First of all, last April, I saw a guy at San Diego's Roots Festival playing a Dobro-like slide guitar made out of an old gas can. It was actually a fine instrument, it played well and sounded great. It had a hub cap for a resonator. I spoke to the owner, Myron Meyer. It was not something he had made himself in his garage, but he had actually paid 1,500 dollars for it at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. I was in Santa Monica earlier this month, and I visited McCabe's. They had another one in stock, but this one was blue instead of red, and the resonator was a metal serving dish in the shape of a seashell, rather than a hubcap. So there must be somebody out there that keeps them supplied with these instruments. I would think the price was outrageous had I not heard how it sounded- the ultimate metal resonator guitar sound!

Secondly, I visited my old friend Robert Jones in Baldwin Park. He plays guitar for the band Desperation Squad. While walking to the store through an alley in his neighborhood he found a guitar that was literally smashed to pieces laying on top of a pile of trash. He took it home and showed it to another friend of his who works in a woodshop in nearby Irwindale. That guy was able to fix it! It plays fine now, stays in tune and everything, and sounds good! It just needed a little special attention and a few wood screws.

I've added pictures to the album- one of Myron Meyer with his gas can resonator guitar, one of Robert playing the salvaged guitar, and one close-up showing some of the repairs that were made.