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Custom Bluzman /Brown Dragon Electric Bluz Machine/Final Price Drop Before Offering Locally / Brown Natural
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Product Description
This slide instrument is a labor of love by me which involved several components I had in the shop that were meant to come together to make primitive and beautiful music.
1. Nuestros Puros Undercrown Cigar Box/ I always search for unique cigar boxes to use for my custom cigar box amps. Friends and family bring boxes to me all the time that they feel are appropriately interesting and beautiful. Unfortunately this one was too narrow to serve as a proper resonating box to support proper projection for the speaker amps I normally use. However, it was so beautiful that I held onto it, forming the vision of this instrument in my mind.
2. Nickel plated tailpiece: This component was on a barn find hopelessly damaged 1930s era 12 string German guitar. The tuners and this tailpiece were all I could salvage from this guitar. It joined the cigar box in my parts bin.
3. Pickup: I was given a 1940s Vega Archtop guitar which had this original pickup, volume, and tone control harness installed in it. I removed the harness in one surgical procedure keeping everything intact including the heavily woven shielded braid that protected the wiring. The guitar was otherwise not salvageable and this became the third element in the staging box for the Bluz Machine.
4. Tuners: The nickel plated tuners (4) were from the set of 6 tuners I removed from the Vega guitar described in number 3 above.
5. Neck: The neck is an antique wooden level given to me by a friend as the heart for the project.
The remaining level bubble attribute was left intact and is a beautiful aspect of this neck.
6. The wooden volume and control knobs were made from some wooden pieces I also had in the shop.
7. The fretboard is a section of an antique yardstick from a Fort Worth Company.
I combined these components and chose a scale length I had obtained from a broken folk instrument I had obtained and enjoyed in the past. Using a bridge obtained from an antique but unrepairable mandolin and a threaded hardware store head nut, I was able to complete the project. I've been playing and enjoying it for a bit but now it's your turn.
Tuning: This has been tuned by me like a tenor guitar using the DGBE strings in that order. I then tuned to Open E to easily allow me to play Blues patterns and leads in the key of E. You may wish to use alternate tunings but this works well for me and sounds fantastic through my Fender Delux Amp.
Concerning Slide Playing
NOTE: The Bluz Machine is meant to be a slide instrument only and not to be played by using pressure to fret. With this in mind, you need a slide to play it. I have a selection of slides spanning the history of slide playing if you are in the market for an antique slide. You can also buy Stevens bars or slides right here on Reverb, both new and old. It is a necessity with the instrument and something that needs to suit the individual player. I personally prefer a heavily used and loved Stevens Bar.
Overall length: 24"
Body: 11 1/2"
Width: 7"
Depth: 2 1/2"
This thing is as fun to play as it is to look at.
If it calls out to you don't let it pass you by.
Play while you can,
Lee /Bluzman Music
Product Specs
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Condition:Excellent
Make:Bluzman
Model:Brown Dragon Bluz Machine
Finish:Brown Natural
Year:2017
Made In:United States
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