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Free Ceramic Guitar Slides

I have been wanting to try a ceramic slide to see how it sounds verse the aluminum one I have been using. We have the equipment to make them so I decided to give it a try. This is a pic of the 1st batch, The bad news is only a few of the biggest ones fit my ring/small finger. The bulk of the batch turned out to be ring size 6.5 or about 0.670"ID. They range in length from 1-1/4" - 2-1/4". If anyone here would like to give these a try (and your finger is small enough to wear it) send me a message. You pay the postage (small flat rate box $5.75) and I will give you up to 3 slides for free. Get-em while they last. Please specify which slide you would like in your message. Dan

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on April 22, 2014 at 1:29pm

Ahh, now I see the shipping rates. Good! I used to have a similar slide and liked it. Carried it in my pocket to an event and pulled it out cracked.

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Permalink Reply by SlowHound on April 23, 2014 at 12:28am

Tracking info says mine should be here today!

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Permalink Reply by SlowHound on April 23, 2014 at 7:53am

Just got them. Thanks for the bonus shorty. Funny thing is it's the one that fits and feels the best. Nice little pieces of art.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Carlson on April 23, 2014 at 8:22am

Dan if you should ever make a future batch and have one that's 18mm (I.D.) x 40mm long (stubby) I would gladly pay you for it - along with the shipping. Congrats ... "Your Officially in The Slide Making Buisness".

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Permalink Reply by Dan Mullen on April 23, 2014 at 12:32pm

I'll keep that in mind Chris.

Dan

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Permalink Reply by Jim_N on April 25, 2014 at 4:22pm

Dan~

Received #s 6 & 28 today, and they're exactly the lengths and ID I was hoping for!

NICE work; you've got a customer here!

Thank you, Sir!

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Permalink Reply by Maddog on April 25, 2014 at 5:21pm

Got my Dan Mullen Slides in the mail today and all I can say is WOW! Love em! I normally wear mine on my ring finger and have wanted to try a pinky slide but did not have one. I have 3 really nice pinky slides now thanks to Dan :-)

I took them out to the cabin tonight and gave them a test drive and they are FANTASTIC!

Like Jim said if you make more in the future you will have another customer here, great job Dan and THANK YOU!

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on April 25, 2014 at 5:28pm

Dan,

Thought I'd come up with a great name for your new ceramic slide line - Mudslides - but apparently, both moonshine slides.com and Dunlop porcelain slides use the term for individual ceramic slide items. But feel free to use it if you want. Maybe The Mullen Mudslide?

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Permalink Reply by Dan Mullen on April 25, 2014 at 11:15pm

Thanks for the thoughts Oily.

I thought about a name for the slides while I was making them, but the process for applying a name to the outside of the slide without making it rough is a real pain. I've named my guitars "Old Ash" CBG's so I guess the slides will be an "Old Ash Slide". I like the name, it almost describes me (just sub a "s" for the "h").

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Permalink Reply by Blind Lemon Cello on April 26, 2014 at 2:49am

Got mine Dan, BIG thanks, real pretty. One of the short ones fits the top of my ring finger and I can be a little more accurate if I want to just slide on one string, and as Mad Dog commented I now have a pinky slide also, very cool!!!