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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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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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Bow for cigar box fiddle

Started by Phil Thomas. Last reply by Phil Thomas May 23, 2017. 2 Replies 0 Likes

My First Cigar Box Fiddle

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Pochette build

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First cigar box fiddle

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First "cello" build

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Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle

Started by Al Lyons. Last reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker Feb 8, 2014. 29 Replies 1 Like

Bass

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how to add an adjustable shoulder rest?

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Tremendous online violin making site!

Started by Diane in Chicago Jun 16, 2013. 0 Replies 1 Like

"Tips on How I Build a CB Fiddle"

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Newbie from Asheville, NC

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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

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by Rand Moore Jul 7, 2012. 4 Replies 2 Likes

some violin pics

Started by Elmar Zeilhofer. Last reply by CrocBite May 22, 2012. 4 Replies 2 Likes

CB Fiddle #2 and furthermore

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Elmar Zeilhofer May 21, 2012. 18 Replies 3 Likes

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

Started by Rick Hunt. Last reply by Rick Hunt Mar 19, 2012. 23 Replies 0 Likes

How to take a fiddle apart?

Started by Dave Onastik. Last reply by Diane in Chicago Mar 13, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Build Update

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First time build and I have a few questions

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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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