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A 3 string, a harmonica and some wine...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lowatter Feb 17. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Did this little ditty the other night in 3 hours while my wife was at work. I got pretty loaded on wine by the end of the night and thought it sounded pretty good then. When I woke up and listened to…Continue
No trespassing 3 stringer...this one I'm keeping
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lowatter Jan 3. 17 Replies 3 Likes
After 5 builds and giving/trading them away I found myself without a 3 stringer so I though I'd make another. A few weeks back I helped my neighbor re-prime his well and out of the corner of my eye…Continue
I need help to ID an old Banjo
Started this discussion. Last reply by steven smith-- dewy Jan 23. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hey guys. If anyone can help me ID and place a value on an old banjo a friend of mine has I'd sure appreciate it. It was his great grandfather's banjo that's been passed down. The only markings on it…Continue
Ads for 3 string guitars...
Started this discussion. Last reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars Oct 26, 2011. 22 Replies 0 Likes
I wanted to get some feedback on how the ads will look for my guitars. What do you think? Any suggestions? Thanks...If you guys need a hand doing one let me know and I'll try to find the time to…Continue
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Clock The Wolf & Negative Bunny replied to Lowatter's discussion A 3 string, a harmonica and some wine..."That is good"
Clock The Wolf & Negative Bunny liked Lowatter's discussion A 3 string, a harmonica and some wine...
wes carl replied to Lowatter's discussion A 3 string, a harmonica and some wine..."ya man sounded like a good old cowboy song "
A 3 string, a harmonica and some wine...
Did this little ditty the other night in 3 hours while my wife was at work. I got pretty loaded on wine by the end of the night and thought it sounded pretty good then. When I woke up and listened to it in the morning I thought it would sound like crap like they usually do after recording while drinking but I still liked it which was a pleasant surprise. I played the harp through a piezo mic that I built from the bell housing of a floor lamp and a 500K pot. Let me know what you think and I'm…See More
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steven smith-- dewy replied to Lowatter's discussion I need help to ID an old Banjo"could be a Wizzard , think harmony company made them
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"Thanks good Sirs.This banjo belongs to a good client of mine and it's been in his family for many, many years. It's a bit disappointing to find out how little it's probably worth but alas I'm going to get it up and playing again…"
Ron "Oily" Sprague replied to Lowatter's discussion I need help to ID an old Banjo"Washington brand banjos were distributed by J. W. Jenkins Music Company, a music shop in Kansas City, Missouri. That one was most likely made by Slingerland, some time in the 20's to 30's. they aren't worth much, having been student…"
Lou "cubancigar2000" replied to Lowatter's discussion I need help to ID an old Banjo"It looks like a home made jo from the early 1900's Not sure about value but doubt it would fetch that much"
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- At 7:16am on December 12, 2012,
Carl Laman said… Hi Lowatter,
If you look at my photos, the 1st amp I built was using the kit from CB Gitty in an old humidor I had. Sounds OK. Nice quiet practice amp.
The next 2 amps use the guts from Danelctro Honeytone (available for less than $20, Amazon) I just removed the circuit board ( kinda tricky)and speaker. I then put them in some small boxes I had. I mounted them to a sheet aluminum plate I made. the side plate for the headphones and optional power adapter is made from Formica painted silver.
I reelay like how these sound. You get lots of sound range by adjusting the 3 controls (volume, tone and overdrive) With things cranked up, these are pretty loud, Won't wake the neighbors, but the rest of the house will here it.
- At 5:34am on October 26, 2011,
Keni Lee Burgess said… - Thank you Lowatter for your friendship. Enjoy.
- At 11:20pm on October 19, 2011,
Jon Grinder said… Quinn and Stewart: Two famous Marthas. Martha Quinn was one of the original MTv VeeJays. Martha Stewart is the "ultimate hostess".
I was just being silly.
- At 2:24pm on October 14, 2011,
darren brown said… - thanks for the comment on olds cbg .
- At 10:23pm on November 11, 2010,
bairfoot cajun said… - thanks man,i have done the dog dish thing for a resonator several times and they have a good representation for resonator tone. lots of learning with each and every build, but my favorites are still the resonator builds because it is more of a challenge to get correct in more ways than one.
- At 9:33pm on November 11, 2010, bairfoot cajun said…
- i asked for permission to copy the f-hole pattern too,you are more than welcome to use any ideas or designs that you find on any of my work,thanks for the compliment of picking out this design to use.the tobacco sunburst was done with real tobacco mixed with h2o and applied with a piece of foam.as far as resonator design applications i have used lots of different things.for the most recent resonator designs i have used flat metal plates bolted to the top of the box from the inside of the lid.i have used tin metal copper metal and brass metal for the most recent plate resonators.i like the tone of the brass the best,for a great spun cone in brass--- look for a guy named Old Lowe from texas,he is a member here and has brass resonator cones for sale at a great price.very affordable at 25 or 35 bucks with 2 size cone options---a 6 in. cone or a 9 in. cone.the cone application mounts to the top of the box and is a great design. thanks again,hope some of this info gets you good results with your resonator project.
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