Tom Basham's Small Concert





Tom is a good friend of mine We met in Annapolis Md. many years ago when we were both much younger and active sailors. Tom is really the reason I took up guitar in the first place. He visited us on our sailboat in the Bahamas one time and brought along his Uke. I was impressed and decided to give it a try. Bonnie's brother Kirk found me a baritone uke and Bonnie brought it down to Grenada . So my obsession began.

So after loosing touch with Tom for several years we have been enjoying our renewed friendship. The last couple of times Tom visited he has been playing my Martin 0-21 .So I am going to build tom a small concert much like the martin 0-21.
 
Anchor_Steam Blues


Here is Tom leading the "band " in a chorus of the Anchor Steam Blues 

as Norman Draper looks on.



Specifications:

24.5" scale length
12 fret to the body neck
Dimensions: 12 1/4" at lower bout, 7 1/4" at waist, 9 1/8" at upper bout, 4 1/8" to 3 1/8" body depth.
Slotted headsotck,
KOA back and sides
Red spruce top
Mahogany neck with ebony headstock veneer with "Gebeaux" abalone inlay
Pyramid Ebony bridge
Ebony fingerboard with "Tom" inlay at 17th fret in Abalone
Abalone rosette
1 7/8 nut. 2 7/16 string spacing


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