Hi from Derbyshire.

After a few years of trying to coax a half-decent tune out of conventional guitars, a friend introduced me to the wonders of the Strumstick. Three strings in open G tuning, diatonic frets, and no worries about "wrong" notes.

Had to have one, so I started building. Did my best with it. Used good, straight-grain mahogany, decent hardware and proper fret wire. I'm no great woodworker though, and never built a musical instrument before, so the thing has it's faults and flaws. Despite all that it sounds great and is more fun than a tax rebate!

With a bit of luck you may see a picture below.

However...

you can't seem to get too far into home-brewed three string instruments without stumbling into the strange and enticing world of the CBG. And then all roads seem to lead to this place.

So, perhaps inevitably, I now have a cigar box from a flea market, a piece of oak from some broken furniture and an awful lot of information and inspiration from here. 

Now just trying to get enough spare time to put it all together. 

All the best,

one_rod.

My Strumstick... :-)