mrjonthehat d:oP - STAY WITH ME - on 3 string CBG
"Ran out of ideas for the breakdown at the ending, - some percussion, a bass line, and harmonics was the best I could think of at the time !"
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mrjonthehat d:oP - STAY WITH ME - on 3 string CBG
mrjonthehat was supposed to be editing some videos for work, but spent half an hour playing the 3 string cigar box guitar he built. 'Stay With Me' by The Fac...
George "Doc Kazoo" Collins replied to mrjonthehat's discussion Hi from Glasgow. in the group - Hello - My Name Is...
"Had to say hello Glasgow. I lived in Dunoon for several years in the 1980's. Also got several kazoos in Glasgow. I really enjoyed Scotland very, very much! Especially the two weeks of summer. LOL"
Michael R Cossey commented on mrjonthehat's blog post Hi from mrjonthehat
"Yes, I'd love to see what you've done ! sounds like a cool job you have too....."
c# merle commented on mrjonthehat's photo
mrjonthehat's finished 4 string, tennis racquet banjo
"looking great. you could play some weegie blues on this!"
Tony "Tea Belly" Johnson replied to mrjonthehat's discussion Hi from Glasgow. in the group - Hello - My Name Is...
"Cheers, how how `bout one of these? I call it the "Mc CBG""
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Lullaby from 'The Wicker Man' - mrjonthehat
A spooky wee lullaby, written by Paul Giovanni, from my favourite movie, Robin Hardy's 'The Wicker Man'...played on the zither, and sung / hummed by mrjonthe...
mrjonthehat replied to mrjonthehat's discussion Hi from Glasgow. in the group - Hello - My Name Is...
"Aww, Tony, those take the game to a whole new level !!! Awesome ! I would say that they were "crackers", or that those really "take the biscuit"...but I'm inspired now ! Thanks."
Tony "Tea Belly" Johnson replied to mrjonthehat's discussion Hi from Glasgow. in the group - Hello - My Name Is...
"Keep your eyes open at Ebay, you might be lucky and get a real biscuit tin like these ;)
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mike lewin replied to mrjonthehat's discussion Hi from Glasgow. in the group - Hello - My Name Is...
"cadburys Roses tins or Heroes tins are both good to start with. loads around after xmas !!! they are made from the right thickness of metal. ...... and anyway it is a bloody good excuse to munch through a tin of whatever to get an instrument out of…"
mrjonthehat replied to mrjonthehat's discussion Hi from Glasgow. in the group - Hello - My Name Is...
"I have been looking for a good tin to make a 'canjo' from. It seems a bit excessive to munch through a tin of biscuits, just to make an instrument though!...I also have a wooden toilet seat, and a Chinese wok with a handle in my…"
mike lewin replied to mrjonthehat's discussion Hi from Glasgow. in the group - Hello - My Name Is...
"love the range of instruments - try a biscuit tin canjo. they are addictive and give surprisingly good tone. mike"
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- Whamola, 3 string & 4 string tennis racquet banjos, 3 string & 4 string Cigar Box Guitars, Mandolins, Mountain dulcimer, Theremin ... and others.
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Hi from mrjonthehat
Posted on February 15, 2012 at 3:59pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
I work for a theatre company in Glasgow, Scotland, building props, sets and costumes. As a consequence, I've built a huge variety of home-made instruments. I hope to share some of them here.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 1:09am on March 5, 2012,
Ted Crocker said… 
- At 2:01pm on February 15, 2012, Ted Crocker said…
Hi John, welcome to the Clubhouse!
The focus here is on all types of handmade instruments and music. There are lots of helpful builders and players here and lots of Groups to teach and learn. We welcome participation so don't be shy.
Have a look around, introduce yourself in My Name Is... and add yourself to the Member Map. There's an active Chat Room where you can ask questions, offer help or just talk about anything with some great folks.
Most of all Have Fun!
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