The First String Instrument? Mouthbow demo

I first saw a video of Jimmy Driftwood playing one of these and decided to make one or two. Exactly when the hunting bow made the transition to musical instr...

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Comment by Nancy kat on March 25, 2015 at 6:35am

Wow that is something!! you have such a variety of talents Jim!!! Meowwwww^.^

Comment by Jim Morris on March 25, 2015 at 3:11am

Thanks Unc. You should check out Ellie Bryan on y.t. to see how nice this can sound.

Comment by Uncle John on March 25, 2015 at 2:59am

Ha!   Fun to watch and hear.  

Comment by Jim Morris on March 25, 2015 at 2:59am

That's pretty cool pick. I missed it first time around. Hope the plunger was clean!

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 25, 2015 at 2:02am

lol  i  made  this contraption  ,,   with  built in amp ,  poop  plunger  , and a cheese board a while  back  . 

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/improved-babble-axe-voice-guitar

;-)

Comment by Jim Morris on March 25, 2015 at 1:55am

Good one pick. I made one of those talk boxes a long time ago when I played amplified music. A mid range driver attached to the speaker with a garden hose leading up the mic stand. It was good till my wife wanted to water the flowers. I blame Peter Frampton and that song for it!

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 25, 2015 at 1:49am

ill  give   you  a  buck   if  you  can  say  " do you  feel  ..  like  .. i do  "    with  it  ;-)

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