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Been meaning to start making and playing all the different varieties of CBGs for years now. Finally did. Made one last night and finished it up this morning.
I used a small box with a square poplar dowel that I spent a good while rounding over on the back side so it's more comfortable for the player to hold. I sanded the box down a good bit and used a few layers of deck stain to give it a distressed color (solid white with semi-solid federal blue over top). A lot of finishing sanding and a coat of beeswax for some shine finished it out. The nut is a hose clamp, the bridge is a nut and bolt, and the sound holes are filed with small sink strainers.
I'd love to hear any suggestions from veteran builders out there. I had a blast doing it!
Finish them up and let's see and hear them...
2 Diddley Bows. 7/8 dowells for necks. I can't make this site work.
gary, yes, that's right.... my bad,;; isn't that an oxy-moron... "decimal inches"? look up Shane Speal's "How to play a diddley bow" series on YouTube. It will get you a great start...
Sam
I just finished my first diddley bow. I used a 7/8" dowell for the neck and a smallish cigar box for the body. I used a .021" string, wound. I think it is a D string. Is that right Sam? These strings are measured in decimal inches, not guage, so I am not sure I got the right one. No frets, no piezo pup (yet).
My first wall wart diddley bow pickup. I broke open the wall wart, yanked out the metal plugs and soldered the wires. I bent back the metal tabs to allow the pickup to be attached with wire. I attached an additional mag to increase output. great sound but may spring for a rare earth mag to increase output.
-can't see it in the pic but I used a screw as a pole piece to go through the top and stick.
Thanks, sam
for general use I like light gauge wound strings... 21-24gauge. You still get plenty of treble for melody play and it is easier on the fingers than solid strings....
I have some extra parts, so I decided to spend a few hours building a diddley bow. I plan to use a large square dowell for the neck. I hope it will be strong enough. I will radius the corners in the back.
With only one string, I am looking for recommendations of what string to use.
Any suggestions?
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