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Diddley Bows and Other Primitives Discussions (53)
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Pickup placement on a cigar box Diddley BowHi all..I'm about to embark on installing an old Sekova guitar pickup into my recently constructed CB Diddley Bow....After thinking about v… Started by Mike Huber |
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Sep 2, 2012 Reply by rusty case |
Diddley-Bo 101I've built a decent "broom handle" Diddley Bo and now I'd really like to learn how to play it. I know, just like the CBG, there's no "right… Started by Arnold Kelly |
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Sep 2, 2012 Reply by rusty case |
CAN ANYONE NEAR BURLINGTON VT HELP ME?HELP !! IN VERMONT I am playing at First Night in Burlington VT tomorrow (Sat) and have publicized that I will be playing a cigar box guit… Started by Ranblin' Dan Stevens |
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Sep 2, 2012 Reply by rusty case |
first diddley bowI am thinking of doing these with some Webelos scouts in the future. Started by Lonman |
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Diddley Bow Ressource Library linksHi everyone,I thought it might be useful to have a place where we can store links we find oninternet about Diddley Bow lessons for beginner… Started by LittleBigOne |
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Oct 9, 2010 Reply by LittleBigOne |
Electrifying the Diddley bow.Where is the best place for pickup placement? A single coil PU turned sideways or piezo element? Started by Hannibal ManCracker |
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Sep 30, 2010 Reply by Hannibal ManCracker |
Didl-E-Bowany one ever combine a didly bow with an e-bow . that would be a fairly simple build . just have a deep base with a cut out for the ebow .… Started by petey twofinger |
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Aug 24, 2010 Reply by Thomas A. Boatwright |
a diddlybow compilation cdis there any interest in putting a cd together. Are there enough of us out here to put together enough songs? If we mix it down and then se… Started by Matthew Borczon |
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Aug 5, 2010 Reply by Ceccon Joe |
Source for Broom WireHi all- I feel like I need to apologize for the somewhat commercial nature of this post, but I am looking at this as something of a servic… Started by One String Willie |
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Oct 26, 2009 Reply by BLY |
How many strings does a diddley bow have?While I understand a diddley bow to be a one-string instrument, I'm surprised at the number of two- and more-stringed instruments described… Started by Kevin M. Kraft |
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Sep 8, 2009 Reply by One String Willie |
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