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01-15-2013, 02:13 PM
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9 String bottleneck slide guitar "The Water is Wide"
This is a version of the classic Americana melody, "The Water is Wide" performed on a custom built 9 string parlor guitar. The guitar is based on the old Lyon and Healy 9 string from the early 1900's; a cheap ladder braced birch guitar that was originally ladder braced with a floating bridge.
I was given one of those old guitars in pieces as a gag while I was performing a show in Illinois years ago and decided to re-store and modify it. I added X bracing and a fixed bridge. The resulting sound was amazing and the warped neck was just right for slide guitar. In 2010, I met with luthier Tony Klassen who was so taken with the guitar that he offered to build a new version at cost. I chose Ziricote for the back and sides and Adirondack Spruce for the top. it's built with Larson style bracing and details. This track is off my new release,'The Last Day of Winter". I'd love to hear your comments, feedback etc. Hope you enjoy it. https://soundcloud.com/gin-ridge-rec...o-the-water-is 
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01-15-2013, 02:25 PM
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Hi Chris,
yes, this guitar really sounds great...... and itīs a fine recording - congratulation..... but, what I really really missed....... is to see you playing on that special guitar..... what a pitty, that itīs "only" a audio track...... Many greetings from Stuttgart/Germany Gerhard www.gerhardgschossmann.de
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01-15-2013, 05:51 PM
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Welcome to the AGF Chris...You are among friends!!! Great sounding slide Amigo, and the back story about instrument is wonderful...
But Gerhard is right...the guitar dos'nt really exist unless you post pictures!  Anyway...Welcome aboard and keep on sliden'... 
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02-05-2013, 04:06 PM
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Hi folks,
I thought this was set to alert me to replies but apparently I was wrong! I just came across these now. Pictures, certainly! I'll try to post it here (my first time doing an image). You can also view ALL the cool guitars I used on this project (some 17 vintage instruments) at my website www.chrisvallillo.com. Just click on "Expanded Liner Notes" at the bottom of the home page.
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02-05-2013, 05:09 PM
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~ Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence. ~ Robert Fripp '98 Martin HD-28VR, '98 Bourgeois Martin Simpson European, '98 Collings CJmha
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#8
02-05-2013, 05:14 PM
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Chris, Really spectacular, love the sound your getting on this. Cool guitar pics as well. From and old cowboy, keep them coming.
Bud
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