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At 10:23pm on July 3, 2012, Mark "Fatt Max" Hill said…: Thanks Letha, glad you liked the track

The only other instruments are an old snare drum, my one string Broomstick bass and a pair of hands, great fun to record. Feel free to check out my website at www.fattmax.co.nz

At 5:06pm on July 3, 2012, Andy Eight Spades CBG said…: You too and good luck! ;)

At 5:04pm on July 3, 2012, Andy Eight Spades CBG said…: BTW, I do sell them and I don't really have a website but my facebook page. Eight Spades Cigar Box Guitars. I have two for sale at the moment and one 4 stringer close to completion. Thanks again.

At 5:00pm on July 3, 2012, Andy Eight Spades CBG said…: Hi Letha, thanks for the nice words! I use small nuts to keep the ball end from eating into the wood. Simply thread the string through the nut and then onto the guitar. Should work for your guitars as well. No need to glue them on or anything. Just makes it a bit more stable. On the top end i use a string ferrule. As far as price goes, I price mine just slightly higher, but as always let me know if I can help with anything.

At 10:19am on July 3, 2012, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Letha,

Is this the tailpiece you were referring to?:

https://www.cbgitty.com/cubecart/instrument-hardware/gold-mandolin/cigar-box-guitar-tailpiece.html

At 9:24am on July 3, 2012, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Hey, Letha!

Sbtle or subdued I've rarely been accused of :-). The TVZ tribute album should be showing up here on CBN either tonight or tomorrow. Dan Sleep was downloading and checking it within the last hour, and I've also contacted the folks at MyTexasMusic.com so they can download it and carry it, too. I think y'all are gonna enjoy it.

At 8:53pm on July 2, 2012, Andy Eight Spades CBG said…: By the way Letha, that dead flowers cover you guys did was awesome! We do that song in my band as well, rock on!

At 7:03am on June 28, 2012, Uncle John said…: Letha,

Thanks for the kind words. I really like your latest video.

John

At 11:50pm on June 25, 2012, the anonymous pick said…: thanx for the kind words ;-) happy to meet you too.;-D

At 1:43pm on June 8, 2012, Nancy kat said…: Hi Letha thanks for friend invite- i also live in Mi hmmmmmm- love to hear u sing!! meowwww

At 1:43am on June 7, 2012, RTZGUITARS said…: Congratulation Letha on the new baby, he's gonna love to hear you sing to him. TakeCare.

At 7:22am on June 5, 2012, Chris Ballard said…: Very nice to meet you as well. Are you using a vocal processor to get that killer reverb on your vocals.

At 3:56am on June 5, 2012, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Letha,

Woo Hoo! Someone else recorded Tecumseh Valley for the TVZ tribute (hafta look up who), but their recording is really rough, the sound quality is not what it could be, and it can't be improved much with software tweaking. I prefer your version. Can you upload it to the TVZ Discussion as an mp3? There's a link that appears at the bottom left called Upload Files, once you Reply to another Reply in the Discussion, where you can attach an mp3 file. As you can see from the Comments on that Discussion, the guys are excited to have you join us!

At 3:39pm on June 4, 2012, Mr.C said…: Im guessing you play some irish and civil war tunes.

At 3:01pm on June 4, 2012, Vinylhed said…: Wow, I love your version of The Weight! You have have such an amazingly soulful voice, I could listen you sing for hours. I'm so pleased to hear you might be joining us boys on the Townes Van Zandt project, it needs a woman's touch.

At 2:31pm on June 4, 2012, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Letha,

Are you talking about The Weight, as recorded by Levon Helm and The Band? One of my fave songs of all time! Only problem is, if that's the one, is that we are only doing TVZ - written songs ( with the exception of Two Hands) on the tribute album. But I'll be happy to give it a listen. As far as recording goes, you can make it plain and simple, or lush and "overproduced," however it sounds good to you, many tracks and overdubs as you want.

At 1:35pm on June 4, 2012, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Woo Hoo! We gotcha! No vid necessary, make a recording, upload it to the TVZ Discussion. I've already recorded If I Needed You, but feel free to do your version; I'm trying to make this as open and easy for everyone as possible. I don't remember if anyone has done Rex's Blues, No Place To Fall, Be Here To Love Me - there's loads of choices. Please read through the thread to see what's been submitted already. Only real requirement is to use a CBG somewhere on the recording, and make the song your own. Personally, I'd like to hear a woman's take on Kathleen, or (S)He Came And (S)He Touched Me, but pick something that really speaks to you. Thank you so very much for agreeing to do this!