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Lean-Back CBG Rack Design First off, I'm still a newbie 'round here and not sure if this should be a blog post instead. This is my first time starting a 'discussion'… Started by Janis Wilson Hughes	166	Jan 23, 2017 Reply by Joe Caruso
Playing House So I've read a few times about how back in the day blues musicians would get their start stringing a wire on the side of a house so I figur… Started by Magnus Asbjorn	1	Jun 25, 2016 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
Please help how to build a 3 strings jouhikko / shetland gue / Talharpa ?? size etc............ I'm trying to build a 3 strings jouhikko a verry old instrument from Finland play with a bow !! It looks pretty easy to build, but i can't… Started by FerneL	23	Apr 9, 2016 Reply by Matthew Borczon
Almost Newbie- string confusion I'm figuring this all out as I go, for I have never played a guitar or any other plucked string instrument. 1.Diddly Bow. I mostly built t… Started by Mike	17	Mar 14, 2016 Reply by Mike
In Search For The Missing Component Good morning folks: The diddley bow is the first musical instrument I've ever picked up and felt good about noodling with. I spent a fair c… Started by Gordon Cooper	5	Dec 26, 2015 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
Diddley Bows and Peizos So, I'm building a diddley bow and was gonna use a magnetic pickup, but on a couple of my boxes, there's no good way to cut into them witho… Started by jebjacksonlee	7	Apr 14, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
tuners for my diddley bow... Hey guys, I am in the process of making/tuning up my diddley bow and I looked at some guitar tuner knobs and im wondering how I can put the… Started by Mike D	11	Jan 23, 2014 Reply by jeff weins
Puckup for a diddley bow i built a diddley bow and im now making some adjustments on it. I found this pickup and it only looks like it have one wire coming from it.… Started by Mike D	19	Dec 9, 2013 Reply by John Sawyer
Diddley Bow Strings Hey all, I have made a Diddley Bow but with a wire fro the string. I am afraid the wire is too thick because when I strum it, it sounds rea… Started by Mike D	14	Dec 7, 2013 Reply by Barry Kaatz
Bassy guitar and pickups ? Hello, I wanna make guitar what deafs and hearing impaired can also enjoy. Deafs can feel vibrations. Hearing impaired depends on how much… Started by Jantan ux	51	Jul 10, 2012 Reply by Jantan ux

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