Conch Radio talk show in Key West......

http://harborwalkpress.com/index_htm_files/KWMusicShow_7.mp3

Here's how to order Conchalele items for gifts!

http://www.cafepress.com/riburtondesigns/11413517

Conchin' it up in the Keys!

People just want to hear the Conchalele!  Especially musicians.......  Can't wait for another Conch Republic adventure!

The Radio talk show interview for those who missed it on air.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uyz9t372iuyy3j6/KWMusicShow_7.mp3   

This link is to the 45 minute radio talk show in Key West......

The Conchalele interview with Key West Chris and Dani Hoy!

Hope you enjoy Conch Trop Rock music in the Keys!

See you soon, on the radio.....

Conchalele time in the Keys!

This Conchalele was played by Eric Stone and Howard Livingston in the same week!   Awesome time in the Keys......  Cousin Rhonda played it too, ON HER BIRTHDAY!  Thanks to Tim Cordts for playing the harmonica like tennor sax to the blues!
Thanks to all the Conchalele friends in the Conch Republic!!!!!!!

Link to Live radio interview in Key West!

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Geiger Key conchalele fun!

Played with Tim and Bobby at the Geiger Key Marina.  A beautiful marina hidden in the mangroves and over the waters of the Atlantic ocean.....   Played last night at the O'Connels Irish Tavern at 900 Duval Street in Key West.....  Met Key West Cris and Dani, two awesome troprock artist!   Have a Conch Radio interview today and playing with Eric Stone this evening in Marathon!!!!!  WOW!

Trop Rock Party @ Schooner Wharf!

I was scheduled to play the Conchalele on stage at Schooner Wharf October 29th!  I follow Brent Burns!!!!  It's for the annual Trop Rock Party @ Schooner Wharf in Key West!

Eric Stone plays Conchalele in Marathon.....

Eric Stone likes the Conchalele!  Couldn't believe he invited me to jam with him this Friday at his Dockside Tropical Cafe in Marathon!!!!!!  He wants to play one!!!   yea!!!!!!  I want him to play one!

Conch Republic here I come!

Leaving for Key West tomorrow morning.  Looking forward to the part-time marina resident life at  Boca Chica Marina.....  The Conch Republic is always an adventure, especially when I'm taking the Conchalele to have some good ole pickin' times......  It's my second home!

Cayo Costa here we come!

Nothing like a trip to an island to make one jump for glee!!!!!  A Cayo Costa day just a GREAT DAY!  Looking forward to many more voyages like this one......
Mahalo!

Building a Conchalele neck & fretboard.....

Building a Conchalele neck & fretboard takes time..  Made the neck thick as to not have a truss rod for this small instrument.  Maybe next time I'll slim down the thickness and add one.  Final result plays well.......

a Bob Dylan quote for budding musicians out there.........

I've just learned an old song named "Let it Be Me".  It was done by the Everly Brothers, Elvis, Bob Dylan, and many more recording artist thru the years.

I like Bob Dylan's quote about it.  It applys to all artists........... new and old.....

"Each song has its own secret and needs teasing out."

It means let your gifts bring out the realness of the song...........  Everyone has them!

Mahalo!

Conchalele begins to form at the kitchen table.......

Conchalele starts to come together for the first time at the kitchen table!  The mahogany neck was first shaped with a band saw, then the fretboard was slotted & shaped with TLC.  Inlays were done before the frets wired.....  Then three months of experiments and patients......

Conchalele begins at the kitchen table......

The Conchalele concept began to take shape at the kitchen table.  The mahogany neck was roughed with a band saw.  The rose wood fretboard was slotted for the baritone uke and inlays done.  After this photo the work began.  Fitting the neck to the shell!  Then the finish work.......  Three months all together.....  The first one was a good learning experience, testing so many times..  How to drill and shape the shell?

Schooners and Pirates in the Wreckers Races....

Schooners, Schooners everywhere you look!  Sailboat racing in the Wreckers Race is unbelievably fun to see the huge competition so near your hull!  The Jolly II Rover is my absolute favorite Schooner.....  They have sunset sails each evening for a very low cost and the crew is fantastic!  They really believe they're pirates!  They really do!  Cannon shots and all.....

Sister Sue sailing the Wreckers Race in Key West......

Sister Sue sailboat racing in the Wreckers Race in Key West!  She's a natural sailor, being the baby sister of a retired Navy sailor!  hehe    We need more sailing time in Key West baby sister!
love ya.......

Conchalele gifts are here!

Conchalele things for gifts http://www.cafepress.com/riburtondesigns/11413517

Family dinner in Key West

Family dinner at Boca Chica Marina in Key West.  My brother Tommy and sister Sue and her husband Doug.  Fun having family dinners on the beach!  Love you guys!
Conchalele Bob

Boca Chica Friends!

Here's a toast to Boca Chica friends!  Richard Burton, in the middle, has been so instrumental in establishing this website and blog!  He is a genius about this stuff......  Thanks Shipmate for all you do to help the world hear about the Conchalele!

Dave Arnold is toasting too.  He's got too many skills to mention, especially being a super photographer and competitive sailor.  He introduced me to the Community Sailing Center in Key West where he races almost every Sunday.  Last Sunday he won three of the four competitions!

I have so many true friends with so many skills much of this blog will be about them!

Thanks Shipmates!

Conchalele Bob

Thanks to Guitar Center!

Thank you friends!  The Guitar Center in Fort Myers has some incredably gifted and talented people!  Just today I went there for audio training and met Charles Hudson.  He is one of the audio master guru teachers there.  He's a brain full of techo everything....

The pix above is Connor and Denise.  They were instrumental in getting the perfect elcectonic mike and wireless cord system!  Without them the Conchalele would not have the voice it has..

Thank all of you great people for your expertise and dedicated assistance for every musician that walks thru your doors!

Cayo Costa Island state park in my favorite island beach. Nine miles of natural raw Florida takes you back in time to when Spanish conquestadores tried to colonize the Calousa Indians.  The Calousa didn't agree and were fierce warriors.  They delivered Ponce De Leon to his destiny while he was searching for the fountain of youth!

Come back and conch it up soon!

90 miles to Cuba!

Conched out!

He wants to play the Conchalele!!!!!!

Another shell mon in Key West.....  "He was on his shell phone!"

Welcome to Key West!

Stopping traffic near Mallory Square.....  He wanted to buy the Conchalele!
Maybe my first customer?

Boca Chica Marina Naval Air Station Key West.  Playing with the dinghy.

Dinner with friends in Key West.  Dinner was mostly Pain Killers at the Rum Bar on Duval.....
Richard and China know the best of Key West!

Cayo Costa Day