at 6:08pm
    Yeah I'm using the D-G-B-e strings from an electric guitar set and have them tuned to E-B-E-b. Sometimes on a four string thing I'll use the E-A-D-b or the A-D-G-e strings. And I'm liking these kind of mountain banjo type tunings (G-D-G-d or D-A-D-a or E-B-E-b). Yes the lid is on it. And it's loud because I've got it running through an amp, using a Piezo Transducer taped inside. You have to adjust the amp carefully with these Piezo Transducers because they'll either give you feedback problems or pick up every single movement you make while touching the instrument. And the small size of the cookie tin, can make them hard to hold, that's why I started to put the longer tails on these things to have something to brace it with. Hope that clears a few things up. Mark
  • Cogdell boy (Robert J.) April 25, 2010 at 10:54am
    Just saw your other video , it answerd some of my questions .. what 4 string are you using ??
  • Cogdell boy (Robert J.) April 25, 2010 at 10:43am
    Do you have the lid off ??? Sure getting some volume out of it ... Sounds great . ... Mine's not that loud : ( If you done mind , what strings and tuning are you using ???
  • rockcity April 23, 2010 at 12:23pm
    Groovy sound on that one..
  • Laurie Lee Campbell April 21, 2010 at 9:52pm
    great tone...Love the tins !
  • Ice Bob April 21, 2010 at 9:46pm
    backwoods sound love it
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