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"Very cool Wade--what are the brass colored items on the face of the cat? Best regar…" One String Willie replied Jun 4, 2015 to Diddley Bows from art students	2	Jun 4, 2015 Reply by Wade
"Very nice! How are the two stringers tuned? Best regards, Willie" One String Willie replied Dec 6, 2010 to a few of my "bows"..!	6	Dec 29, 2012 Reply by Larry Chapman
"Hi Hannibal- For a lap-style diddley bow, my preference is for an electromagnetic p…" One String Willie replied Jul 4, 2010 to Electrifying the Diddley bow.	5	Sep 30, 2010 Reply by Hannibal ManCracker
"Where do you get them? Best regards, Willie" One String Willie replied May 2, 2010 to Diddley Bow pick up	5	Sep 2, 2012 Reply by rusty case
"Hi Brother Sonny- I prefer to work with bottles I can get at the store rather than…" One String Willie replied Oct 5, 2009 to		just now
"Hi Bro Sonny- Do you play it lap-style or bottleneck slide guitar-style? Best rega…" One String Willie replied Oct 2, 2009 to		just now
"Hi Kevin- I tend to think of the diddley bow as a primitive, single-stringed instru…" One String Willie replied Sep 8, 2009 to How many strings does a diddley bow have?	4	Sep 8, 2009 Reply by One String Willie
"Hi Pam- Thank you for your kind words! I agree that the 0.056" wire is a pain to b…" One String Willie replied Aug 25, 2009 to Help w/ using music wire for strings	5	Aug 25, 2009 Reply by One String Willie
"Hi Pam- I use 0.056 music wire on some of my diddley bows, and as Wade says, you do…" One String Willie replied Aug 18, 2009 to Help w/ using music wire for strings	5	Aug 25, 2009 Reply by One String Willie
"Hi Andy- The compilation CD (One String Nation) has been released (in June), but it…" One String Willie replied Aug 10, 2009 to a diddlybow compilation cd	23	Aug 5, 2010 Reply by Ceccon Joe

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One String Willie's Discussions (66)

"Very cool Wade--what are the brass colored items on the face of the cat? Best regar…"

"Very nice! How are the two stringers tuned? Best regards, Willie"

"Hi Hannibal- For a lap-style diddley bow, my preference is for an electromagnetic p…"

"Where do you get them? Best regards, Willie"

"Hi Brother Sonny- I prefer to work with bottles I can get at the store rather than…"

"Hi Bro Sonny- Do you play it lap-style or bottleneck slide guitar-style? Best rega…"

"Hi Kevin- I tend to think of the diddley bow as a primitive, single-stringed instru…"

"Hi Pam- Thank you for your kind words! I agree that the 0.056" wire is a pain to b…"

"Hi Pam- I use 0.056 music wire on some of my diddley bows, and as Wade says, you do…"

"Hi Andy- The compilation CD (One String Nation) has been released (in June), but it…"

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