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The flute on the right is the one I am
working on now. It is almost finished.
This flute is for a friend who cut the
Eastern Red Cedar from a tree that his
father grew up with. It has taken almost
one year for the wood to dry enough to
make a flute.
I made this Zither from plans that I
found on the net. I wanted one after
I heard one being played on TV. It has
a very sweet sound.
The large square Dulcimer on the right
is called a Tennessee Music Box. It has
a great loud sound. The three instruments
to the left I call sweet sticks. They
are dulcimers that are played like a guitar.
The long bamboo flute at the left is my
walking stick flute.
There was an ugly spot on the wood
of the Tennessee Music box so I
decided it needed a Woodspirit
and a little turquoise.
This is the first Hammer Dulcimer
that I made. I had to have one.
This is the second Hammer Dulcimer
that I made. Cloudhands had to have
one. I made one more for a niece.
Here are two lap or "Mountain"
dulcimers that I made. The one
on the left was my first lap
dulcimer.
On the left are some of the Native
American style flutes that I have
made. On the right is one of my
guitars. This is a cheap guitar that
plays like an expensive guitar. I
have 7 guitars. I guess I'm a collector.
Two more guitars next to a quilt
wall hanging that Cloudhands made.
This is my favorite guitar. My parents
bought this Gibson in 1954 for my brother
and I. It was made in 1953. I bought my
brothers share last year. Cost me a
bundle.
This Teisco is also a favorite of
mine. I bought this guitar in the
late 1960's for about $70. It
would take a lot more than that
to get it from me now.
This guitar came to me as a basket
case. I had to rebuild it. It plays
nice
This is my last one I think!!
Wow.. a fiddle and a keyboard!!
The last picture I hope. This is a
sweet stick that I built in the late
1980's or early 90's and a cute little
banjo that was built in Knoxville by
someone else. I have a lot more Native
American flutes. The one on the table
behind the banjo is one of my favorites.
It was the third one that I built. On
the right side on my blog there is a
video of me and my friend Larry Patton
playing in church. All of these instruments
that you see here are protected by
Smith & Wesson and Colt. Don't even try!!
