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VIDEO & PHOTOS: Jim Morris Re-Creates Historic Fiddle from Just a Photo
Several months ago, I posted this photo from the 1890's in a Cigar Box Nation email with the challenge for somebody to make a similar instrument. The young man in the photo was from Savannah, GA and is playing a crude violin.
Jim Morris of Springfield, WV immediately took the challenge. Morris, a fantastic old time guitarist and fiddle player, has been featured in previous Cigar Box Nation features, including Gus Cannon's Frying Pan Banjo (article link). I must first mention that the photo posted in the original email was a lot smaller than the cleaned up version above.
Here is his version along with builder's comments. Great work, Jim!!!
A lot of guesswork went into this one. Decided it needed a homemade twig bow too.
It looked like a 3 stringer from the pic.
Most of the details were hard to make out in the pic but I didn't see a fingerboard so I went without one.
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Permalink Reply by Greg Tiffany on
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Wow very well done.
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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on
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Thanks Korrigan
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Thanks Q
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Thanks Shane for putting this on the page. And thanks for posting the larger, cleaned up photo since I can now make out what appears to be a carrying bag complete with a side pouch for the bow on the ground at the musician's left foot. Now I gotta make one of those too!
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Permalink Reply by Bob Wurster on
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Jim, you keep outdoing yourself. Very cool.
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Thanks Bob. I had fun with this one!
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Thanks Poopshoe. I think Shane deserves a ton of credit for his research and bringing these things to our attention. I'm pretty sure I'd never have made this , or several other instruments, if he hadn't posted pictures or other info about these old homemade things.
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Permalink Reply by Milt Haselmire on
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Takes a lot to impress me at my age but I'm impressed.
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Thanks a bunch Milt.
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Permalink Reply by Larry Chapman on
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You've done a lot of great things but this might be the best! Thanks.
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