Tejas Thumper

My first electric, stringed, home made. It is a lap steel that I built from an old piece of cherry wood I have been keeping for a special project for years. P.S. It sounds great with a little crunchy reverb.

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I have been building / repairing / collecting string instruments for around 10 years as an add on to my other wood working and wood carving hobbies. But the strange part is I never learned to play. So about 2 months ago at the age of 56 I started taking lessons from the music therapist at the VA.... I started with bass. And here I am.

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Location
Lampassas County Central Texas
Gender
Male
Current Setup
5 Bass guitars, 3 Fender combo bass amps from 15 to 100 watt, 6 electric guitars, 1 Marshal & 3 Fender combo guitar amps from 20 to 100 watt, Electric keyboard with amp, & 21 home made instruments i.e. guitar, fretless banjo, lap steel, dulcimers, mandolins, concert ukulele and one tenor balalaika.
Occupation
Retired Navy - Retired Army Civil Service
Favorite Genres
Purty much anything but cRAP (the "c" is silent...) LOL!!!
Gigs and Ensembles
Not an ensemble but I horse around with my music therapist from the VA and my best friend... We jokingly call ourselves Chickens in sweat pants.....
G.A.S. List
Anything with strings that needs repair. I love to fix em up then learn to play em.

That and anything I can find & afford on Craigslist.
Influences and Teachers
My music therapist from the VA Med Center near by.
Hobbies and Interests
I'm a hobby luthier and have a 12 x 24 out building I call the guitar shoppe

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