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"I really understand what you mean about "windows of opportunity". I am building a st…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Mar 17, 2012 to Little travel fiddle	9	Jan 9, 2013 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"Hey Diane in Chicago, this is looking really odlin and bang on. It looks clink an cl…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Mar 17, 2012 to Little travel fiddle	9	Jan 9, 2013 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"* Glue the fingerboard to the neck - quick, easy and neat. Virtually all of my cigar…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Feb 25, 2012 to Build Update	5	Mar 3, 2012 Reply by Order99
"Hi there, As with most things cigar box, it is said that there are no rules. However…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Oct 21, 2011 to Fiddle Scales - Length - Postion - 4/4, 3/4 ??? Hellllp	3	Oct 21, 2011 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt
"I am very pleased that a reasonable set of strings seems to have cured your tuning p…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Oct 1, 2011 to My first attemp at a cigar box fiddle. :-)	23	Mar 18, 2012 Reply by Rick Hunt
"Of course, "National" made experimental resonator fiddles, mandolins and such." Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 27, 2011 to Romanian Horn Violin a Kindred Spirit	5	Sep 28, 2011 Reply by Boyd Bostick
"I've seen several of these type of fiddles. There are some on you tube. They were -…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 26, 2011 to Romanian Horn Violin a Kindred Spirit	5	Sep 28, 2011 Reply by Boyd Bostick
"Just as a point of interest - and you should be proud of what you've built, and reme…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 25, 2011 to My first attemp at a cigar box fiddle. :-)	23	Mar 18, 2012 Reply by Rick Hunt
"Hi there, yes, this type of cigar box fiddle does tend to sound like a rebec rather…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 25, 2011 to My first attemp at a cigar box fiddle. :-)	23	Mar 18, 2012 Reply by Rick Hunt
"Like so many things in life, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The traditional d…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Jun 12, 2011 to alternate peghead designs	6	Jun 17, 2011 Reply by Diane in Chicago

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Tremendous online violin making site!

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Little travel fiddle

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3/4 Ohio fiddle

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Here's a Readable Re-Write/Re-Draw of the article "How to Make a CIGAR BOX VIOLIN" By P.M. Pennell

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some violin pics

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CB Fiddle #2 and furthermore

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My first attemp at a cigar box fiddle. :-)

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How to take a fiddle apart?

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Build Update

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First time build and I have a few questions

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Yellowbelly Flatt's Discussions (162)

"I really understand what you mean about "windows of opportunity". I am building a st…"

"Hey Diane in Chicago, this is looking really odlin and bang on. It looks clink an cl…"

"* Glue the fingerboard to the neck - quick, easy and neat. Virtually all of my cigar…"

"Hi there, As with most things cigar box, it is said that there are no rules. However…"

"I am very pleased that a reasonable set of strings seems to have cured your tuning p…"

"Of course, "National" made experimental resonator fiddles, mandolins and such."

"I've seen several of these type of fiddles. There are some on you tube. They were -…"

"Just as a point of interest - and you should be proud of what you've built, and reme…"

"Hi there, yes, this type of cigar box fiddle does tend to sound like a rebec rather…"

"Like so many things in life, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The traditional d…"

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