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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on June 5, 2017 at 1:43pm

Man, I hope I don't get hooked on this like I did with 2x4 instruments. I'm on my 6th 2x4 thing now. Thankfully I don't have nearly as much plumbing stuff lying around as I do 2x4's! Now, what to make?

Permalink Reply by Reverend Bow on June 8, 2017 at 4:07am

That would suck, copper isn't cheap these days!

Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on June 6, 2017 at 1:35am

off to Bunnings to check out the plumbing section for ideas...these contests could get expensive...lol

Permalink Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire on June 6, 2017 at 5:14am

DAMN... I might have to be in on this one... Been waiting on a special build for a while..

Crap....

No Kidding

The wife's gonna kill me..

Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 7, 2017 at 6:15am

Been wanting to do one out of PVC for awhile now, I'm going to give it a try.

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 8, 2017 at 4:27am

;-)

Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on June 8, 2017 at 8:10pm

nothing, where are the strings??? lol

Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on June 9, 2017 at 6:06am

LOL!

Permalink Reply by Kigar on June 9, 2017 at 12:01pm

Let’s get this party started!  I call it the Plumbers Crack Pipe diddly bow.  A chunk of old sump pump pipe which for some reason never got thrown out, complete with check valve and a splice to get a decent length.  Elbow to direct the sound forward.  Tuned somewhere near the key of me based on the tension from the pipe clamp bridge.  Marked the 5^th, 7^th, and 12^th with pencil.  Also the check valve can be opened or closed for additional sound refinement.  I think it took longer to take pictures and write this than make it!

Permalink Reply by Michael D. Luckenbill on June 10, 2017 at 7:26am

I built my version of a Chinese stick fiddle from a length of 3/4" PVC pipe and a bed pan. The pipe was attached to the bed pan by drilling holes in the pan and the pipe and securing them together with zip ties. I screwed a guitar tuner into the top of the pipe and ran a regular electric guitar B-string through a small hole at the bottom of the pipe. The additional PVC fittings add some stability while balancing the instrument on my thigh. I play it with a regular violin bow that I received s a gift. Sound is pretty decent and the bed pan makes an adequate resonator. I have a YouTube video available. Type in Stick Fiddle and look for MDLMUSIC.
I hope the pics are attached...I'm kind of a Luddite when it comes to social media.

Michael D. Luckenbill
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Permalink Reply by 3qt17g550yh6r on June 14, 2017 at 3:21pm

Hey Michael, you should add pin strips to that or maybe flames on the sides. Super cool !!

Permalink Reply by Kevin Perlic on June 14, 2017 at 6:53pm

Here is my entry for the plumbing challenge. I was looking to build a Plumber Plucker that had the shape of a traditional guitar. I wanted it to be easy to assemble using only a few tools. I used black pipe, steel hoses, some 90 degree black pipe angles, 3 electrical boxes, one old Wasburn humbucker, a piece of wood, a small amount of blood and a hint of snot. It sounds pretty good too!

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