Diddley Bows and Other Primitives

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Diddley Bows and Other Primitives

A place to discuss one-string diddley bows, washtub basses, washboards and any other primitive instrument that may fall outside the Cigar Box realm.

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Comment by One String Willie on December 16, 2008 at 4:19am
Joker- thanks! I really like the look and sound!
Comment by Willardj on December 16, 2008 at 4:03am
Joker,One String Willie,Rick,,,MOJOSTICK??? Joker I love painting folk art...Your primitive look is great...I don't make diddley bows with the gallon tin,,,to hard and expensive to ship...Willie,you have inspired many...Has any one used a wound pick up like Ted makes in a diddley bow? Rick...MOJOSTICK...has made some excellent diddley dows,primitive looking,winds his own pickpu's,,,They sound great...Thanks all!!!
willardj
Comment by One String Willie on December 16, 2008 at 2:31am
Joker, that is the shortest, fattest diddley bow I have ever seen! Seriously, aside from the aspect ratio of the photo, that is a cool looking D-bow. I like the bottle cap position markers! Is this what you used for "Crossroads?" Does this configuration of paint can resonator work well? What happens if you put a lid on the can--how does it affect the sound? What did you use for the string? (In other words, please describe it!)

Best regards, Willie
Comment by BrianQ. on December 15, 2008 at 5:04pm
is that an antler on that diddly bo ?cool, they make for good tone!
Comment by Matthew Borczon on December 13, 2008 at 1:37pm
willard if you build it I will record a whole cd of it. I play an awful lot of diddlybow and have written a whole slew of songs for it. Let me know. I have a break from school comming up and could probably record the whole thing pretty fast
Comment by Jack Murphy on December 13, 2008 at 4:00am
Hello all-
Glad to see everyone signing in here at the Nation. These specialized groups should be fun. Between One-String Willie's CDs (which, BTW, I listen to often, thanks Dave!) and Willards fantastic folk art, I'm gearing up to build my own DB. Built a test model on an oak dowel with a cigar box for amplification, but getting ready to build a flat board with altoid pick-up that my wife wants to decorate. Looking forward to being here.
Comment by BrianQ. on December 12, 2008 at 9:09pm
It's pretty damn amazing what you can do w/ 1 string,huh?
Comment by One String Willie on December 12, 2008 at 2:50am
Hi all-

Over the last few days I have been building some basic performance diddley bows with a variety of open string lengths and gauges so that I can have a choice of keys top match my vocal range. Last night, in trying to get a fairly high tension on the wire string that my glass baby food jar bridge shattered (more like exploded). So wear gloves and eye protection when you are tuning these things up, and keep your face out of the way of the string. After this experience, I put a further bolded warning on the construction page of my website.

It may be okay to live dangerously, just don't be stupid about it.

Best regards, Willie
Comment by Ted Crocker on December 11, 2008 at 5:36pm
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