May Day
Posted by woodnbone on May 1, 2008
My first blog. I will keep it short.
I suppose I will start with explaining the name of my blog: woodnbone. As a guitar player, I am obsessed (perhaps to an unhealthy extent) with acoustic guitars. I love everything about them: their feel, their sound, their appearance. It amazes me that these things made of wood and bone (the nut and saddle are often made of bone) can create sound — music — that the human ear finds so pleasing.
My obsession is not limited to guitars. I feel the same toward other acoustic instruments — mandolins, fiddles, dobros, banjos, cellos, bass fiddles, ukes, etc.
Currently, I am the steward of several fine instruments: Martin D-28 (2003), Martin D-18 (2005), Gibson J-45 (1959), Guild G-37 (1983), Gallagher G-45 (1983), and a Baby Tyalor (2001). I also have a Deering Good Time Banjo II, a Gibson A-9 mandolin, a Gibson Hounddog Dobro Squareneck, and a fiddle.
I hope to post pictures at a later date if I can figure out how to do so. Wish me luck; I’m not at all confident that any live person will ever read this blog, let alone comment on its content. Can you prove me wrong?
