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Permalink Reply by NateMakesToys on November 4, 2019 at 8:48am

Hey all. Im very new to building instruments, I've been messing around in my living room on the weekends for the last few months making toys. Forst thing i made was a walking stick with a diddley bow stuck onto it. Next was this dulcimer for which i disassembled some tea boxes as a soundboard. Since then ive mostly been testing out materials and trying to learn more, so ive developed a pile of semi-functional  bizzarities.

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on November 4, 2019 at 10:57am

thems is some weird builds and I love them. I see you go for the neck on the box and can method instead of inside. I haven't tried on the box with canjos yet do you find it affects the sound of them opposed to inside the box builds?

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Permalink Reply by NateMakesToys on February 6, 2020 at 10:13pm

Sorry to be so late to reply. Given time to experiment I have found that 'on the soundboard' builds are much more achievable with the limited tools I have, but 'in the soundboard' designs have provided me more volume. Also 'on the soundboard' produces a brighter tone whereas 'in' produces a warmer tone. Cheers!

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Permalink Reply by Lonman on February 8, 2020 at 7:19am

These are the ones I have kept. Everything else has been either given away or sold. Oliva was my very first; Lonman, the only license plate guitar I have done; the Edge Uke for my wife; the nine string paying homage to the great Big Joe Williams; the Chess Paul, paying homage to my 2 favorites, chess record artists and the Les Paul; Uncle Buddy, the KE box came from a good friend who gave me her cigar box that belonged to her uncle. There are 2 dates from Dec. 1958 on the inside: the '64 Regal I got for $40 and I really enjoyed the parlor size and feel of, I just sanded off and glued the few cracks on the soundboard, kept original hardware but needed to build a new bridge. A favorite of mine, tuned to open D; Blue Boy, built for my son back in 2012. He wanted one, but never was interested enough to play it.

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on February 9, 2020 at 10:10am

I like them, I like them a lot, especially the 6 string chess board, reminds me of Bo Diddley. And I like the license plate guitar, nothing quite like having your name on your guitar.

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Permalink Reply by Lonman on February 10, 2020 at 3:33pm

Thanks JP.  They were all fun, too bad I don't play as much as I would like.

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on February 9, 2020 at 10:13am

Its been a while guys, but keep them coming, I got more builds coming in the spring.

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Permalink Reply by Lonman on February 11, 2020 at 1:23pm

I forgot about this, my first canjo. I got it out tonight and played on it for a bit. 

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on February 16, 2020 at 2:03am

Now that is a proper Canjo, made with a can. Very nice

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Permalink Reply by Lonman on February 18, 2020 at 6:10am

thanks. My first of 7 canjo's that I have made. They're fun to build and play. 

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on February 23, 2020 at 6:16am

Your title is misleading, I dug out my pocket lint collection to photograph and share, but noooo it's about cigar box guitars! LOL  Now I know what happens to cookie tins. Nice collection.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on February 23, 2020 at 12:25pm

Hi Hooch, yes I thought JP had done that too. I held back on these collections.

Violins, Violin bridges, cello bass bridges, Bone off cuts from nuts and saddles, Violin pegs and bows and.......hang on maybe this should be in the "Show us your Hording" thread.

Then theres the CD collection and the vynal collection and........

Whats that saying? Be Careful What You Wish/Ask For

Taff

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