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Tobacco Tin II

Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:03am 1 Comment 0 Likes

Some folks wanted to hear what the Tobacco Tin guitar sounded like, so I thought I would put up a sound byte. It's got a nice quasi-banjo-tinny sound that is really quite unique. Please be kind on the stringmanship. I am still trying to find the sweet spots for chord/pitch changes on the neck, plus I'm no Shane Speal. Give it a listen if you dare!

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Tobacco Tin Masterpiece

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:21am 2 Comments 0 Likes

I finally got the chance to meet Al of "The Factory Throwouts" along with Shane Speal at the First Dispensing Co. last night. It was Al's idea to start the contest for the Tobacco Tin guitar and I was the lucky one (though I still can't believe it) to win it. It has a nice tinny sound (go figure), a handy way of hanging it up (using the tailpiece) and a cool Indian-head penny inlay in the neck. Here are some pics.…

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At 1:00am on December 10, 2010, bemuzic said…: mmm it's hard to find the time for everything...good luck with the Dobro when you get around to it!!

At 10:12am on December 9, 2010, bemuzic said…: ha no worries, it can get pretty confusing!!...and thanks for you kind comments on my page : -)

At 6:15am on December 9, 2010, bemuzic said…: er, I'm not with you "a-minutiae-of-thoughts-and-other-gestures"???..did you mean to write this somewhere else, or have I forgotten something,lol??