My first Diddley Bow and first use of a Flathead cigar box! A commission for a guy who wants to play slide. There are frets, but I set the action high at the zero fret to facilitate slide play. I strung it up with a guitar E string and tuned it to E. The adjustable bridge was inspired by the ones ChickenBone John is selling. Of course I 3D printed my in PLAstic fantastic!

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Comment by Doug Thorsvik on March 20, 2024 at 3:35am

Glad to get the affirmative response Uncle John! It was fun and challenging build. Such an iconic cigar box.

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on March 20, 2024 at 3:32am

I’m glad to know I’m not the only one holding on to one of these cool boxes and not sure how to use it. Thanks for weighing in Southern Ray! I think you may be on to something with an amp/tone distiller/fuzz box. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone do one.

Comment by Uncle John on March 20, 2024 at 12:52am

Oh, oh, oh, OH!   Like this one!

Comment by Southern Ray on March 19, 2024 at 7:07pm

This is really cool, Doug! I love it! I've had one of these boxes for a couple of years woundering what I was aoing to do with it. I look at this work of art and I think maybe I should just make an amp/tone distiller/fuzz box out of it... ;)

Ray

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on March 18, 2024 at 12:17pm

Thanks. Wow! That becomes a spendy box Alan. They are pretty distinctive though. I have a few on hand. The ones I bought a few years ago I think I paid $5 each for. The most recent two were only $1 each, a smoking deal!

Comment by AGP # on March 18, 2024 at 9:49am

"Sweet Doug" :-), have seen quite a few Flathead Builds over the years, great looking Box, but unavailable in Australia, the cheapest one I found on Ebay was from the USA, only $19.83AU, but the $61.75AU postage is more than I'm willing to pay :-{

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on March 18, 2024 at 6:55am

I appreciate the encouraging words BrianQ! I have been wanting to do a Flathead cigar box for a long time, but have delayed because of the unique lid. Two smaller black ones are in the works and these will be chuggers.

Comment by BrianQ. on March 18, 2024 at 6:00am

Great design Doug!!

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