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Male
Gender
Male
Location
Newark, CA
Birthday:
January 20
I couldn't figure out how to phrase that for a site search, so I'm asking here. I have a cbg that I built, 22" scale thereabouts, and I want to tune it to DGBD, but, with the thinner strings I have on there, all I can make work is AC#EA. What…
Read more…Hi folks, I've been off of here for a couple of years, and cycling back to the cbg hobby. I just bought three cookie tins. Two are round at 6", the other is rectangular at 4x6". I'm looking for plans on making something with these. Particularly…
Read more…So, I don't know who'll see this, whether just my friends list or what. Anyway, my latest build, has a vibrating sitar sound on one string when I play it open. I know what's causing hit. For the nut, I cut deep grooves wider than the string, and…
Read more…Hello, new here. Ok, I just went and bought some cork sheeting, about 1/8" thick, and put a layer of it on my cbg, with little noticeable affect on scrape sensitivity, etc. I have an acoustic box (top floats freely), cork layer, maple bridge…
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David,
Thanks for the Friend request. No, I haven't yet had time to make any vids / sound files of my boxes yet. Life, in the form of my children's lives, and my performance alter egos in amateur theater and chorale performances, has done it's usual seasonal rearing of it's ugly head. I can kinda describe the sound to you, though: these things DO NOT have the warm, mellow roundness of the high-end Taylor rosewood and spruce boxes that I lust after ;-). Compared to even my cheapo Yamaha acoustic six string, they sound higher pitched and somewhat "banjoey." But they compare favorably, with deeper bass resonance, to my Martin backpacker, which sounds almost like a banjolin, and are generally deeper voiced than most cigar boxes (because they have at least 50% more volume of air to push). They are louder than both of my Middle Eastern ouds, one Iraqi, one Turkish, but have roughly the same volume. Best I can say is warmer and deeper than the tinny sound of a banjo, but in the same sound "family," maybe somewhat like a larger Russian balalaika? I'll see if I can find some time over the next few weeks / month to create some sound files for you to compare to.
hiya, glad you liked the Canjo thing : -)
Love the stomp pedal icon, gotta get me one of those!
Hey, after reading your last comment to members of the res box group I have to recommend that you NEVER read this thread! It is full of the ramblings of mad men and speaking for myself, meanderings of fools! Avoid it at all costs! Seriously!
One last tip/reminder, when you "message all members" of a group we have no way of directly responding. Works far better to "start a discussion."
Have fun and :see: ya around!
Mark
Thank you David for joining my group. Feel free to write if you have any questions. Please check out my instructional video CDs:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/njmikeb/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from...
Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee