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Hi everyone. I've long been looking for a fiddle durable enough to take hiking and into the rough stuff of real travel, while being portable and light as well. Since a carbon fiber instrument is about $5,000 out of my price range, I was looking at cheap kit fiddles, until I found this:http://www.wiplstix.com/ws/what_is_wiplstix.html It seems like exactly what I've been looking for- light, durable, and full scale-length- but it's…See More

Hi, I am buildling a CBG using scrap parts from a Strat copy (namely, the neck). I am planning on having a set of 3 dual courses- think of half a twelve string guitar, an octave mandolin, an oud or a bouzuki. Tuned and played exactly like a standard 3-string, but with the chorus of three pairs of strings rather than simply three. So far it's gone well- I've thinned the Strat neck appropriately, and added a 2" block of wood to the base so it can be bolted on the box. I have some questions…See More

Hi all. Getting ready to build a nice CBG after my first sucessful stab at homemade instruments. I am seriously debating how many strings to have. I'm an advanced player but I'm only beginning to learn scales/music theory etc so forgive any ignorance I may have. I like to learn a wide range of music (from folk to metal and much in between) so a 4,5, or 6 string should be a shoo-in. On the other hand though, I really like the simplicity and aesthetic of a three-stringer- something just draws me…See More