Ragpickin' by Richard Saslow on an old Parlor Guitar

This guitar is a late 1800's / early 1900's parlor guitar passed down to me from my Grandfather. History on it is a little sketchy whether or not it was his Grandfathers or his Aunts originally, but I feel honored to own it just the same. It was recently restored from an unusable state by Glen Nelson of Mockingbird Music Company in Berlin, MA.

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Music

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• Mike Deslauriers
• Richard Saslow
• Ragpickin'
• Parlor Guitar
• Mockingbird Music

[NormanMac]

very crisp, bright resonance . Is it nylon strung?

[senorambo]

@NormanMac Indeed.. I think I was picking near the bridge to get a little more volume out of it.

[caintapi]

Nice work. What kind of guitar is it? Is it a Lyon & Healey? And what strings are you using for such a small body guitar?

[senorambo]

@caintapi I've been told it's most likely a "Bruno" Parolor guitar, *mabye* a martin, it's not labled. I am using nylon, I was told it was originally strung with yak gut.. lol, no joke.

[lennyedwards62]

excellent video, is there a tab available of the piece?

[senorambo]

@lennyedwards62 Check out "Acoustic Truth" in a google search. It's Richard Saslow's Webpage. I think he is going to re-release this music quite soon.

[heymynameistyler]

@senorambo martin would have a stamp. but would be awesome if it was a martin. sounds great with the nylon

[caintapi]

@senorambo Either way,it's a nice looking parlor guitar. Sounds good,too. I believe the yak gut strings,it's probably true. Great playing,by the way!

[garybrownnine]

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE PILL THAT WILL ALLOW ME TO PLAY LIKE THAT AND WHERE CAN I GET IT? GREAT GUITAR, TOO! THANKS!

[senorambo]

@firbough Thanks!

[firbough]

Nice work!! Very relaxed! Good story with a happy ending for a great sounding guitar.