Peggy White Guitars

Great picture of a great guitar.  And how about that eyeball peeking through?

Maton

It's a good thing that Casper treats his guitar gently!



Xaver Guitars

This wood is called spalted tamarind, and comes from India. You won't see many spalted tamarind guitars at your local watering hole on a Friday night. But, if you want a one-of-a-kind custom-built guitar, this set has your name on it.

Pat Hawley--Part Two

A closer look at Pat's new guitar.  Other features include a spalted maple rosette, a macassar ebony arm rest and a contoured cutaway.

Pat Hawley

Here's Pat's latest guitar. This one was designed to be tuned in 5ths (like a mandolin) rather than the normal 4ths so it has a relatively aggressive fan-fret arrangement. With fan fretting the low strings are longer than the high strings and this helps get the extended range for the 5ths tuning. The top is Englemann Spruce and the back and sides are Monkey Pod.

Think I Will Monkey Around On The Guitar Today

Today I ask, if this guy can learn to play guitar--what's wrong with those who don't?  Seriously, I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day yesterday.  Pick On!!

Jimmie

"All around the water tank, waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk...
He said "If you got money, boy, I'll see that you don't walk. I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show
"Get off, get off, you railroad bum" and slammed the boxcar door.."

Maybelle

I saw Maybelle several times with the Johnny Cash shows.  In Winnipeg in the sixty's I had a brand new Fender Concert, so I was delighted when Cash hit the stage with one--only his was, of course, Johnny Cash black.  Back then I did not appreciate the talents of Maybelle Carter, nor her proficiency on the guitar.  Looking at the old videos, I should have been paying closer attention.