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What kind of wood dye do I use for the wood of my cookie tin ukulele (fret board and stuff)?!

Hey everyone, I'm doing a science design project at school, and i decided to build a tin ukulele. Would anyone please send me step by step instructions and plans...please!! It would be very helpful since this is my first time doing this!

Finished my first instrumental-only rock album with lots of cigar box instrument tracks (about 70 % of all guitar/bass recordings): "RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIAL" - Listen here:

Although the ideal day to turn 42 is probably May 25th, January 15th was OK.  New year, new age, new look on life and new twist (get it?) on guitars for me.  I've had more guitars come out of the workshop in the last few months than ever before and I love them all.  I've made some of my best instruments and most inspired creations lately.  Still may not compare to other people's work in some ways, but this is my best stuff for me personally so far.  And honestly, that's all I care…

Working on a license plate resonator. Using some wormy oak that I split (rived) in wedges along the radials of the log. I got the idea after I split some for firewood and saw how cool it looked. It will go well with the 1969 Yazoo Mississippi license plate. I plan on using a P90 style handwound pickup with a top carved from the same wood.

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Gary Herget created this incredible folk-art upright bass…

 Still shopping but probably going to order my first kit soon.5 string Banjo, 4 string guitar or uke.Wish me luck,this will be entirely new to me.

What does this rather tricky and ambiguous title mean? All will be revealed in a minute. Firstly, allow me to describe a spectacular musical instrument called the Kania*. This is a 17 inch cigar box guitar,…

I read the conditions being sold as opinions on media related sites.

I love to keep it positive. I like building instruments and sharing with friends. I hope we are not a clique or even snobs. Let us define what it means to be a cigar box guitar. They are boxes that once housed cigars that have been converted into stringed instruments. We all know that. However, with the cigar box guitar comes its many cousins. It is hard to define because there are so many varieties of homemade…

As for the ancient history that is the year 2014, It was good to me overall..



Got the home studio up and running.  As a result, I managed to release not one but two CDs of three string CBG mayhem.  Twenty two songs in all.



As for this year, I have something bigger planned.  The goal is to have it finished by my birthday at the end of November.  



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