Instruments for Kids

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Comment by Calim on November 1, 2012 at 7:24pm

Thank you very much ! i will build others with different colors, false reso or not etc. The guit also smells good as i used chocolate for cleaning and polishing the  metal parts ! (a tip i saw somewhere; can't remenber.. don't know if it really works but well, then it smells good^^)

Comment by Diane in Chicago on October 30, 2012 at 9:21pm

I think the metal parts are fine!  I'd give that to a 5yo, no problem!  Very nice looking, and those are lucky kids!

Comment by Calim on October 30, 2012 at 7:57pm

finished prototype:

Some points are disturbing me; May be too fragile, and i'm a sceptical about the metal pieces... not really dangerous, but as it is a toy imititation of cbg,  i guess it could be not really adapt for early kids...i guess i should remove the false resonator and try to find plastic pieces instead of these,,  any suggestions or advices?

for the frets i use toohpicks cut in two pieces, glued into grooves in the neck and with wood filler, works and stay on very well !

Comment by Calim on September 7, 2012 at 6:48pm

i just start building toy guits for neighborhood kids, with tiny cheap cardboard boxes i reinforce with wood ,

will be painted and decorated, still don't kown if it will be one stringed or three and what i will use for tailpiece ( i want something cheap but not as "agressive" as screw or hinge..)

what i want is to do something between the wooden toy and the "real" cbg; for young children could just have some fun at first; but can also start develop music playing arwarness if they wish to go into it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comment by Jonathan Hartwell on April 5, 2012 at 11:19pm

Hello everyone, my name is jonathan. I'm from WV and just looking for some new unique ideas for building something for my sons 3rd b-day in june.

Comment by Dan F on March 27, 2012 at 7:59pm

For my next CBG for a kid I'll use a school box like this from Amazon--This box is manufactured by General Box Company, Waycross, Georgia, USA, and they sell this and some other school boxes on Amazon.  I think it is lighter weight (thinner cardboard) than what the cigar companies use.

Comment by Calim on March 26, 2012 at 6:57pm

box guitars i made with and for my little brother and sister:

Comment by PapaSimone on March 10, 2012 at 9:43pm

Hey Righteous,

Thanks for the kind words on the beatles uke.  Everything is from scratch except the tuners, fret wire and lunch box.

I'd love to regale you with a story of how I pick up the lunch box while dining with Wavy Gravy and Woodstock but alas, I just found it in the Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Vandor-Die-Cut-Tote-Beatles/dp/B003VYAHRI/ref...

Comment by Righteous Knockside on March 9, 2012 at 11:51pm

Bit of a Rookie here. It's for the little kid with that fantastic Yellow Sub errrr Uke or sump'n. Correct me if I'm wrong.

That is just soooo cool! What a lucky little Rock God he's gonna be !

Did you buy the Yellow Submarine (if so, where? I want one, I want one, I want one!!!!) Did you do it that way & then go onto Mod it?

Or was it built from scratch? In which case, do you have any plans? I'm a long time Fabs fan, especially of this era...    Oh OK ! .... I'll say it....I'm an old hippy ! Saw some amazing (totally off-topic art today, neon & bright coloured lights  & 'Fairground lettering which I have always simply loved. Same kinda style as John's Psychedelic Rolls Royce.

I'll send you some pics if you wish, really stunning!

Comment by mark "mudcat" quigley on January 14, 2011 at 7:33pm

workshop for kids today.  15 kid's built twoand 3 string cbg's.  all turned outmgreat.  thabnk to the fine folks at cbn who donated to the cause.  darned school would not let me take kids pics, so hopefully their parents will get some to me to post here.  also got airtime on radio  today.  pushed the nation and cbg's for soldiers.

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