CB didley bow

This was CB build # 5. Used a waling stick I made years back. Tuner from a broken acoustic guitar.

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Permalink Reply by rusty case on September 2, 2012 at 9:16pm

Excellent, Lon!

and I had fun figuring out the stick typo!  lol

..how's it sound?

rc

Permalink Reply by Lonman on September 21, 2012 at 9:27am

Thanks Rusty- getting to you late on this- - it sounded fine I suppose. I didn't have much to compare to. Later my neighbor bought it for his daughter.

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