Thx Andries, having fun building, playing, writing. Have a great weekend Buddy!

Hi Andries! I'd like to clarify better what happened: what i meant was "a little box really very Badass!". The incovencience is that my english sucks and i translate my messages from italian to english using google translate. To say "badass" and "bad" in italian we use the same word, so g translate put "bad" in my phrase instead of "badass" and it caused a complete inversion on what i meant to say. My son explained to me what happened. Thanks for your clarifying answer! Have a nice day! :)

HI Andries, Yep!, a bit over half way to 500, haven't built a 12 string yet!, struggle enough playing 3 strings, but!, have built half a 12 stringer, AGP #90 - a 3x2 String Double Octave CBG, and have also built a Twin Neck, AGP - #104, they’re both on my CBN page somewhere?

Hey Andries, I could go for a 12 string! Had a couple over the years but sold them for some dumb reason...  oh well, live and learn! Hope you are doing well, take care! :)

Thanks for the mando link, Andries.

Hello Andries, you seem angry. It was not my intention to belittle or denigrate your work, I know how much time, passion, knowledge and skills are needed to get a cbg efficient and attractive. Small box meant pretty. They are also attentive to the size of the works of others to understand how much influence on acoustics. Big hugs Elio.

Thanks Andries. I've been out in California for about a week for my father's memorial service. He passed away in November at age 96 and was buried in a Military cemetery out there. I'm back now and getting back into my routine. I might have missed a few good things but I'm trying to catch up now.

Two more short stories put in a new blog. The first one is my fave story to date. I apprecate contstructive criticism and corrections.

John

Those white pickups look good.

Just looked at the Blind Joe Reynolds vid and put it into 'Favorites' for a better look later.   Seemed good.

Since my recent unemployment (retirement, really), I go to nursing homes and play music.   I don't do the usual thing of playing for an 'audience' .      I go room to room and ask if they want and old timey song or a Gospel or a blues.   I sit and talk a bit.  If folks are out in the cafeterias, I go table to table and do the same thing.   Lots of folks sing along.

Tips suck!   ;)

Andries, I participated in past Christmas song collections.  I could not come up with a new song to do this year.  But I have done some Christmas songs at home and playing out at the nursing homes I visit.

De Laatste Vaarboer 2016.   Sorry for your loss, Andries.   Good music and neat photos.

Thanks for your comment sir. No, I'm not the original washboard builder. I'm happy you connected to the music of Mezquital. I call it regional garage music.

Thanks again,

Gene Jaimez

Man,  love your builds and videos and songs.,.,seems your having fun over there across the pond.,.,.,14 degrees here today.,,.Happy Merry !!!

Hey Andries. Always a pleasure to watch your videos and hear you play and sing so you're welcome as far as the compliment goes. In my comment I always speak of "silly-o'clock" to mean that time of the night that's way, way past your usual bedtime but you just can't sleep. I'm getting way too many sleepless hours at silly-o'clock lately. If it's not back pain then it's my new favourite annoyance of jumping legs where the nerves twitch that much it lifts the whole leg or contorts at the joints. Awesome fun! Lol. Anyway, enough complaining from me now. Keep delivering the awesomeness, Andries, and I'll be looking forward to the next video from you. Have a great end to the week and weekend. Bear.

Hey Andries, I saw your picture of the neck you are starting. I can't build anything new until I come up with some money. I'm thinking about making some 3 pole humbuckers, not those flat ones, like 2 single coils wired together, with the coils wound and magnetized opposite from each other. All the parts I need for that adds up quick, so maybe after the holidays.

Ha!    On the stringing guide.  Not me!