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At 5:37pm on April 13, 2011, John D Dougherty said…: How did I guess? Takes one to know one.

At 11:42am on March 26, 2011, bemuzic said…: Hi, thanks for the friend add : -)...as for ambiloop, it's a long while since I've used it so I can't really remember how easy it was to use, sorry!

At 11:19pm on March 25, 2011, dogfinger steve said…: cheers for the shout kev. it is a bedpan!(in the north anyway):0)

At 1:43am on March 19, 2011, Rand Moore said…: Hello, Kev.

In one of your videos you play an instrument with unusual fretting. Can you tell me more about your fretting scheme and why you prefer to use it? I'm always interested in unusually and dedicated fretting schemes like the dulcimer Diatonic scale, the bluscimer scale, and pentatonic scale fretboards. Here is a photo of the instrument I'm talking about:

Are you using just a few frets of the standard 12TET chromatic fretboard? (If so, which frets are you using?) Or, is it based on some other fret spacing scheme? Tell me more!

-Rand

At 12:16pm on March 17, 2011, Johno said…: hey kev, now i get it, a picture speaks a thousands wordz, i will deffo have a go at this, thanks for your patience mate, keep in touch,,,, because you know ive got about 2 million more questions for you, haha, feel free to block me if you get too mashed off with me :)

At 11:53am on March 17, 2011, Johno said…: Cheers kev, i took a look, spider bridge?? biscuit bridge?? do spiders eat biscuits?? arrgghhh run away... resonator gitfidddle is now bottom of the pending pile, haha.

At 11:05am on March 17, 2011, Johno said…: hey kev, that would be brill, i do want to make a resonator geetar,& to have my own handbuilt neck fitted to it would be awesome,but the resonator thing - it seems really complicated, does the sound bowl need to be kind of floating or fixed? i cant get my melon round that.

At 10:44am on March 17, 2011, Johno said…: thanks kev,some good ideas there, but the bandsaw will prolly relieve me of my pinkys ! owww. dont think im competent enough to build my own neck, too tricky :)

At 6:40am on March 17, 2011, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your friendship. There are so many good songs. If you are planning to study strum stick (dulcimer), find yourself some early american folk music to inspire you. Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT1BH7Al4rA&feature=related

Additional, there is a lot of good instructional material out there too. Basically you need to "flip over" your approach to the instrument because your are playing guitar style instead of the traditional lap style. The tunings can be very haunting. The fingerings rather easy. Key words on google can offer a gold mine of ideas. Enjoy your practice.

At 2:41am on March 17, 2011, Johno said…: Hey Kev, to tell the truth,im just enjoying bashin the hell out of my first build at the mo. I do like the look of your Dog dish Resonator. Are they tough to build? but ive only got neolithic tools to work with & was wondering if its possible? any tips :)

At 11:39pm on March 15, 2011, David L. said…: Hi Kev,

Cheapest I found (and good quality) is off snowcouldron on ebay

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/snowcauldron/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

Regards,

David

At 11:33pm on March 15, 2011, Michael Fred Johnson said…: for fret wire try David Dyke Luthier Supplies

At 2:39pm on March 15, 2011, Johno said…: Thanks so much for you comment Kev, so its not true that my other half thinks im a mental case, just wish i was half as creative as you are.(no smoke blowin mate) i mean it. paul :)

At 2:24am on March 15, 2011, Henry Strat-o-varius Lowman said…: I fixed your link, mate! Thanks for joining and posting! Embed more!

At 11:12am on March 14, 2011, Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw said…: Hi Kev. Thanks for the friend request. Looking forward to more of your wonderful videos.

At 1:25am on March 14, 2011, Bluesheart said…: Thanks for your nice comments Kev. You are doing some real neat stuff. Enjoyed you video too. I agree,hard to film and play. Camera makes me nervous for some reason.

At 5:18am on March 13, 2011, Uncle John said…: Hi Kev, How to post a video? I have struggled some, but get them done. I use an Kodak still camera that has a video option. This is not an expensive cam - about $70 US dollars. I got a 4 gb memory card - adequate for 5 minutes at least. I signed up on youtube and find it easiest to upload there. Then I get and embed code off the youtube video and easily transfer it to cigar box nation. I do not know if this is typical, but with my internet, etc. it take a long time to upload - about 2 hours for minute of video.

At 1:54pm on March 12, 2011, Uncle John said…: That was NOT what I expected when you said you were building a washtub bass. Much cooler than what I envisioned. I want to see how it comes out.

I am building a bass too, my first. It will be a 30 inch scale and probably a 3 string. Waiting on tuners and strings.

At 3:07pm on March 10, 2011, Mad Mike's CBG's said…: Thanks Kev...If I need some pointers your the man to ask...peace Rusty Mike

At 2:37pm on March 8, 2011, Uncle John said…: Hi Kev,

I am glad to have you for a nation friend. I looked at your photos and admire your fine carvings, banjo and strummers.