CB Fiddles

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Comment by Diane in Chicago yesterday

Are you asking what angle to attach the neck, or how high it rises above the top of the box? 

Comment by Donny Bell yesterday

My youngest is 11 and she just finished her first year of orchestra- violin being her "weapon of choice". She has watched me build several cbg's, and then she saw some photos on here for the fiddles and wanted one. So I am building the equivalent of a 4/4 (full size). I kinda understand the measurements for the overall length and I have the parts, including a template for the shape of the neck. What I don't know is the following:

*Where do I line up the fingerboard when attaching it to the neck?

*Tuning peg holes? Any measurements to guide me?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

Comment by Jim Morris on April 22, 2012 at 8:53am

Hello to all. Kinda new here but I must say it's inspiring to see other people's builds and get some ideas and feedback.

Comment by Elmar Zeilhofer on April 21, 2012 at 8:23pm

Hi folks, I like your builds a lot and decided to build such a CB Fiddle. Here is my first vid about building a fingerboard in a swivel box:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2UTbJntxfs

Comment by smokin' axe on November 7, 2011 at 9:52am

 

 

 

Custom 3 string fiddle with a piezo pickup.

Comment by william Joseph mcbride on October 22, 2011 at 9:20am

Howdey

I play an array of Instruments from banjo to hurdy gurdy.
I picked up a Guitar Dulcimer 3 years ago and thought i would Make a cigar box version.
this went by the wayside and unfinished.
Then i discovered the Diddley Bow.
I finished the cigar box diddley 10-20-2011 with a Camel Snus resonator.
I will be putting a Transuducer in next and give it a wirl.
will post pictures soon.
I have also Just ordered a custome Cigar box Fiddle
with a Strum stick dulcimer neck from Blaine Horlocker who made my dulcimer.
He really likes a challenge. will send pics on that also.
If interested in having speciall items made like this you may want to check him out at
http://smokeymountaindulcimer.com/

Comment by Mark Bliss on September 10, 2011 at 11:19am

oops

 

Comment by Mark Bliss on September 10, 2011 at 11:18am

I wanted to share a new website, just getting started. For sharing amongst Fiddle players (Banjo, Mando and Guitar players welcome too!)

Check it out!

I wanted to share a new website that is just getting started, set up for sharing amongst Fiddle players (Banjo, guitar and Mando players invited too!)

Give it a look!

http://banjobandits.com/

Comment by Mark Bliss on August 28, 2011 at 11:06am

Heres an unusual instrument, bowed 6 string guitar or "Guitviol"

Guy makes some interesting stuff!

Comment by Rand Moore on June 9, 2011 at 1:02am

Hi Ellwood.

Thanks for the link to the "How to Build a Cigar Box Fiddle Plans" on the www.carolinafiddle.com website. I am also studying how to make a CBF, and the plans on CBN have just about driven me blind trying to read them. So, I have re-written them using Notepad and re-drew the diagrams. I'll post it under this group in a separate discussion so as not to fill this discussion wall.

-Rand.

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