August 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 694, Tom Bukovac, “Acoustica”

Chapters
00:00 - Acoustic shootout / '38 Martin 000-18
01:48 - '44 Gibson J-45 Bannerhead
02:53 - '39 Martin Herringbone
04:42 - Lot's of prep on the Homeskoolin' show / Dan Auerbach / Mower
05:44 - New riff / 000-18
06:36 - Bannerhead
09:02 - Herringbone
10:51 - 000-18
12:51 - Lesson: Tune for the part your playing
14:48 - Bannerhead
15:41 - Herringbone


Notes
Uncle Larry compares three old acoustics on a shitty sounding iPhone mic on his way out the door to a session

One has new strings so it’s kinda unfair, but hey, what the hell else are we gonna do?

There is also a lovely guitar/weed eater duet at the end of this that I think you guys might enjoy

This might also be a helpful insight into the “tuning for whatever key you are playing in” thing that people rarely discuss…and more importantly a good illustration of “the crease”

Let us know in the comments which one moves you the most

August 27th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 693, Tom Bukovac, “X’s and OOO’s”

Chapters
00:00 - "Sitting on the Sand" / Hi, friends / Update / Dolly Parton
04:00 - Anyone want to do a delivery from Nashville to Maryland?
05:35 - Guild Thunderbird / Little mystery in life is good
07:33 - XTS (XAct Tone Solutions) / "Coxman"
11:28 - '38 Martin 000-18
13:02 - Cutting the string in the wrong place / Tuning / Playing
16:08 - Phil X


Notes
Uncle Larry restrings one of his favorite old acoustics while running his mouth about the current events of the day

August 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 684, Tom Bukovac, “Life 360”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
03:21 - "Pepe, did you get the brush?" / Doing 3 sessions
05:20 - '39 Martin Herringbone / 13 year old boy and tracking Life 360
09:24 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '38 Gibson ES-150 - Charlie Christian


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses the pros and cons of the delicate subject of using technology to spy on your children’s every move …and offers one of the coolest guitars ever for sale …all in one episode.

if you are interested in this guitar email me at tombukovac‪@gmail.com‬

NOTE TO ALL POTENTIAL BUYERS:
since i'm not making any dough whatsoever on this deal i reserve the right to swap the original guard on this guitar over to the one i am keeping....don't worry, the repro guard on my other one looks super cool.

August 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 675, Tom Bukovac, “Bone Density”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking around on acoustic
03:21 - Checkin in / Sickness recovery
04:36 - Martin Herringbone / Playing
05:05 - Lesson: EbMaj7 [X 1 1 0 3 3] / Thumb thing / Thanks
06:41 - "Punches out the sound" / "Deer Creek" viewer
07:51 - Hate on vintage guitars / Tube amps come around again
10:30 - Lesson: Picking notes out of a chord from piano playing
12:42 - Movie: Warrior
13:04 - Guitar Dreams in Scotland
13:49 - "Cool Chord" find
14:30 - AC/DC Rig Rundown - Trace Foster (Dear friend of Tom Bukovac)
17:00 - Lesson: Work on thumb on Low F with Open G


Notes
Uncle Larry goes off script with pure improv and absolutely nothing to talk about

Hell he didn’t have any VCB to answer

Hope everyone is great out there…I SINCERELY appreciate all the kind words and donations friends , more than you know

July 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 665, Tom Bukovac, “Six String Steinway”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Exploring a different route
02:17 - "Got a million ideas that can come at you" / Greg Voros guitar class at Gruhn's / Show: I Shouldn't Be Alive
04:28 - Martin Herringbone / "Tumbleweed City" off the new album
05:30 - Lesson: Tumbleweed City (Amin7 -> pick inside a strum C/G -> Gmin -> Gmin6 -> F)
07:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Cleaning the cluttered house and real organization
10:52 - Cleveland friend troubles
13:11 - Neil Giraldo
15:21 - "What key is your favorite?" - B is home base
16:18 - "What are the most important speakers made?" - Celestion / Vox Silver Dog / EV


Notes
Uncle Larry delves into some titillating VCB on a steamy Sunday afternoon, whilst coaxing ancient tones out of woods from trees that were probably cut down before Prohibition was even a glimmer in Andy Volstead’s eye.

June 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 651, Tom Bukovac, “Fresh 013’s”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Catchy tune on the Martin D-28 Herringbone
03:12 - Hello, friends / Triple day sessioneering
04:53 - "I eat the song" / "Takes a little longer to get there than I used to"
07:09 - Christmas songs
08:30 - Trifecta record
09:37 - Show: Widows Bay / Western movie: Rust
10:10 - Playing: Martin Herringbone
11:50 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '56 Gibson Les Paul Junior TV Yellow
14:50 - "You don't need them all"
15:57 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (rear-shifted)


Notes
Uncle Larry explores the boundless possibilities of some new strings on a sweet old 30’s Martin.

