Hello Johnnie!, It's been a while. You sure have been designing some great guitars. I especially like the bass steel you made for Zane.
In 1983, at the first Dallas Jamboree, Zane had a time slot on the show and he invited me to sit in on a song. I think it was "I'm So Lonesome I could cry". Thanks you Zane.
In the mid 80's I went to Zane's studio, in Bald Knob, with a track for him to record on. It was a Gilligan's Island theme type song. I can't remember the name.
Besides Zane, Buddy and Bobbe Seymore were on the track.
I left a solo section for me, because I would have to to spend some time working it up, for obvious reasons.
Sad to say, I don't have the multitrack tape and don't know where it is.
Also Johnnie, the seeds for doing the second compensated bridge, for fretting, were Thumbs Carlyle, Gene Fields and later on Ned Steinberger.
I have now reduced my 10 string Tapper to six strings to attract guitar players.
The thing I don't like about the tapping technique is that it can sound "short of breath", when played clean.
A little overdrive/distortion and compression and maybe a noise gate, and the Tapper can really rock.
What's really nice is that while tapping fast, hitting a pedal or knee lever and going right to the exact note, puts it, for me, a step above guitar tapping, a la Eddie VanHalen.
Have an enjoyable rest of the Summer, Johnnie,
Chris
Excel 3/4 Pedal With An 8 String Hawaiian Neck, Tapper (10 string with a raised fretboard to fret with fingers), Single neck Fessenden 3/5
