I couldn't be more thrilled about seeing the latest video of RoboTar:

https://youtu.be/TWdpKmu-ABc
10 minutes after receiving their RoboTar, Klair Quest with Quest Music Services managed to play and record a great showcase of what RoboTar is all about using Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire which I sent with their install.  Barrie Ellis with Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions was responsible for buying their RoboTar and working with me to import to the UK.

I'm very excited about what they are doing in the UK to make RoboTar available for a group of music enthusiasts.  My understanding is that there are participants in their programs with physical challenges that might keep them from otherwise being able to play guitar without RoboTar.  This  

Barrie and Klair managed to install and set up their RoboTar without any significant help from me which marks a milestone in the distribution of RoboTar.

Some have asked about using RoboTar with an Electric Guitar...  so I pulled out an old Vintage National New Yorker hollow body electric I've had since I was much younger... I believe it was my uncles and tried RoboTar with it...  which worked great!   

But this entry is more about the guitar...  It sounds pretty good and plays nicely but I have never been very graceful on an electric guitar.

But having it out made me start thinking about where it came from and how much it was worth.  I found some great information in a thread online here regarding National guitars and some experts that already had information about the dates for the serial number on the guitar.  Here is a link if you are curious:  
http://michaelmesser.proboards.com/thread/1548/info-needed-guitar


It turns out it was made in 1956 in a Chicago factory and I found someone selling a similar 1959 version for nearly $1200!!  
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-National-Debonaire-Vintage-Archtop-Electric-Guitar-USA-Made-Supro-Harmony-/151398164030?_trksid=p2054897.l4275


It suddenly sounds and feels much better than it did yesterday.  Uncle Jack, if you're reading this and you want it back, just let me know.  :)

For now, I'm building up a new repertoire of rockabilly riffs and 50's chords progressions.  Watch out Bill Haley, Reverend Horton Heat and Brian Setzer!   (ok, maybe I have a long road ahead!)