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"You can go here for starters! I hope to make one someday soon. I have the tuners,…" Diane in Chicago replied Sep 21, 2013 to Bass	3	Sep 21, 2013 Reply by Reeds Taylor
"This is really helpful! Do you have a link to a side-view blueprint of a standard vi…" Diane in Chicago replied May 25, 2013 to "Tips on How I Build a CB Fiddle"	4	May 25, 2013 Reply by Tim LaFave
"Member Naz Nomad here made a radius-ing jig to use with a router for making a progre…" Diane in Chicago replied Feb 1, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"If you already play fiddle, a non-standard fingerboard might be pretty annoying. I c…" Diane in Chicago replied Jan 28, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"And don't forget your waist! Or add extra height in your neck angle. That is a nic…" Diane in Chicago replied Jan 27, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"Yes to what Tim says as far as figuring neck angle! And to box thickness! I had to…" Diane in Chicago replied Jan 12, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"I used a standard bridge, and just sanded it so the feet were flat. A narrow box is…" Diane in Chicago replied Jan 11, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"Yes, much more of a challenge than building a guitar, that is for sure! It helps th…" Diane in Chicago replied Jan 10, 2013 to Newbie from Asheville, NC	2	Jan 10, 2013 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"It is really quiet (maybe a plus in certain situations) and very nasal. Yes, there…" Diane in Chicago replied Jan 9, 2013 to Little travel fiddle	9	Jan 9, 2013 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"Here are the photos, y'all, for easier viewing. I was going to just use a tie-bar…" Diane in Chicago replied Sep 20, 2012 to My First Cigar Box Fiddle	7	Mar 4, 2016 Reply by Alan Hawkins

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"You can go here for starters! I hope to make one someday soon. I have the tuners,…"

Diane in Chicago replied Sep 21, 2013 to Bass

Sep 21, 2013
Reply by Reeds Taylor

"This is really helpful! Do you have a link to a side-view blueprint of a standard vi…"

Diane in Chicago replied May 25, 2013 to "Tips on How I Build a CB Fiddle"

May 25, 2013
Reply by Tim LaFave

"Member Naz Nomad here made a radius-ing jig to use with a router for making a progre…"

Diane in Chicago replied Feb 1, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle

Feb 7, 2014
Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker

"If you already play fiddle, a non-standard fingerboard might be pretty annoying. I c…"

Diane in Chicago replied Jan 28, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle

Feb 7, 2014
Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker

"And don't forget your waist! Or add extra height in your neck angle. That is a nic…"

Diane in Chicago replied Jan 27, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle

Feb 7, 2014
Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker

"Yes to what Tim says as far as figuring neck angle! And to box thickness! I had to…"

Diane in Chicago replied Jan 12, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle

Feb 7, 2014
Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker

"I used a standard bridge, and just sanded it so the feet were flat. A narrow box is…"

Diane in Chicago replied Jan 11, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle

Feb 7, 2014
Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker

"Yes, much more of a challenge than building a guitar, that is for sure! It helps th…"

Diane in Chicago replied Jan 10, 2013 to Newbie from Asheville, NC

Jan 10, 2013
Reply by Diane in Chicago

"It is really quiet (maybe a plus in certain situations) and very nasal. Yes, there…"

Diane in Chicago replied Jan 9, 2013 to Little travel fiddle

Jan 9, 2013
Reply by Diane in Chicago

"Here are the photos, y'all, for easier viewing. I was going to just use a tie-bar…"

Diane in Chicago replied Sep 20, 2012 to My First Cigar Box Fiddle

Mar 4, 2016
Reply by Alan Hawkins

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Glenn Kaiser commented on Glenn Kaiser's video

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"Thanks to ALL y'all! Kind words. Appreciated smilingdog1 and Justin! -Glenn"

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Diane in Chicago's Discussions (897)

"You can go here for starters! I hope to make one someday soon. I have the tuners,…"

"This is really helpful! Do you have a link to a side-view blueprint of a standard vi…"

"Member Naz Nomad here made a radius-ing jig to use with a router for making a progre…"

"If you already play fiddle, a non-standard fingerboard might be pretty annoying. I c…"

"And don't forget your waist! Or add extra height in your neck angle. That is a nic…"

"Yes to what Tim says as far as figuring neck angle! And to box thickness! I had to…"

"I used a standard bridge, and just sanded it so the feet were flat. A narrow box is…"

"Yes, much more of a challenge than building a guitar, that is for sure! It helps th…"

"It is really quiet (maybe a plus in certain situations) and very nasal. Yes, there…"

"Here are the photos, y'all, for easier viewing. I was going to just use a tie-bar…"

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