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Comment by J.Rob on February 7, 2015 at 3:37am

Always fresh and mild!!

Looks great!!!! Love the fork tail piece  

Comment by Uncle John on February 6, 2015 at 1:17pm

That's funny.   I had been trying to remember what NRA stood for during the depression.   We've been watching old Walton's reruns lately and I've seen NRA signs several times.  Thanks!   

It's a matter of taste, but I like the 4 middle strings tuned GDGB.    You can mostly play it like a GDG, but the B treble really adds some fullness and some high notes when you want then.  

I have a Pacemaker box with a horse head on it.   Yellow.  5 cent cigars.  Similar era.  Just playing it today.  Flatpup fretless GDg.

Comment by Thumper on February 6, 2015 at 1:00pm

Thanx  Uncle John, hort damn but it's fun working with old stuff. Notice the "NRA", National Recovery Act, stamp in the upper right hand of the box, that makes this box to be from the early 1930's. After stringing it up, I think I need to go to heavier strings. I used the top four off a set of D'Addario instead of the middle four.

Comment by Uncle John on February 6, 2015 at 12:38pm

I recognize this from the archives of blues greats and nearly greats.    This is the guitar that Goat Bronson played on Yazoo Sweet Thing in 1930 and some other good songs too.   Wow.  In such fine shape.  Blues history.

Thumper, you did this one proud.