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Accoutrements: Little things that personalize an instrument and make it your very own.

Accoutrements: Little things that personalize an instrument and make it your very own. Post photos and descriptions of these personal effects on you instruments.

This hub cap guitar is dear to me. The hubcap was given to me by a friend ~ and It is a good player. :)

The LITTLE ADDED THINGS INCLUDE: dice an old and deceased friend gave me.

A 1949 penny because it's a Mercury hubcap and I use it

to play Mercury Blues, about a 49 Merc.

An Indian Head nickel. (Always liked em)

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on December 1, 2011 at 9:08pm

JP, that is your trademark. Randy, that skull is a doubly functional acroutremant. Rich, the lady bugs are just the kind of personal touch I am after. Naz, those maggots are cool as can be. Wish you would open up your page for us to see your stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on December 1, 2011 at 9:43pm

Maggots ? Yum ! Them's good eatin !

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on December 1, 2011 at 10:59pm

Big bag o' Mojo ... actually , just an extra slide , pick , and three strings .

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Permalink Reply by jabes on December 7, 2011 at 5:38am

the maggots are really cute, ahhh nice maggot.;)

Ryan Rose said:

Is there a story behind this, or is it just some random thing?

Naz Nomad said:

I try and include a maggot wherever I can.

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Permalink Reply by jabes on December 9, 2011 at 12:56pm

i wish i hadn't said i like the maggot.a friend gave me a 3'x 3"x3" piece of worm-eaten beech i tho't would make a couple of necks for relic builds,cutting it down the middle on a table saw i realised it was still 'live'. it's been treated now.....;)

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