Mike Bingham

Hi Mike.,
Thank you for the welcome note and the tips. Any advice is welcome and needed. The link you sent me was broken, (I couldn't get there from here) . Anyway, thank you and it's good to be here.

hello mike,thanks for the comment on the aluminum neck griffin's build,i used an old aluminum crutch i got at a yard sale for the neck, it turned out ok.

some of the simplest things are not to complicated to add to the mix into a cigar box guitar build,or a stringed instrument build. so i use all types of stuff to build with so that folks can see the different possibilities. i hope to make people think so that they can enjoy building musical instruments using lots of things that are common. thanks again mike.

Thanks. Man, nice work you are doing. Especially like the lap steel and that hard case, cool!

Mike, I checked out your lap steel, and I will be seeking some advice as I pursue building one of these soon. Isn't this CBG thing contageous, and a real hoot?

Thanks Mike. Simple is good when it comes to d-bows. At first I used the shims just to get the wire tight but found they can be used to fine tune the pitch.

My pleasure. Ya, that is definitly the challenge. Make something extraordinary out of something very ordinary. Keep trying and keep dreaming. Who knows? Enjoy the search. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Mike for your comment. Yes, definitely Steampunk applicable. Enjoy.

Thank you Mike for your comment. Enjoy.

Thanks for the COMMENTS SIR.
HI

Just watch out for the "Dominoe Police" !

Thank you Mike for your comment. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Mike!

Hi Mike.

I'm gathering ideas and materials for a Stumpf fiddle for my daughter's X-mas present. I've got a pole (a shovel handle), a cookie tin, a small instant coffee bottle with screws and nuts, and a wood box, all of which I plan to attach to the pole. I'm going to go around to some stores over the next couple of days to try to find other interesting noise makers. Are there any that you recommend?

I'll be looking for an appropriate sized spring to attach to the bottom like the pogo sticks (pogo cellos). Have you don this? If so, what size spring do you recommend. I was thinking of checking out some motorcycle (or electric moped repair shop for a spring). Some guy in England has built one and has a photo of how he did it using a piece of round bar threaded on each end, two nuts and a couple of eye bolts. So, I think I'll give it a try. Another site suggested using a tennis ball, but I don't have a good way to attach one yet. Maybe cut/drill a hole in one side half way deep and nail or screw it to the end of the pole.

Also, they talk about the need for a piece of coat hanger that contacts the cake tin and when it is hit or fiddled with, it will make a snare drum sound. Do you know any more about that? I guess I'll have to experiment some.

Well. I hope to hear from you. Now for some shopping around...

-Rand.




box floger's

Thanks for accepting. BTW that Arturo Fuente With the dice bridge is awesome. Great job.

Thanks for the comment Mike, I appreciate it. I'm really glad I found Wix. They are the company that provide the design templates. I'm a computer idiot and yet they guided me through everything.

I thought it was going to be a nightmare but the hardest part was getting another company to transfer the domain.

If you need a website I highly recommend it.

 

Ciao

 

Dean

 

this is exactly what folks tell me mike--that i aint right.--thanks, i have to agree with you on that part. thanks for the correctly spoken nice comment sir. and about the brilliant part--it may not be exactly that, but i still like the way it plays,and for using nylon strings for the first time,i have to say i will use them again on a build real soon.thanks again.

Thanks for the comment on CBG#1

Thanks so much for the help Henry.  Does this really mean you need two volume pots and two tone pots?

Cool, thanks, I'm gonna make me one of those foot shakers too!

cheers fr the comment mike:0)

cheers mike. mojo bag... ouch! take it easy:0)

likewise:0)

cheers mike, glad yr likin the darkness:0)

thanks mike, workin on pre production for the df album when i can then it's into the studio, can't wait:0)

thanks mike, put a lot of thought into it and was well rehearsed but it was quite scary playing to a silent listening audience, good fun tho:0)

Sounds good, Mike.  Post your ding- a-ling.

Mike, I look forward to the lap steel video. I reall like your vids and have learned from you.  Thanks for your kind comments.

thanks for the comment.yeah the phone records surprisingly well.lol.cool page.like the guitars.

damn.not fun then.glad its better.il have a look through the pictures now.

Sounds good, Mike.  Some times a break, whether forced or chosen, makes us come back with new found passion.

Thank you Mike for your comment. This was a special order "reso" Keni Lee Signature model CBG built by Darren Dukes of backporchmojo. Unfortunately, he has closed his shop and it is my understanding, he is not building for retail sale anymore. The larger cone combined with just 3 strings produces a mighty good punch. Enjoy.   

Hi Mike.

Thanks for sending the file through to me. Very kind and thoughtful. I shall keep it as a memento.

All the best.

John

Thank you Mike for your comment. I guess the sun has "finally" shined in my backdoor someday. Beats digging ditches or plowing fields. Shiver me timbers...savvy matey? 

Thanks, you answered before too. I made one out of plastic and one out of metal and get two tones, one for each foot. Made some for a friend too. Love em!

LOve that dice bridge and drum kit!

Mike, no videos from you for quite a while now. I just watched the one with the dog shaped foot pedal.  Nice. 

I hope at some point today to use the expression, "Cooler than a three headed cat."

Mempis Lou has a BIG sister.  Mike, I told her good thing about you and gave her your address.  Enjoy.

Mike, keep em comin'!

Your welcome, I just recently came across those myself and when I saw yours I figured it was similar.

Mr. Mike!  Thanks for your comment on "If Things Don't Change."

Thanks for your comment on "In my time of dying" Mike, indeed i tried to take the listener back in a time machine, was great fun to do! (-: