"For years, before commercially produced slides were available (the Dark Ages),  I searched everywhere for something that would make the perfect slide.  No piece of pipe avoided my scrutiny.  No bottle went unbroken.

      Eventually I found the bar in my locker at high school was exactly the diameter I was looking for.  This kept me for many years but I learned that glass makes a different sound and was more appropriate for certain guitars. 

     Companies, by this time, were mass producing glass slides and also were starting to make ceramic ones.  This was a wonderful discovery;  that ceramic was somewhere between glass and metal for sound.  There are a number a companies making ceramic slides now but what they have lost in the mass production,  is the feeling of discovering a personal slide for oneself.  Ceramic artists for years have been using this medium for self expression and utilitarian needs. 

     Thus was born "Sir Ramic Slides".  All slides are approximately 1/4" thick and between 2 1/2" and 3" long;  long enough to cover all the strings on most guitar necks. 

     The holes are all about 3/4" but if you want one slightly larger or smaller you can find one if you are trying them on in a store or by asking when you order by email. 

      Every slide is a different and beautiful work of art.  Some are clear glazed to show the special mixture of clays.  Some are a coloured glaze design or just a unique colour..... whatever Elizabeth feels like at the time she's making them!"

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