I don't know if this young man is a member here or not. I found this while looking at coffin shaped cases. Worth a look and listen , although the video seems out of sync to me.
Totally amazing woodcraft he did on this project!
Read more…I want to build some more amps. I also like to support CG Gitty. One thing I do not like about the artec amp boards he sells is they do not have an easy to an easy to adjust gain control. Anyone have experience with removing the "on the board" gain p
Read more…My Uke bass project is almost done. I made the bridge with a coax piezo under the brass rod saddle but the output is almost not there at all. I tried a preamp and it was not really any better. I swapped out the coax for a six string rod piezo and now
Read more…I've become a fan of the zero fret but now I'm looking for a better way. I usually use a brass rod set into a slot but cutting the slot and getting it at the right size and depth is a pain. I got some Med/ Highest fret wire from Gitty to use but it
Read more…I thought this may be helpful to anyone who is tempted to hack those rod piezos. As an experiment I successfully cut one of the piezo elements off of a 6 string one and wired it to a jack so I now have a 1 string, under saddle rod piezo. It is tricky
Read more…Anyone know where I can buy the strings and tuners like on the Kala Uke Bass? My wife wants a bass out of a cigar box but the box is pretty small so I thought if I do it like a uke bass she can have full size bass in a smaller package.
Thanks for any
Read more…I thought I would post this were too for a broader perspective to sorry for any duplication.
OK, so I got my Pahoehoe strings and standard (electric I guess) bass tuners today. At least two members here assured me that those kind of tuners would wo
Read more…I've had a request to build something with Lignum Vitae and was wondering if any of you have experience with this wood. I see it is used for bearings on nuclear submarine prop shafts and in hydro electric turbines!! WTF? I'm thinking I do not have pr
Read more…I just took a commission to build a "CBDulcitar" for a coworker. I want it to be simple to play and sound great. I'm thinking a longer scale length, like 25.5" will help it have a loud and clear voice. Also since it is dulci and will be played mostly
Read more…I really like the economy tuners from CB Gitty but was wondering if anyone has tried changing the white plastic keys to something else, like wood maybe , or stone etc. I know they are not expensive but I don't want to just ruin one if I can help it.
Read more…Picked up an antique spoke shave at the flea market to use for shaping necks. Needs more sharpening but seems like it is going to be very satisfying to use. I'm mostly using hand tools only since we moved to MA. I like being more "in touch" with the
Read more…So I'm a bit confused about the break angle of the strings over the saddle. I'm sure like most things it will be a trade off. I thought that having a sharp or steep angle where the strings meet the saddle would give the best transfer of string vibrat
Read more…Picked up this set on mini planes at Harbor Freight for about 10 bucks. 3" long and should be handy for precision work in tight spots.
Read more…I'm converting an old mandolin to a trichordo bouzouki. The body has really ornate inlay on the pickguard. I'd like to copy the center portion and somehow "inlay" it on the fretboard to kind of make them match. Anyone have ideas on how I might go ab
Read more…I'm sure this has already been posted, but worth a second look anyway!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_lx5mjaxQ&feature=related
Read more…I am easily confused I guess. I want to build a 3 string CBG w/ 21 frets. I want to mark the frets with white marks for the "guitar positions" i.e.3,5,7,9,12(octave),15,17,19,21. I also want to mark the "dulcimer positions" frets with black marks. So
Read more…Please forgive me if I'm dredging up old common knowledge, but, I was just reading on CB Gitty's pages about wiring piezos and need some clarification. Ben was explaining that wiring in parallel means you have 4 wires, two from each piezo going to th
Read more…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 w
Read more…I seem to have seen dulcimers played with a "noter", that seems to just be a short dowel. Is that still in practice. Seems that it would make it easy on fingers for newer players. Have not built a dulci yet, but put a pick up in a friends strum stick
Read more…I was wondering how much you can trim off of a piezo disc and still have it work? I'd like to build them into the bridge/saddle but want to keep the bridge/saddle small, hard and un-obtrusive to box graphics. They are so sensitive to touch when just
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