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Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on January 12, 2016 at 11:29am

Sweet build, Dani!  Good on ya' for being brave!  Can't wait to hear it sing!

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 11, 2016 at 10:44am

That's lots of fun. I play every Monday at a coffe shop in a song circle. Each player takes a turn to lead a tune. We formed a band from this and are now tight friends. Music means a lot to me. It must be done. Keep on pickin!

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on January 11, 2016 at 10:34am

Thanks, Dave. A long way to go but I'm on the road and enjoying the journey. Whether I ever get to the point of being able to play or not I'm sure as anything going to enjoy myself doing this. One never knows either, I might do as Shane Speal just said on the 'four string open G chord' YouTube video and "get out to an open mic" one of these days.

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 11, 2016 at 10:30am

Bravo Dani! You're learning fast.

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on January 11, 2016 at 9:29am

Well the wally has come good. Finally got the lapsteel restrung IN THE RIGHT ORDER and tuned it. MUCH better lol It sounds a bit tinny without being plugged in but when it's amped up, wow! What a beautiful sound and, compared to my three string, that fourth really does add a touch of depth with the barred chords! I'm using an empty electronic cigarette liquid refill bottle for the slide which is made of glass and nice and hefty. A bit like a liquid medicine bottle but much smaller. Bars the chords really well and sits in the palm of my hand with the heel of the hand touching the strings to avoid any ghost noises. I'll post a recording of it probably in the morning. I'm worn out from several days of building in a row. I'm sure not as young as I used to be! lol

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on January 11, 2016 at 8:57am

Thanks very much again Dave. I've never been cool before! The writing just went big and I don't know why lol Very uncool lolol

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 11, 2016 at 8:04am

Way cool Dani. When i first started playing claronet, i played it with the mouthpiece upside down for a long time until i got a book with a kid playing claronet with the correct mouthpiece position. I was pretty good at it upside down.... :^)

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on January 11, 2016 at 6:50am

What a wally! I just looked on YouTube for lessons on how to play four string in open G. I've only gone and strung the strings back to front, upside down, wrong top to bottom and bottom to top. My thickest string is tuned B which is why it's so bassy haha. Oh well, I'll restring it and start again. I just hope that I can reuse the same strings because they're the last set and I had to buy them specifically for this build. Laughing about it but wow do I feel daft!

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on January 11, 2016 at 6:00am

Thanks, Bluesheart. I feel shattered now thinking back at all the steps it took lol It sounds pretty good and I've got it tuned GDGB. The B is soooo low and bassy. Nice but perhaps not quite right. Maybe better once the strings have settled down? I used to find my ukes needed a bit of settling in time for the strings so perhaps that's the case here?

Comment by Bluesheart on January 11, 2016 at 5:57am

Unique and fun instrument!!