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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 20, 2014 at 7:49am

says the  guy  with  the  dragon  / sea monster  avatar       ;-)

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Permalink Reply by gary sheldon on October 20, 2014 at 6:28am

Slowpaw,

I forgot to mention that your "pin up" logo is probably the best I have seen.  I really like it.

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Permalink Reply by gary sheldon on October 20, 2014 at 9:00am

BEATER

Everyone needs a beater to carry around in the car.  This is made from my first neck,  Later I added a home made body made from "Vanwood" .  Vanwood is wood I found in the back of my van.  Mostly door skin and some pine.  It sounds and plays surprisingly well.  It doubles as my test bed.  I keep fooling around trying to make a resonator out of it.  The top is screwed in, so I have several tops that I experiment with.  at the moment is is a paint can lid resonator.

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Permalink Reply by Thumper on October 20, 2014 at 11:14am

You guy's are multi talented for sure!  Me I'm a paint by number kinda guy, so I look for original art work I can use. On the one below, the top was the inside of the lid. I lacquered it pretty good so it should hold up even though it's 80+ yrs old

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 20, 2014 at 11:16am

nice!

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Permalink Reply by Thumper on October 20, 2014 at 11:53am

I'd love to pull your chain and say I removed the lable....but I won't LOL. I cut it loose and reversed it. It's amazing what plain boxes have for art work on the inside, because they were displayed with the lid up for advertising and easier access for sales.

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Permalink Reply by Thumper on October 20, 2014 at 3:16pm

Here's a trick for anyone going the antique route, (Wayfinder et al). When dealing with paper label's, I suggest you spray them with lacquer and see if wrinkles occur. This is a sign of separation of the label to the backing. If this happens, let the lacquer dry then insert a small pointed object at the end of the lifted paper. Tear it jaggedly till you reach the end of the lift, then gently fold the paper back and dab a light coat of Elmers glue on the board where the paper is loose and put the paper back down. Rub it with your finger to remove extra glue and get the paper as smooth as possible, then place a weight on top of it (paper side should be on glass or something else the glue won't adhere to, and let it dry). The lacquer again. Ya' all owe me 5 bucks for this tip....pony up LOL!

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 22, 2014 at 6:25am

I think there are a few things at work .CBGs sprang from very early blues and folk music. You can't wade very far into the blues without bumping into Robert Johnson and the whole "Sold His Soul to the Devil" thing. Then on top of that you have the Louisiana Voodoo and other cult or religion influences. Enter Mojo etc. Then the Blues has a baby and they call it Rock and Roll. So now I think some of us desire to try and evoke some of that history by embellishing our instruments, workshops , clothing and yes , bodies with these symbols and icons as a way to have some sense of history or "street cred" and to pretend we are bad ass. Since in the movies the "Bad Boy" often gets the girl, even though he can never make her happy in the long run. From what I see in our profile pictures, the majority of us are a bunch of older, semi-retired white guys with not much in the way of real "Bad Ass", but we can pretend! How many of you wanted to play guitar in the first place to try and get girls to notice you, like you, be impressed, go out with you?? MY hand flew up!!!

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Permalink Reply by gary sheldon on October 22, 2014 at 8:48am

OK Bluesheart.  You made some very good points there that I hadn't even thought of.  And I saw the movie Crossroads and bought the Ry Cooder album!

I think you won this debate.  If it is a debate.  And I am at least somewhat into Mojo.

Gary

older, semi-retired white guy

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 22, 2014 at 10:34am

add to  the  fact   it was   actually  the  prudish   calling  guitars ,  rock and  roll ,   even bumpy  country  blues,   a" tool  of Satan"   ,  and  dancing  was  "dirty"    as were  the  "evil"    tunes  evoking it . 

an  embrace  of the   smear campaign  insult  and title,    as a  badge  of  honor  may  / should  be  considered .

hence    the  rebellious  aspect  . (even though  it  would be  more defense  than  offense  or rebellion  .)

(if i'ts wrong    , i  don't wanna be right .  here's  my  skull patch,  i  wear it  proud.. ,)  

then  also  add to  the fact  ,    personal symbolism   ie:   a small   skull  may  represent  a  death  of their  child     etc... and have  great  meaning  and  feed their creativity ,and expression  . 

as   for  wanna-be  tough guys  ,     sure ,   there are a  few  ,  but they are  imitating real  tough  guys  . ,  who actually  exist  .  in which  calling them  wannabes would not be  wise  .

personal representation  ,  and   expression is  of  the owner .  as  are their reasons.

giving a shit ,    or  not  ,  or  speaking against  it ,  or  embracing it  / relating to  it    /  reacting  to  it  .  actually  expresses  yours  . .... ...or  your  lack of  it  .

hence   go ahead  and  put   2  kittens  kissing under  a  gay  pride  colored   rainbow   on  your  OWN  guitar .

 im  sure   bad-asses  or  wannabes   wont give a shit .

but    you  will  get  a  nod  of  appreciation  from  gay cat  lovers    and those who  recognize  the colors  and   their  meaning  . 

the same reason the skullys do  it  . 

a debate  now  ?    i   think  not  ,,  just  a  glance at    the  bigger  picture  to  realize    you  haven't  reached a  conclusion  yet  ;-)    and  a few  "more "  things are at   work  here  .   ;-)

(and to  be clear    ,  i'm  using the   word  "you " as  ( general / plural )  not  directed  or  implying  anyone in this  thread   directly  )  

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on October 22, 2014 at 9:28am

Interesting.   I've often used mismatched tuners with just one skull tuner.  My skull tuner is about paying homage to the past and those old blues and cbg folks that came before us.  

I admire a broad selection of other folk's CBG art and style.   If I had the art in me I would do a Day of The Dead - Dia di los muertes style because it is so beautiful and this is the time of year for it.   But I do have my own styles and they are pretty much 'relic and poor boy'.  

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on October 22, 2014 at 9:46am

I am working on a new git with a winged white unicorn flying across the milky way pulling a chariot full of happy kittens.   Humming birds and fireflies lead the unicorn and show him the way.   A stork with a bundle of baby flies in front of the man in the moon.   There is still on skull tuner.   Hmm.  I was BS-ing, but now like the whole concept.  

Please note that I did not include any rainbows.  They are over done.  

And it will have one skull tuner.

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