How to Make a Wine Bottle Guitar Slide
Wine bottle slides are used by guitarists in order to create a specific sound. The tool, made from a wine bottle neck and placed over the finger, enables the musician to create sliding sounds on the instrument. The tool has been used by popular musicians as far back as the 1930s, including Roger Johnson in his recording of "Traveling Riverside Blues."
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Instructions
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Remove the label from the wine bottle and ensure the bottle is clean and dry.
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Place the wine bottle firmly within the wine bottle cutter.
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Arrange the wine bottle cutter so that the cutting device cuts into the neck of the wine bottle around three inches from the top of the bottle, before the bottle begins to curve.
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Gently rotate the wine bottle within the wine bottle cutting device to create a score around the neck of the bottle.
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Pour warm water from a kettle over the score that has just been created.
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Pour cold water over the same area.
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Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until the neck becomes detached from the rest of the bottle. Ensure the neck can fall onto something soft to ensure that it does not break.
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