OK so I haven't been a good visitor to B.S.S of late...I have poked my nose in a few times, but have kept a low profile. I have been very busy restoring the new house in LHERM in the Lot region of France. Nearly finished, so I went out to a saw mill and bought a beautiful piece of Merisier (Wild Cherry) and have also located a piece of Noyer (Walnut) for the fret-board. Plus I bought two Lace 8 string lap steel pups, and a few different ideas as to the way it will look and hopefully sound. This will take me a little time to get it finished, and I hope to get to hear some local magic musicians pick it for me. We have a plethora of aging pop musicians in the area who have been know to play in the 'Bar à Trucs' which is in the center of this lovely little village. Now, it will be C6th with high G and I hope that with some of the tabs I have from over the pond, I might just surprise myself with something I could honestly say was tuneful...but then again I might be deceiving myself.
What has been interesting here, is the fact that many of the guitarists, drummers and pianists play their old songs with a more modern twist, to meet the demands of the younger or older supporters who were getting just a bit jaded with the the original scores. Hand in mouth (Basil do not jump down my throat) please...Some of it is very innovative, some of it is utter c--p, but after all said and done it's their music.
But the best thing in this area is the Cahors Reds, which are still produced with the view to guarding for 5 to 8 or 10 years!!!!
