Alls quiet here but I thought I might stir things up with a question. Does anyone know or know where to find the diameter of fiddle strings. I have been using fishing successfully for sometime now. However I cant get the tones quite right. Thought if
Read more…Hello to the group ive just started to build cbg's but have always wanted a fiddle but cannot find any definet plans anyone have a ny to share or point me in the right direction??
Read more…One of the most challenging things for me was getting a good angle on the neck. It's not like a regular CBG. You need a really good angle on the strings. Here's the simplest solution I could come up with- Simply sand the carry through at a slight ang
Read more… I just built An upright bass using a coffin design for the body. I am planning on a cello next with similar concepts. I am using plywood for the body, hard maple for solid components, bass tuning machines, and pieso under bridge. Just the bass alone
I have a few narrower boxes sitting around and I'd like to try my hand at a fiddle. I've built a couple CBG's so I kind of have some of the basics down.
I am a relatively experienced guitar player playing and recording in a gigging band but know noth
Read more…Hey all.
I'm not a fiddle player. I plan to build a box fiddle, Full Size.
I also plan to learn to play.
QUESTION: can you use a 1/2 size Bow on a Full Size Violin? I just find the bow really long and prefer to have a shorter stroke across the b
Does anyone have an opinion on taking a fiddle (or this old clunker of a 3/4 cello I have) and making it into a dulcimer CBG etc.? The results would seem to be resonant creatures (I think) but what would you cut, what must you leave in the structure
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