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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on December 24, 2021 at 5:06pm

Hello CBN.  Back Story (Fiction), this diddley bow was built in1932 by Poopshoe Perkins  as a Christmas present to HIMSELF!!!   Poopshoe made his wife a buckeye necklace, cutting board and  wooden spoon and he made and Becky made a doll and doll clothes for their 8 year old daughter, Bonnie and the diddley for himself.  He had music inside him.  It was in and had to come out.  With no money for a store bought and with some found and gifted parts, Poopshoe made himself a diddley.

   See accompanying video link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06tKL02jCDI  Vote early and often.  Unc needs some CBG parts.  

Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on December 28, 2021 at 4:00pm

Entry by Lou Lamanna

I have a bit of a different take on my throwback instrument. Everything used to make it is at least 100yrs old (except the vintage tension tuners):

• The neck is from a 1920 broken banjo.
• The box comes from the island of the Phillipines where the cigars were made. It went from there to Russia, then to Vancouver Canada and finally imported into the United States in 1910. There are tax stamps from all of these places on the box! zoom in on the pics to read them!
• The bridge is made with a piece of 200 yr old walnut with a piece of stiff wire for a saddle.
• The tailpiece is one of my wifes great grandmothers silver forks, bent to look like her fingers lovingly holding the strings in place.

Even though it could have been built 100 yrs ago, it is made to last at least another 100 yrs. It has perfect intonation and easy playability tuned G D A E like a mandolin. The box was given to me by a dear friend who found it in an unused part of the basement in his very old house, with the caveat the even though I could not make an instrument out of it he wanted me to have it because of it's age! Challenge accepted and I can't wait to show it to him!

Permalink Reply by Uncle John on December 28, 2021 at 5:09pm

Super nice build and entry.

Permalink Reply by James McCarthy on December 29, 2021 at 5:42pm

I had an antique push mower with a wooden tee handle and thought I might make a guitar out if it someday. When I saw Shane’s throwback holiday video that became the day. So I made a tee handle guitar with a Coca Cola serving tray body which turned out to be quite time consuming but I still had fun building such a wild looking guitar as my third build so far. Thank you Shane Speal, C.B. Gitty, and CigarBoxNation for this opportunity. 

James McCarthy 

12-29-21

Permalink Reply by James McCarthy on December 29, 2021 at 5:58pm

I had an antique push mower with a wooden tee handle and thought I might make a guitar out if it someday. When I saw Shane’s throwback holiday video that became the day. So I made a tee handle guitar with a Coca Cola serving tray body which turned out to be quite time consuming but I still had fun building such a wild looking guitar as my third build so far. Thank you Shane Speal, C.B. Gitty, and CigarBoxNation for this opportunity. 

James McCarthy 

12-29-21

Permalink Reply by James McCarthy on December 29, 2021 at 5:59pm

I had an antique push mower with a wooden tee handle and thought I might make a guitar out if it someday. When I saw Shane’s throwback holiday video that became the day. So I made a tee handle guitar with a Coca Cola serving tray body which turned out to be quite time consuming but I still had fun building such a wild looking guitar as my third build so far. Thank you Shane Speal, C.B. Gitty, and CigarBoxNation for this opportunity. 

James McCarthy 

12-29-21

Permalink Reply by Bear on December 30, 2021 at 4:18am

Permalink Reply by Bear on December 30, 2021 at 4:24am

Uploading again as I’m not sure they went through. Throwback contest entry. Three string. 25” scale fretless. 

Permalink Reply by Bear on December 30, 2021 at 4:25am

Permalink Reply by Bear on December 30, 2021 at 4:28am

Permalink Reply by smilingdog1 on December 30, 2021 at 3:49pm

Great tone and vintage look Bear.

Permalink Reply by Eve on December 31, 2021 at 10:03pm

Can uploads be done on an iPhone? Or do I need to dust off the computer?

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