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cardboard instrument and book

Posted by Kiko Denzer on February 1, 2013 at 2:03am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I'm new here, and not much of a musician, but just got inspired by this guy:

I was so amazed by the sound and inspired by it's simplicity that I wrote up a little how-to book for making the instrument. You can download it free in pdf format at handprintpress.com, or buy it in paperback for $10. I posted a blog somewhere here, but haven't quite figured out how to point you to the right place.

play on!

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  • Kiko Denzer February 1, 2013 at 10:59am

    whoops, wrong place, see reply above re: fretting

  • the anonymous pick February 1, 2013 at 5:00am

    cool   ..  here's   your   blog    link  for anyone that   needs  it 

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/ray-jacobs-rocky-mount...

      to  add a  link  like that  , (just   right click   and copy  the address     in the  top  address    bar on the   page  you  want to  link  ..   then  right  click   where  you want to     post    it  ,  (in  a reply  like  this  )   and  click  "paste  "   ) 

    ;-) 

    • Kiko Denzer > the anonymous pick February 1, 2013 at 10:57am

      thanks! (I didn't see the address when I was on the page!)

  • Daddy D February 1, 2013 at 2:08am

    Those are not fretted like dulcimers. I'd call it more of a 3 string banjo. They are cool though.

    • Kiko Denzer > Daddy D February 1, 2013 at 11:00am

      You can fret 'em any way you want -- I think Shirley's may have the dulcimer fretting (mine does). But Ray makes all kinds of instruments all kinds of ways -- cardboard guitars and fiddles, guitars (and banjos) from gourds, etc.

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