Hey Jim; When I was eight, I played gut-bucket and drums behind my dad in a little bar in West Palm Beach. He used to make and sell them for 25.00 back in 1960. He learned how to make them from his father using a large zinc covered wash tub, shroud cord, mop handle, two large eyescrews with a bolt, large steel washer with a rubber or leather backing, and several feet of garden hose. My whole family played and my father made sure we all knew how to make one, unfortunatley, I believe none of us ever has.(cept me.) For the past several years I have offered to give a workshop at the White Springs Folk Festival, but so far, no go. (I wonder if the new administration knows what a gut-bucket is? Maybe I'll send a video.) Over the years I've seen a few around, so you're not alone out there:-)>