RobertJackson58585858, 2 months ago

Minor upgrade to the diddley bow. Chrome tin pierced fruit bowl put in place of the brassy swirley resonator.

The bridge is precisely 630 from the nut which left the previous marks for A#, C, D and G Octave correct.

Have also cleaned off some of the construction marks.

Will slowly fall into shape :))

#CigarBoxGuitar

mk_rexx, 3 months ago

It's so bad but pretty much expected with how much nothing I have to make this. Here's me struggling to play this thing. 'Twas fun.

#diy #canjo #cigarboxguitar #guitar #instruments #ukulele

Playing a very crudely made tin can fretless ukulele, using a capo as a slide.

mk_rexx, 3 months ago

I restringed it and tied some thinner nylon cord as frets, like you would tie gut frets on lutes. They're roo sliperry to stay in place but I think it's starting to sound more palatable and I can play chords now!
(Tuning is mandolin's GDEA)

#diy #cigarboxguitar #guitar #instruments #mandolin #music #ukulele #philippines

Playing a crudely made tin can ukulele. Highlighted at the beginning are three nylon cords tyed to the neck to act as frets.

donutshoes, 8 months ago

Here is my most recent build, which I made for myself, and also the first guitar I actually built from a cigar box. I like to use hole-punched circles from holographic Pokemon cards as fret markers, poor man's mother of pearl. #guitar #cigarboxguitar #homemade #Instrument #luthier

A close-up of the cigar box guitar neck showing the holographic pokemon card inlay fret markers

donutshoes, 8 months ago

Here are some various close-ups of some of the guitars above, as well as a pic of the first ever scarf joint I made which is on the Farnam Drive cigar box guitar. #cigarboxguitar #guitar #homemade #Instrument #luthier #woodworking

close-up of a 2-string guitar showing the body made of a candy tin, spraypainted with the Wonderville logo painted in white, 2 gold "indie bridges", the pickups, and the tone and volume knobs
close-up of the neck of a 2 string bass showing saw burns on the fretboard, as well as pink and white holographic pokemon card inlay fret markers
A picture of the first ever scarf joint headstock I ever built, laying on a table saw