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 Clock The Wolf on March 25, 2015 at 2:18pm

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

Cool Bruce, just watched it.  I remember them from "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" thanks for the info!

Comment by Jim Morris on March 25, 2015 at 11:17am

Thanks Bruce, I'll check that out.

Comment by Bruce on March 25, 2015 at 10:26am

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils used one of those on "Chicken Train"

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Comment by Jim Morris on March 25, 2015 at 9:46am

Ahh Andries, great minds do think alike! By no means stop working on that documentary. I for one would love to see it. Yeah, the clip of Buffy Saint Marie on the old Pete Seeger show had a big influence on me wanting to do this. Check out young Ellie Bryan on youtube, she sings beautifully with the mouthbow.

Comment by Jim Morris on March 25, 2015 at 9:40am

Hey Wes, come on up!

Hey RTZ, just wait. I got one coming up on chord theory on and how it affects the ozone coming up!

Comment by Jim Morris on March 25, 2015 at 9:37am

Thanks Nancy! Love the invisible bow and arrow.

Comment by A.D.EKER on March 25, 2015 at 7:11am

Dar n!! you beat me to it!  Was working on a docu about this,buffy saint marie,is my insperation,the up on cripple creek song,thats ok to play and sing at the same time,a well back to the drawingboard then!!whit a string tuner and all,got picture on my page way to go JIM ! 

Comment by RTZGUITARS on March 25, 2015 at 7:04am

thanks professor

Comment by Nancy kat on March 25, 2015 at 6:37am

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