It’s been a while and I wanted to share a story in hopes that you good people won’t make the same boneheaded mistake I just did.
I haven’t built a canjo in several years and decided to get back into it. So I used Fret2Find to print out a template of
On a recent episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Roger Daltrey discusses growing up in post-WWII England, Elvis, skiffle groups and building his first two guitars. He doesn’t go into a huge amount of detail, but it was interesting to hear his determi
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I found a long skinny box that would make a cool CBG bass body. But, I need some kind of leg to put on the bottom. Does anyone know where I could find a telescoping pole (kind of like a tripod or monopod) with a rubber foot on the b
Read more…Has anyone ever heard of this group, the Deep Fried Pickle Project? They're coming to The Ark in Ann Arbor for a concert and DIY instrument workshop. If anyone wants to catch the show drop me a note and we can grab a beer beforehand.
Greg
PS I'm not
Read more…Although I've built a handful of canjos and CBGs, I'm now working on a 2-string canjo and wondering if there is a rule of thumb for tunings, theory-wise. In other words, if I tune the high-pitched string to C, would the low/drone string be G?
I'm luc
Read more…I've got the bug to make a cigar box bass with Aquila Thundergut strings and looking for inexpensive pickup ideas. Would this rig from CB Gitty handle the low end?
I play uke and love Aquila strings.
Last night, when I put them on my latest build (a cookie tin uke), I tuned them up to pitch, and after about 30 minutes the 2 highest ones snapped at the tail end. (I have them running thru the neck and knotted at
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