hey dose any one have tabs for dulcijo i just built a nice one now looking for music thanks...
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AG
ag_guitarman...
Nov 18, 2009 2:50 pm
It really depends on how you are tuning your instrument. Tabs, since they use string and fret numbers, only show where to put your fingers. If you are tuning...
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Townsend
vansman03
Nov 18, 2009 3:30 pm
So, let us see a picture..................... 3-strings? ... From: depace_nm To: cookietinbanjo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:41 PM ...
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Patrick Woolery
patrick_woolery
Nov 19, 2009 7:50 am
You should be able to use any dulcimer tab. You made a diatonic-fretted 3-string instrument that is tuned in a dulcimer tuning, right? Therefore you should...
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DianeS
carrington3000
Nov 19, 2009 2:37 pm
But I believe most mountain dulcimer tabs have strings reversed from stick dulcimer. So you'll have to switch the notation for high and low strings. diane...
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Finecey
luapknarf
Nov 20, 2009 2:39 pm
Hi Diane, I have a "First Act" dulcimer that the grand kids gave me for Christmas one year. I use it mostly for "speramentin'" with piezos and stuff. Since it...
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Nicole DePace
depace_nm
Nov 24, 2009 2:58 pm
yes i that is what i made just cant get it to sound like a banjo (bum ditty) ... From: Patrick Woolery <patrick_woolery@...> Subject: Re:...
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Townsend
vansman03
Nov 24, 2009 4:04 pm
I think the dulcijo playing is done in a strumming style, using a flat pick or strum with your thumb or finder nails. A 5-string has a high g 5th string...
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Patrick Woolery
patrick_woolery
Nov 24, 2009 5:03 pm
There is an instrument that I recall also being called a dulcijo. It has a short 3rd string and regular length 1 and 2. Played like a banjo with the bum...
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Townsend
vansman03
Nov 24, 2009 5:55 pm
I use a .008 guitar string for my long 5th on my 5-string. I tune it to hi-g. I don't have a short string. That's a 26 1/2" scale. You could also put a spike...
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Matte
resistzine
Nov 25, 2009 4:37 pm
Here's how I've done the 5th string on some of my banjos. I am thinking about going with a bone nut, instead of the screw nut to make tuning a little...
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tadadams63
Dec 11, 2009 7:15 pm
would this be any good for the start of the makings of a banjo project ????????? ...
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Bro. Dave, OBB
quahogwi
Dec 11, 2009 7:34 pm
In short ... yes. or such is my opinion. Bro. Dave, OBB ... Bro. Dave, OBB and Maxx (ESS) Green Bay Monastery...
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AG
ag_guitarman...
Dec 11, 2009 10:46 pm
As long as you are in England. AG...
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friendrobertkirchner
friendrobert...
Jan 2, 2010 3:31 pm
Hi folks. Just beginning to explore making a 5 string cookie tin banjo. I'm aiming for a slightly muffled old-time sound. I'm unclear about whether the...
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AG
ag_guitarman...
Jan 2, 2010 9:50 pm
It really depends on the strength of your tin. Some of them will just collapse if the top isn't left on. Some older tins were made of thicker metal but even...
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al.most_human
Aug 7, 2010 6:38 pm
Newbie here! I'm in S. Korea and everything here is stainless steel or brass. I just bought an awesome "tin" with an embossed lid. However, the lid gives a...
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b0b_e
Aug 8, 2010 12:34 am
1st: No, I do not think it would work itself out. I don't like using lids as the sound board/head. String pressure tends to dent it which in turn causes the...
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al.most_human
Aug 10, 2010 4:49 pm
Thanks! For 1) I did wrap it tight with wire and then put a bridge under it. It made a sound, but definitely the bowl side sounded better... bummer. But the...
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AG
ag_guitarman...
Feb 3, 2011 1:19 pm
For beginners or even experienced makers here is a slightly different take on how to make a metal bodied instrument. ...
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Ray Heilman
geekworld_99
Feb 3, 2011 11:23 pm
Sorry about that post...I forgot which forum I was posting in. I also see AG in cigarboxbuilders! 8-) On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Ray Heilman...
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Ray Heilman
geekworld_99
Feb 3, 2011 11:23 pm
It's not cookie tin, but I was designing circular body instruments in my head on the way to work this morning. Though it may not be the most fully resonant,...
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AG
ag_guitarman...
Feb 4, 2011 2:43 am
I've thought about making a bass out of a large piece of Soma tube, which is what I think you are talking about but I couldn't find any around here at any of...
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Randy Moore
randmor
May 9, 2011 2:39 pm
Yes I'm familiar with that site. Lots of good ideas about how to build can-based banjos. I like the tailpiece and the way they fret them using a continuous...
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Ted Crocker
tcrockerusa
Jun 8, 2011 3:09 am
Ron, is this still active? We're getting together a drive at the Handmade Music Clubhouse (dot com) and I remembered posting the link on my old myspace CBGHQ...
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Ray Heilman
geekworld_99
Oct 28, 2011 10:58 pm
I've been looking for a low cost, low mod substitute for tuning keys. I was considering actual friction pegs, but found the cost fairly close to the economy...
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fiddle79605
May 18, 2012 3:55 am
It's always a great time at Fiddle Fest and the American Heritage Music Festival in Grove on Grand Lake, June 7, 8, 9 (it's always the first full week in...
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cookietinbanjo@yahoog...
Aug 20, 2012 4:01 pm
Reminder from: cookietinbanjo Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cookietinbanjo/cal Test. This is a test to see if the calendar works Monday August...
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bostonc415
May 12, 2013 1:47 pm
Try looking at tmart.com they have some tuners that are very cheap I think you can get 6 for about 7.00 ... I was ... the ... local ... could ... Asiain ... ...
