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Okay....When y'all coming to Holly Beach??? Good stuff!!

Zachary Richard is a Louisiana legend out of Lafayette. Very cool!

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They will be at The Blue Door. If ya make it, tell ‘em Patrick from New Orleans says “Howdy”! 😀 https://www.ticketstorm.com/event/sugarcanejane/bluedoor/oklahomacity/22559/

Just saw them tonight at a small club here in New Orleans. Stellar. Anthony Crawford and Savana Lee Crawford. Anthony was rocking a Bird tonight. They will be in Dallas tomorrow and Oklahoma City Saturday before they head out for some California dates (Strawberry Music Festival is on the itinerary). Then a couple of dates in New Mexico are in the mix. I highly recommend them! Anthony played in two Neil Young side projects when he was in his 20s, The International Harvesters and the Shocking Pinks. Here is a video showing you what they can do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4PiREcGycM

Enjoying everyone's submissions! This was from 2014 as the opener for Darrell Scott. The lead guitar work is from my buddy Bob Worth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY05WTwUEyY

That sounded great! Sal, you keep a solid, consistent tempo (something I should do better).

That is cool that you knew Mr. Cowles. As was alluded by 62burst, the sound hole label has a special significance. I'm not a Bible Scholar, but Mr. Cowles was a religious man and by all accounts walked the walk. The scripture at Genesis 4:21 reads as follows: "His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes."

Now to get back...Thanks for the kind words. The playing is pretty hurried and sloppy, but I think one can get a sense of the tone. The Jubal is now just behind my Frankenstein Gibson for enjoyment (today ).

Yes!! Thanks!!!!

Darn it, Lars. I didn't mean to click on the negative button. It won't let me undo it. Grrrr. I am so sorry!!!

Aeeeee, Murph! Ima tellin’ you!

Thanks! The strings are newish. I think I will like the tone even better when they deaden up a little. What are these minor chords you speak of? I’ll do some research. 😀

Done on the fly, but it can give you an idea of the tone. https://soundcloud.com/nolamericana/jubal-jumbo

Looks good to me. Have fun!

This guitar was built to the specs of the original 1934 Gibson Jumbo. The design predates that J-35. It was built by Aaron Cowles, a luthier who worked at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo. After Gibson moved to Nashville in 1984, Aaron opened his own shop called Aaron's Music Service, where he repaired instruments and built his own line of guitars and mandolins. Jubal was the name that he gave to his mandolins and flat top guitars. His archtop guitars were built with the name of Unity. Mr. Cowles passed away in late 2013 and the shop is now operated by his son, Steve. Steve believes his Dad made 40-45 of the Jumbos. American Folksinger Greg Brown reportedly owns two and Canadian Folksinger Garnet Rogers owns one. Here is a video where Steve explains the story behind the guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-CiZ7_wMw I believe Steve misspoke when he said the guitar is like a J-35. It really is like the original Jumbo because there is only a 1/4” taper from the end block to the neck block, which matches the original Jumbo specs. I have the guitar in hand and it sounds much better (to my ears) than it does in the video, Steve's great playing notwithstanding. This guitar is very clear, warm and resonant and I think the late Mr. Cowles did a great job of capturing the authentic sound of the original Gibson Jumbo design. The aforementioned 1/4" taper really makes the guitar project nicely. A light touch brings out quite a lot of sound. The back and sides are mahogany with a nice burst and the top is a natural top (which makes for a unique look) made of sitka spruce. Can't wait to gig with it! "]

Good on ya! I have one guitar with Walnut B/S (the Halcyon NL-00) and really like the tone as well. Play on.

Since I tune down to Eb on all my guitars I find anything less that the 13s sounds a little floppy to my ears, long or short scale.

Yeah, us old folks needed to buy our birth year guitars a long time ago. I was born in '54.

The main issue I have with a 1976 J-45 is that it is a square shoulder guitar instead of the slope shoulder that to me makes the J-45 so iconic. So you wouldn't get a slope shoulder if you get a '76. Also some feel the guitars those years were overbuilt which killed the tone. I do have a friend who has a 70's square shoulder version and it sounds great, but I just don't like the look! It's a deal breaker for me. YMMV.

I know there were some reissues made for "Animal" a Japanese musician and collector and some have surfaced on the resale market from time time time, but they are made in Bozeman. Here is a demo video of one: https://youtu.be/LVdr8ZEdmjk

Nice guitar arrangement and execution, Jerry!