D bow fever

Posted by Bluesheart on September 8, 2010 at 1:28pm
I've been in the mood for one string wonders lately, and it looks like a lot of others have too! Youv'e seen this in the photos already, but thought it would be of interest here. So pardon for the duplication. Giving these away to participants of a workshop I'm giving this weekend. If anyone is in VA. Beach, check out Blues at the Beach at 17th street stage. Free and open to the public. Sept.10-12, 2010 MY workshop is Sunday from 1:15 to 1:45. Love to see some of you there.

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  • rusty case September 13, 2012 at 1:16am

    Excellent, Bluesheart!

    Inspirational!!!

    I scored a sack of empty catfood cans a few days ago and hope to go into mass production soon as i can figger a way to clean out the little bit that's left in each can!  lol

    A flock of diddley bows might be just the ticket for a wedding reception...   :-)

    Best

    rc

  • rusty case September 3, 2012 at 4:44am

    Excellent!

    Do you have audio files posted of this work bo?

    rc

  • Doctor Steve September 14, 2010 at 2:57pm
    Wow, the idea of those shims never occured to me. Wonder how much variation of tuning you can get with those. Do you just play it acoustically?
  • Bluesheart September 14, 2010 at 2:48pm
    Here is my basic working diddley bow I use for blues history workshops/performances. Just a 4' long piece of 5/4 deck board, some drywall screws, 22 ga steel wire and a couple of wood shims under a bottle bridge. The shims make it somewhat tunable, so I can play with others as well. It aint purty, but sounds good.

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  • Doctor Steve September 8, 2010 at 1:39pm
    Hey Bluesheart. Very cool. There is a chance I could make it down. Was wondering what you'll be covering in your workshop.
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