Greetings

Yeah... I wish I could get a few more but seeing that I have been an artist / small farmer my whole life...money is definitely an object and not one I care to waste my time chasing as it takes me away from family time as well as creative time....But it doesn't mean I don't already want another!

As far as the other instruments in the picture go... Next to the Gretsch to the left is a Kora. Behind it are a set of Djun Djuns and a Djembe. There is a 12 string Kamelan N'goni next to my 50's Guild Amp as well as the 14 stringed N'goni I made all the way on the right next to the Bass and Nylon Stringed Guitar. I like to play various styles of music and instruments.

I also make Ukulele as well as Kamelan Ngoni, various hand drums and well let's just say I like to make things. Especially instruments. Not in any large production mode, just things I like doing as I have time and they sell when they sell. Always have a few instruments in the process of being made along with all the other projects I have cooking.

I'll attach a couple pictures of instruments I made last year for any curious minds. Here is a tenor Ukulele and a 12 String N'goni.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

 

Thanks Gregor...your too kind... I think it is more
stubborn tenacity & maybe a tendency to be overly persnickety about the process as well as details. That is why I say I am not fast or production minded. I go slow and it eventually all comes together & was worth the time spent.

I gotta say that I originally intended to get Orange, but this Walnut is stunning! I am usually averse to anything gold but it also works in this application.

And I really enjoy old school acoustic / tribal instruments and they are quite fun to play & make. Really gets me thinking about the roots of our species finding "music" which as a song-writer just helps me stay in tune with that primal side of things....Besides, too many old ways of making music have been lost in the sea of possibilities and it is cool to see people hear these instruments for the first time and have their mind blown. I feel they have a real relevance even in the modern conception of music.

 

Thank you for the very kind words everyone.

I am digging the forum and being inspired by the content. I have a feeling that I will be making a 6120 copy some day. Of course that is what I really wanted but could not afford.

Might need to put the word out to get a tracing from someone as one of things I love about gretsch guitars are the proportions....