Mark Lindsay's Blog – September 2012 Archive (1)

Newbie Anxieties

I’m pretty new to the whole CBG scene. I only joined The Nation in January of 2012 so at the time of this writing, that’s right at 9 months. In that time, I've built a total of 6 guitars, and number 7 is on the bench. None of them are anything you’d call a work of art - the first 6 are fretless, 3-string, slide guitars that stay in tune (or not) at their whim. In fact, my 5th build has earned the nickname Bartleby for the simple reason that when it comes to staying in tune, it would just…

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Added by Mark Lindsay on September 21, 2012 at 3:30am — 5 Comments

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