Daniel's Trumpet - 1957 Silvertone Archtop

[nbanolfkid]

very nice picking! Thanks for posting the viseo.

[rolandgladden]

Sounds great! Awesome guitar :)

[rolandgladden]

Sounds great! Awesome guitar :)

[kylemarney1]

That's some amazing picking. I really enjoyed this. I wish I had your picking talent. Talk to you soon, Kyle

[chsgdss]

***** VERY NICE *****

[jadeevalley]

very nice strumming technique..i luv the tone on your guitar too! wonderful playing. you're incredibly skilled..best wishes dear friend :) ~jadee

[bobdwilliams]

Hey thanks Jadee!

Peace :~)

[Bostonbob3]

Very nice, man.

Does that Silvertone have a floating bridge or is it fixed? I love my old Silvertone archtop, but the damn floating bridge drives me crazy (goes wildly out of tune every third chord it seems).

Of course, I just tell people I tuned it up or down for effect. :))

Also, have you ever tried Thomastik-Infeld strings? Especially the flatwounds? I think they're amazing.

[bobdwilliams]

Hey Bob, thanks! I love this guitar also, Yes the bridge floats...the RH% changes alot here so I adjust all the time. She doesn't slip out of tune. I haven't tried those strings...I'll hook up a set this week and try them? Thanks man

Peace

[brohmanski]

real sweet Bob...

[Urankar3]

Good fingers stayle-I like it-super5*!!!!!

[fridrikur]

Great sounding guitar and the fret seems playable too.

When you use it on an amplifier do you then also use the same coated strings or do you use electric strings?

[bobdwilliams]

Thanks fridrikur,

This guitar is acoustic only (Im using a mic just out of camera view). I play my Martin with the M1a through the amp. Check out my clip on the install of it and let me know what you think...

Peace

[bobdwilliams]

thanks Michaelangelooo, I am using D'Addario medium (coated phosphor bronze)on this clip.

[mquartana]

Good old Mel Bay! Learned through Mel Bay books when I was 14!

[taxman0203]

I love your style.

Is this folk guitar playing?

I play mostly blues, but I really wanna start playing this sort of music as well.

[bobdwilliams]

Hey Taxman!

Well I started playing with a pick a first. The Ol' Mel Bay style...maybe pickup some jazz licks? One day the legendary John Jackson, Elizabeth Cotton, and others

came to our school (1969?) and picked a few 'Piedmont Style'

I've been trying to learn that since then

Peace

[StikPivot]

What a cool story (we had Chas & Dave come to our school (1983)!!!)

Your playing is inspiring, I love the sound of the guitar and the way you play it

[4QBUD]

Coolk

[bobdwilliams]

Thanks Fork!