Homegrown Music... and Musical Instruments!
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My friend Todd Parks has devised one solution to the
problem: He simply epoxy-glued his thimbles onto the
fingertips of a pair of light cotton gloves . . . so now
Todd can whip off the mitts and pick up another instrument
in jig time!
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My own answer to that dilemma involves, of all things, a
fishing tackle box! First, I drill four holes into each of
two separate blocks of wood, making sure the bores are big
enough to hold standardsize thimbles and that
they're arranged at intervals that have about the same
spacing as do my outspread fingers. Then I drop one
thimble-open end up into each hole, and fit the wooden
blocks into the upper compartment of the tackle box. With
my box beside me, I can easily stick my fingers down into
the thimbles . . . and instantly be ready to play!
STAY TUNED
I hope to have available—very soon—both the
washboard book Billy and I have been working on
and the Homegrown Music album mentioned in several
of my earlier columns. These resources should provide a lot
of information—not to mention some good of down-home
entertainment—for folks interested in making and
playing their own instruments.
But we still need help on the projects. So if you'd like to
contribute anything (in the way of photos, discography
info, or song arrangements) to the record or the book, drop
me a line. Your help will be appreciated . . . and I'll be
sure to let you know when the products are ready to go.
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