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I started out as a small child in a large family. We were encouraged to make our own toys, whenever possible. I made my first stringed instrument, a sort of 3-stringed baritone uke, in 1962. My uncle, Freyher V. Williams, saw me picking at a ukelele, and offered me his old Slingerland Maybelle. At the time, I didn't know the difference between a tenor and a plectrum, so I put tenor strings on this old plectrum. Since tenors have shorter necks and heavier strings, the neck bowed badly within a few years. I made a 5-string neck for it, out of some birdseye maple flooring that somebody was discarding. |
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People say my life story should be on this page. Well, my songs are usually based on something I've lived through or seen. So, if there's anything you really want to know, click BACK and go to the LYRICS page. |
The original decal, still beautiful, on the banjo from my uncle. |