I came across this description of a simple fiddle made from a cornstalk. I can't really figure out the instructions. Has anyone seen any other sites with...
A 4 string corn-stalk fiddle? That's ambitious. They usually just have one. It's a well-known folk instrument mentioned in lots of books etc. Basically you...
Hi Tom, Yes a metal string will drive the tin better and give you more volume. A single string having the heavyest guage you can find will help. But you did...
Hi Philip, Very nice looking instruments, makes me want to get some magnet wire brought down for wrapping pickups. Beautiful work. I myself would move the...
Smojo: Sometime back, I took some of those buzzers apart and tried to measure the resonant frequency, and found, to my surprise, that they were quite linear. I...
Since you know the piezo is linear as a buzzer, you could mount two on a common surface, drive one with constant voltage and measure the signal generated by...
-- - In cigarboxguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Shane" <cigarboxguitar@...> ... Shane go to White Wolfs web site he has one and it sounds awsome. I'm not into heavy...
HI. First of all, this is a great forum. It's nice to see I'm not the only one who gets a kick out of playing 3 strings or less. A DB with a resonator sounds...
Mark and Boz, I'm sure that a such large repositories of GP would not go over well if transferred to my basement...however, if either of you can easily locate...
http://www.akzstudios.com/DIDDLEYBOW1.html here's someone selling, probably the same site shane is referring too. ________________________________ From:...
Sorry to hear your bad news Barry, hope your sister pulls through OK. The piezo's I buy are not mounted in the plastic box, just a disc with 2 wires so I guess...
Thanks Mikael, very cool stuff. He uses several of those chicken cookers he calls them for instruments. I just used a top I found in the trash for a diddley...
Tomorrow night, Tomi-O will be opening up for the Outlaw Carnies (aka Hank Williams III backing band) at Unkl Ray's in Hinton, WV. Friday, Fri May 5th at...
Thanks Don, That was the advice I was looking for. ... more ... will ... bow ... length ... could ... pitch ... fa ... can ... Little ... to ... that, ... the ...
Howdy everybody, Well, We played at the Teeter House Saturday night. It was a great. Good crowd and they had a great time. I put a picture in the bluesbox ...
You're coming aren't you Shane? Gerry ... From: "Shane" <cigarboxguitar@...> Tomorrow night, Tomi-O will be opening up for the Outlaw Carnies (aka Hank...
I'm back! my other computer is a e machine that sparks but thats about it. I'm donating a one sting to Pondarosa Stomp. I'm excited about gettin to See Dale...
Hi. In the photo section there's a folder called Yahoo! Photo album by cigarboxguitar. There's a pic in there called Billy which shows a nifty CBG with a...
My initial goal was to use a bass A string tuned to a G, but the eye-bolt tuner presented a problem for me. It's just not so easy to tune. The tightest I...
I may bring my digital camera and get some cool shots for you guys to use on your websites. That is, if I can find my camera hidden in all those cardboard...
