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"When I built my very basic stand up bass, I used strimmer line (from B & Q) but…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 20, 2013 to Bass	3	Sep 21, 2013 Reply by Reeds Taylor
"Good choice Al. the progress seems to be going well. Yes, it is fun." Yellowbelly Flatt replied Jan 27, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"I can't comment on other people's methods, but a couple of coats of varnish usually…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Jan 26, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"Hi there Al, just a quick thought. I would strongly suggest that a narrow box is se…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Jan 10, 2013 to Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle	29	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Gipson Fat Fingers Shoemaker
"I'm glad that you are a player. I've been rasping away at the fiddle for a couple of…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Dec 30, 2012 to 3/4 Ohio fiddle	5	Dec 30, 2012 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt
"That's the problem of looking at a photo' and making a stab in the dark. At least it…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Dec 30, 2012 to 3/4 Ohio fiddle	5	Dec 30, 2012 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt
"Very very interesting. A great piece of history if not a great violin / fiddle. Poss…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Dec 29, 2012 to 3/4 Ohio fiddle	5	Dec 30, 2012 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt
"Yes, the combined cut outs and sound hole idea was one that I came across when resea…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 20, 2012 to My First Cigar Box Fiddle	7	Mar 4, 2016 Reply by Alan Hawkins
"Well done Tim. Some excellent work and some excellent solutions to the problems tha…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 20, 2012 to My First Cigar Box Fiddle	7	Mar 4, 2016 Reply by Alan Hawkins
"This is always a problem with experimental construction, you don't know what you get…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Apr 1, 2012 to Little travel fiddle	9	Jan 9, 2013 Reply by Diane in Chicago

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Bow for cigar box fiddle

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My First Cigar Box Fiddle

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Pochette build

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First cigar box fiddle

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First "cello" build

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Building the "Stumpwater" fiddle

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Bass

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how to add an adjustable shoulder rest?

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Tremendous online violin making site!

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"Tips on How I Build a CB Fiddle"

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Newbie from Asheville, NC

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Little travel fiddle

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3/4 Ohio fiddle

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Here's a Readable Re-Write/Re-Draw of the article "How to Make a CIGAR BOX VIOLIN" By P.M. Pennell

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by Rand Moore Jul 7, 2012. 4 Replies 3 Likes

some violin pics

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CB Fiddle #2 and furthermore

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Elmar Zeilhofer May 21, 2012. 18 Replies 3 Likes

My first attemp at a cigar box fiddle. :-)

Started by Rick Hunt. Last reply by Rick Hunt Mar 18, 2012. 23 Replies 0 Likes

How to take a fiddle apart?

Started by Dave Onastik. Last reply by Diane in Chicago Mar 13, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Build Update

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First time build and I have a few questions

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Yellowbelly Flatt's Discussions (162)

"When I built my very basic stand up bass, I used strimmer line (from B & Q) but…"

"Good choice Al. the progress seems to be going well. Yes, it is fun."

"I can't comment on other people's methods, but a couple of coats of varnish usually…"

"Hi there Al, just a quick thought. I would strongly suggest that a narrow box is se…"

"I'm glad that you are a player. I've been rasping away at the fiddle for a couple of…"

"That's the problem of looking at a photo' and making a stab in the dark. At least it…"

"Very very interesting. A great piece of history if not a great violin / fiddle. Poss…"

"Yes, the combined cut outs and sound hole idea was one that I came across when resea…"

"Well done Tim. Some excellent work and some excellent solutions to the problems tha…"

"This is always a problem with experimental construction, you don't know what you get…"

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