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Comment by Matte Resist on November 11, 2010 at 9:55am

I'm trying to get instruments ready for a "Green Gifts Fair" on the 20th right now, so I'm building a bunch of instruments out of salvaged wood. I've got upwards of 50 canjo/guitar necks in various stages of completion. All of them made from dumpstered wood. Old futons, shelves, etc. I've got plenty of wood.... it's just too bad that I wasn't quite as prepared with my supply of fret wire because I'm running low!

Comment by Redneck Recycling on October 31, 2010 at 7:24pm

howdy from the hills of west by god virginia! has anyone here made one out of an antique bed pan ,a deep fryer basket or an old oil can ? check out redneck recycling here or on utube i got pics n videos of ones made out of about anything!

Comment by Dirty Dan Peel on October 30, 2010 at 2:25pm

Decided to join since most of my instruments are made of junk and recyclables. Right now i'm working on a diddley bow made from an old broom handle, an altoids can I found in the street and a cigar box given to me by my brother. Found the broken neck from a uke that still had the tuners on it, but they werent strong enough, guess there made for nylon strings only. I'll have to find something else for the tuners, of course I have a box full of various eyebolts and what have you.

Comment by Turkish on October 20, 2010 at 10:48am

Dani, those Castrol barrels sound perfect for a bass.


... and that d-bow you just described, you do know it's worth at least 50 quid, right?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/One-String-Diddley-Bow-Electric-Guitar-Old-Ti...

Comment by Dani Graves on October 20, 2010 at 10:42am

I go hunting every time I want to be creative, my diddley bo is made from a fence, a Guinness bottle, a tuna tin and some picture hooks, needs some tweaking but works a treat. I've also got 2 20 litre Castrol barrels any ideas on what to do with them would be very appreciated

Comment by Alex Scott on October 20, 2010 at 6:12am

been laid off and freaking out. stir crazy. so i built a diddley bow for nothing. throw out wooden roller paint pole for the neck/body, M60 shell casings at either end, a honda motorcycle coil for the bridge, and a pickup and tuner out of the junk mans garbage bin. everything held on with 14 gauge house wire out of the neighbors recycle bin. made a slide out of another M60 casing, sawn down

, but it will only fit my pinky finger.

Comment by keith peterson on September 6, 2010 at 11:18am

Scored a junk 1930 regal guitar for the neck, tuners, tail piece and bridge, $10 at a salvage auntique place, already have a box for it and I used the tail piece on a guitar I an restoring

Comment by keith peterson on August 12, 2010 at 6:02am

I did get about 15 alum blocks out of the dumpster yesterday, have a allen head on one end with a block that ajust to something on the inside, they are going to make great tuners after a little garage machining

Comment by Bluesheart on August 6, 2010 at 6:23am

So, the maple neck on my Komuz build is from a piece of a table I found at roadside. The rest of it was there too, but I could not get it in the car. By the time I got back with the truck, the trash truck had beat me to it:( So sad, there was enough to make about20-30 necks, solid maple.

Comment by Paul Stephen Eklund on July 3, 2010 at 6:17am

This group is my kind of place! I'm building my fist guitar out of wood from dressers I got off the side of the road. 1/8 inch 3 ply and maple. Can't beat the price!

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