Improv on home made lap slide - first busking trip

I get very excited when I make a new instrument, or write a new song, and can't wait to try it out. I didn't let the fact that I don't really know what I'm doing when I play it put me off! I forgot my tone bar, so played it with a slide that I use on my 3 string Cigar Box Guitar, which was too short to go across all the strings, and for a while I played it with a large key that a guy who was listening asked me to play it with.
I'm in a beautiful spot in Ely, quiet (but quite a lot of footfall on market day), with a view of grass and trees leading to the Cathedral. There is also a convenient low wall to sit on which I needed to play this.
Lots of people were interested in the instrument and stopped to chat. An American lady offered to buy it, but I wanted to keep playing it, so said no.
Filmed on my phone, and as I forgot my Gorillapod it's just fixed to my trolley with one of those velcro guitar lead ties.

Views: 172

Comment

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Comment by Sean (Cooper) on July 17, 2015 at 10:10am
Sounds great I like :)
Comment by bemuzic on July 17, 2015 at 9:20am

thanks Wes, right good idea, think we have some of those around somewhere...

Comment by bemuzic on July 17, 2015 at 4:37am

thanks Nancy and Will

Comment by Will King on July 17, 2015 at 4:05am

Very Nice!

Comment by Nancy kat on July 17, 2015 at 4:02am

Wow really some good sounds coming out on your lap build!!!! Looks to me u had a great spot to!!! Enjoyed it B Meowwwwww^..^

Comment by bemuzic on July 17, 2015 at 2:24am

thanks John,ha, I like leavingthe strings so it's easier if I change them...

  Yes you neeed to make one : -)

Comment by Uncle John on July 17, 2015 at 1:46am

Trim those strings!    Phone cam and angle worked well.  Sounding great,   Really a nice feel to this song.  You are learning fast on the lap dog.

Do I need to make one of these?  I kind of want to.  Hmm.

The Essential Pages

New to Cigar Box Nation? How to Play Cigar Box GuitarsFree Plans & How to Build Cigar Box GuitarsCigar Box Guitar Building Basics

Site Sponsor

Recommended Links & Resources


Forum

crossover guitar.

Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Apr 10. 14 Replies

Tune up songs

Started by Ghostbuttons in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 9. 5 Replies

Duel output jacks

Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 8. 6 Replies

Music

© 2024   Created by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

\uastyle>\ud/** Scrollup **/\ud.scrollup {\ud background: url("https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/963882636?profile=original") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;\ud bottom: 25px;\ud display: inline !important;\ud height: 40px;\ud opacity: 0.3 !important;\ud position: fixed;\ud right: 30px;\ud text-indent: -9999px;\ud width: 40px;\ud z-index: 999;\ud}\ud.scrollup:hover {\ud opacity:0.99!important;\ud}\ud \uascript type="text/javascript">\ud x$(document).ready(function(){\ud x$(window).scroll(function(){\ud if (x$(this).scrollTop() > 100) {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeIn();\ud } else {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeOut();\ud }\ud });\ud x$('.scrollup').click(function(){\ud x$("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 600);\ud return false;\ud });\ud });\ud \ua!-- End Scroll Up -->