dg

hi, thanks for your kind comment on my video : -)...keep on playing!!

Thanks for the interest. Yes, all the brown designs on my guitars are woodburning. I just use simple repeating patterns, X's, dots, crosshatching, lines that woodburning books illustrate for a sampler burn to build skills. They add interest and deflect attention from my marginal finishing skills plus it's fun and pretty easy. Again, love the flamin CBG stand, keep pushing the edge of the envelope!

hey love that stand! What a great idea..

that was the before sound... this is the after the fix..

Not tooo much differences but infinitely more pleasant to play and not as dangerous...lol

Hey DG...! So glad ya like the spammer! also really glad it found it's way to good home..! Hope ya add me to your "saved sellers " list so you can catch future builds as they go on the market... I am currently working with a vintage amp company , they are going to be selling T.Hiles Handmade Musical Instrument on there site, as will be selling their vintage amps as well. Thank you again for the purchase... Keep it mojo, mezzy

hey dg, thanks fer the cool comments on my builds,appreciate them much. that blender reso just kinda fell together.fun to work out the details yep.

oh cool...yeah I'm still figuring it out!!!

dg -- Glad you like my first-ever video! As for my tuners-on-the-bottom banjos: I started making them that so they'd balance nicely on the lap (or strap). I'd read about a cookie tin banjo that had the problem of neck-heaviness. As it turns out, a rectangular cigar box (unlike a round cookie tin body) minimizes having to prop up the neck with the left hand anyway; but I found the "tailstock" banjos somewhat easier to make. The banjos I make with a normal headstock (like in the video) have very light violin-style friction pegs.

I'm gonna check out your video now -- with dial-up, it'll take a while to download (*sigh*)...

thanks fer the comment on the iron mask vid dg appreciate it.

Thanks DJ.

Yeah videos on the front page ode to a boisdarc log

Thanks!

Hey dg,
I got the Zippo sign tag in the cagar shop in the Mall here at work, They sell them.
The 1 I built is sold and gone.I'm thinking about building another lol
If you want 1 let me know and maybe we can get 1 to you.

DG, starts clean then I lose all my stuff in there somewhere. My wife is constantly laughing at me. Thanks for the invite. Later Al

I uploaded sound samples for my "Soldiers' Joy" banjo to my profile page: "Old Joe Clark" and "Holy Manna" are both played on this banjo.

thanks for the vid comment : -)

thanks ya you should build one i used a tele neck for lay out ,a peiso up under the plate ,see you live down the coast a bit from me

did you put the piezo directly on the plate?? I didnt see you on the member map where you at?

thanks .db.

tes just ahead of the bridge right to the plate pl 400 white glue dont like to stick to plate

Thanks for the comps

that hat dg i found at the wall mart in red deer alberta 6.99 ,if i knew ya lost yours ida picked one up for your birthday.

ha ha ha ha I love corona maybe next year you can get me one. thanks for the tip on the piezo on the plate..

Thanks for the comment.

Thank you dg for your comment. It took me some time to understand basic theory too and even more time to see how directly applicable it is to improving your playing. Take your time and absorb a lttle at a time. Eventually it will click. Enjoy.

Thanks, dg for your comment on the Man O War Bass!

Heh, if its in print here, it shouldn't be a 'trade secret'. We're a great bunch for sharing. Juju told me he got it from RailroadDon.

I do check out the pics as often as I can. I have had sooooo many great ideas and tips from just looking.

Cheers

-Wes

Oh and no kidding. I did the same with a forstner bit recently. Painful as hell. Keep it covered and medicated.

-WY

The "Damn, why did I do THAT's!" always hurt!

Make sure you don't get anything in your 'one' eye!

by all means use it. glad you like it. I used 1x3 pine to make. just cut and glued it together. made the saw slots on my band saw to keep the cut square and thin.

Ha, hope you are OK really.
Bruce

Thanks for the nice comments. I'd be glad to answer any questions that you have, anytime!
Bruce

:^) "the vamipre killing uke" ... be a good name for a film, too... Thanks for dropping by, loved the sound of your 1st build...

all bought though...not ready yet to start trying to built one...

Thanks for your comment on my video . . . . easing a hangover, that's one of the nicest compliments I can imagine. ha-ha

dg -- Sorry it took this long to respond -- I just saw your question on my page! Anyway,
my banjo is tuned to an open C chord, i.e., GCGCE (from the top, the high 5th string). I think it's a pretty tuning which makes it easy to pick out melodies. Clawhammer-style players sometimes prefer GCGCD. "Standard” banjo tuning is GDGBD. Have fun with your banjo! -- Bear

Thanks for the comment,What fun huh?By the way I just saw that guitar stand,Man that is cool.

Hi dg,
in answer to your query on the stand up bass, well, as you might expect - acoustically the instrument is quiet - but it was built to be amplified. To this end it sounds good. After 3 days the strings have about settled and a deep bass sound is obtained from the single disc piezo pick up.

Thanks dg....I'm happier than a pig in a mud pit with my build. It does have mistakes and my action is a little high but it is still tweakable so I can clean it up some yet. But it is very playable and sounds nice....what more could I ask for?

Thanks for your friendship link,the encouraging words and comments. That is part of the attraction to this site and these instruments...the people, these fabulous sounding creations and the great music that was the root of all of it!

DG, my box looks thicker than yours, it is 1 3/4" thick. The jack is shorter than that. I guess, I am dumn, I don't understand what you are talking bout don't drill all the way through. Help!!!! By the way, your blood is very red; I bet that hurt like ----.

That's brilliant! Thanks for the advise!

Thanx for the good words! Appreciated, for sure. Looks like you've some great stuff, too!

Thanks DG for the explanation; I have got it. Thanks again.

Thanks for the comment, glad ya liked my video. Have a lot more on my youtube page if you wanna check it out: http://www.youtube.com/psychotic33089

dg

Thanks for the feedback on the woodburning. It does take a little time, but the work is not hard. I think I'm going to have upgrade from my $15 special iron to something with more power!!! Have fun.

Doug

Thank you dg for your continued support. Enjoy.

ya its a krazy thing to play it will be cool when i get it worked out ,got to go with it, the feed back over tones are great fun to play off .db.

Hi dg,Thanks for the kind words.I've caught the bug and have since cobbled together 3 more so they are all fighting for my attention now!

Hey DG-thanks fer downloading my album-glad you're enjoyin it.
cheers,
HB