I got some 4/4 violin pegs to use as tuners. Any helpful hints are using these? First time I've tried them, but I saw some Jeffery Menzies gourd banjos with...
I posted this over on the CBG Group so if you're reading this twice, my apologies Hello All, been a lurker here for a few years but now have some questions....
The construction is simular to the first. I used the bottom of the cookie tin instead of the lid for the top of the body. I like using the bottom better....
I wanted to share the photos of my One-String Cookie Tin Instrument with you. The goal of the project was to construct a cookie tin instrument without having...
Thought I'd throw out a poll to all the members. I think a lot of the members would like to know how busy we are. I'll keep the poll open for quite a long...
I bought a set of inexpensive banjo tuners from Stewart McDonald. They were $9.95 for a set including the 5th string tuner. They are not the best tuners, but...
Just to let you know that Constantine's woodworker's supply sells cheap tuner machines, fret wire, and a thin 25-teeth-per-inch "gentleman's saw," for cutting...
ok this has got me going again .. found some second-hand tuners for about $8 on ebay plus a guitar nut chipped at one end but plenty good enough to be sanded...
ok I like the Cookie Tin Banjo rag ! have you got a tab for it? another tune I think would go well on a CTB but can't find a tab ... Wild Mountain Thyme .. any...
Look this (in spanish) http://www.es-aqui.com/payno/colabora/ukelele.htm ... all the necks i've made so far have been direct copies of other guitars by tracing...
all the necks i've made so far have been direct copies of other guitars by tracing the frets but i don't have a baritone uke to do that with. anybody have a...
The can caught my eye two days ago and here's the result. I think I got a little more sound out when I opened the back, but not much more. Would you call it a...
For those of you not over on the cigarboxguitars group, I uploaded a pic here of my new 8-track uke. Now I'm thinking of what else I can make from 8-track...
Hi all, If you'd like a copy of our four Music Workbook ebooks, you'll need to download them in the next week as they're reluctantly being withdrawn to become...
Hello Everyone, I am new to this and I was just interested in knowing if anyone has ever attempted to make a cookie tin Shamisen? Does anyone know a site that...
UKULELES FOR PEACE.The Way Forward a New Approach for the Middle east . and Web site News follow up.by Paul Moore We now enter our 3rd year, and currently have...
... well to paypal ... Olympia.Pity Rollie never got back to me from Portland, next year if there is no war i can fix up more gigs, including Portland. HINTON ...
Hi all, For new members or anyone who didn't see the last message posted several months ago, we have four FREE music e-books available to download at...
Just a shot in the dark, but is anyone familiar with the Chinese instrument the Erhu? For the rest of you it's sort of a 2 string violin with a very small ...
ALOHA, June was busy with rehursals and playing at both schools for Hoidays and end of the year parties .I was in the Uk for the Firsts 2 weeks of June nad...
In previous posts I complained about the lack of volume from my cookie tin uke. After reading the responses here, I rebuilt it. It originally had a neck that...
I just posted a picture of my cookie tin ukulele. In my opinion it looks pretty good, it just isn't very loud. In fact, I can hardly hear it when I'm playing...
I just finished my cookie tin uke and will post a picture of it. I think it looks pretty good, but I can hardly hear it when I'm trying to play it. No loudness...