June 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 648, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Bone”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / Losing that piano feeling / '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone / Tommy Hambridge
05:03 - Hellcat / Jedd Hughes, Guthrie Trapp, Tom Bukovac - Trifecta
07:34 - The piano is back / New Country artist
11:17 - Les Paul Special and other guitars


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya his beat up old Bone in front of God and everybody

Touched by an uncle …

Hope you guys are all groovy

June 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 642, Tom Bukovac, “Acoustophrenia”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Martin D-28 Herringbone
01:55 - Hello friends / Pepe / Fender Mustang
03:00 - Ice Road Truckers / Chef movie
06:24 - CMA Festival?
07:09 - Slip on banana peel?
08:21 - Lesson: "Zeps" or "String squeaks"
10:10 - "They don't know what they don't know" / Learning lessons and crushing dreams
12:22 - Moving out of depression to positiveness
13:43 - Coffee / Selling guitars high / A.I. photo changing


Notes
Uncle Larry shreds on his 39 bone, a guitar which suffers from acute schizophrenia.

June 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 641, Tom Bukovac, “Beluga-Grass Festival”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing
01:51 - What's up / "What the fuck's that chord Larry?"
02:40 - Love anything depressing
03:23 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Positive Downbeat Mentality"
04:06 - Beluga cat channel / Son wheelie
05:08 - "Should do a video with Bubba"
05:42 - Lesson: Alternative voicing
07:05 - "Would Jerry Reed...have a YouTube channel?"
08:15 - Negative Vince Gill video comments / Spoonfed vs. hard work
11:30 - Correction of video / Joan Jett / Playing: '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone
14:29 - Beluga cat
14:58 - Peter Frampton studio and coffee / Richard Landis
17:46 - Fun movie fact (Vanishing Point)
18:47 - Bekka Bramlett


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about many many things in a typical morning Homeskoolin’ ramble.

The French movie I was trying to think of was “Irreversible”…still to this day the darkest movie I have ever seen

The Richard Landis movie was called “Greetings”

Thank the Good Lord for the google

May 15th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 625, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Bone”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic
03:34 - Hello, friends / Brandon Hood / Video lighting
06:45 - Dee Dickerson buys a guitar / People want a guitar more than me
08:57 - "What is the tape for?"
09:30 - Old man rant about truths
12:32 - "I don't have dandruff"
13:20 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (Bone)


Notes
Uncle Larry explains why people are smarter today

May 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin' Volume 618, Little Tommy Bukovac, "Wipe Out"

Chapters
00:00 - Best sounding acoustic
06:06 - Hello friends
06:39 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (Bone) / Different sounds
09:00 - Jedd, Guthrie album is finished
10:00 - Son is natural born guitar player
11:00 - eBike wreck
11:30 - Back to the acoustic sound / eBike wreck
13:53 - Martin Bone sounds / Selling off other gear / Playing
15:38 - Park Guitars and purchase
16:12 - Jamie French and video
17:00 - Lesson: Check out these chords
17:43 - Martin 000-18 comparison
18:40 - Martin D-28
19:00 - Lesson: Bbmaj7 [1 1 0 2 3 x ] / Ebmaj7 [x 1 1 0 3 3]
19:46 - Wipeout



Notes
Unbelievably, his friend Benny just HAPPENED to be filming when it happened.

Hope you enjoy this somewhat intimate look at the best acoustic guitar I have ever personally owned.

For the last couple days these creepy ass black vultures have been hanging around my house ...the neighbors dog is barking at them...hope they get the message that they should move on

April 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 612, Tom Bukovac, “A Bone To Pick”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing beautifully
01:03 - Hello, friends
02:16 - 3 30's Martins and a Gibson J-45 Banner Head ('39 D-28, '39 D-18, '38 000-18)
03:11 - Playing: D-28
04:55 - Playing: 000-18
06:10 - Playing: D-18
07:34 - Playing: D-28
08:50 - Playing: 000-18
09:49 - Playing: Gibson J-45
11:06 - Playing: D-28
12:25 - Playing: D-18
13:06 - Banging on them
13:20 - D-18 banger
13:33 - Gibson J-45 banger
13:50 - 000-18 banger
15:18 - Summary


Notes
Pick your favorite bone from the late spring line-up of 30’s Martins that are piling up at the Homeskoolin’ Industries headquarters nerve center….warehouse…station….place.

These guitars were all built in the same factory within a year from each other, yet they are so COMPLETELY different..I even threw a bad ass old piece of Parsons Street history in there so you can compare that too