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Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on November 17, 2009 at 7:48pm

Send me that clunker cello! Put some frets on in and you've got an upright bass!

Permalink Reply by Low Budget Luthier on November 17, 2009 at 8:58pm

we're all kinda new to this fiddle thing. i think u need to keep the integrity of the body intact, the rest is an experiment
good luck

Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on November 17, 2009 at 9:05pm

Are you just going to take off the neck and use the body as a soundbox? Then it goes just like any other CBG build, except you can't open it up during construction. Choose your own VSL.

Permalink Reply by Wray on November 19, 2009 at 4:14am

PRH, No way if that cello is in any kind of shape would I use it for a build. Now having got that out of my system, here's a link to one of our members dulcifiddle. His name is Randy Adams,check him out for info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2MTN6cunVc&feature=related
P.S. I got a brand new fiddle to trade for your cello if you still wanna try it!

Permalink Reply by Paul H (PRH) on November 19, 2009 at 9:58am

Nice video!
This guy seems to have replaced the carved top with a flat one making the fit easier (neck/fretboard to top). The rough materials I have still have the top and body integrity so I'm looking at the fit between top curve and fretboard to mate up.
It's all in my mind for now since I want to finish pursuing the license plate guitars I've started.
On the dulcimer front the interesting youtubes I found as a result of the link you provided are;
Box Dulcimer Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CGG681qceY&feature=related
Foldable GuQin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZJQNYLdFuY&feature=related
Pocket Dulcimer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mucef-TrRQ&feature=related
and for the modern maniacs out there,
iPhone Dulcimer (an oxymoron if I ever heard one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Gra5mS61w&feature=related

Thanks to all for the input, camera is charging, pix of my second CBG to follow.
PRH

Wray said:

PRH, No way if that cello is in any kind of shape would I use it for a build. Now having got that out of my system, here's a link to one of our members dulcifiddle. His name is Randy Adams,check him out for info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2MTN6cunVc&feature=related
P.S. I got a brand new fiddle to trade for your cello if you still wanna try it!

Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on November 7, 2011 at 7:16pm

Whiskey Box bowed dulci

Permalink Reply by rusty case on November 18, 2012 at 11:34am

I'm wondering what happened with this cello?

my first advise would be to attempt salvage of it, and play it, but if it is determined to be beyond repair, it should make a nice start for some sort of home-built fiddle!

Best

rc