Hi everyone. Help please.
Mostly I make diddley bows but recently I acquired a box that lends itself to a fiddle so I built a one-string cigar box fiddle. So far so good. However, I want to make a small bow to play the instrument (I would prefer not
Read more…I am getting increasing demand for my workshops making simple cigar box diddley bows. in UK at least the cigar boxes are getting harder to find and more expensive. I have had some success using cardboard boxes intended for computer keyboards. Anybo
Read more…Hi guys Can anyone suggest the right kind of hole saw/cutter to use with my electric hand drill for cutting sound holes etc in cigar boxes? The drill bits I have of the larger sizes are tearing the wood although they are new and reasonably sharp. Any
Read more…Hi Guys Well, thanks to advice from Eric Gittins and some help from Ray at the Radio Workshop here in UK I now have my EKCO U319A up and running. Guitar plugged in and singin' like a bird. 3W of lovely blues crunch...I played my 1957 Hofner President
Read more…Hi everyone. Glad to be here. I am Phil Thomas from Penarth, near Cardiff in South Wales, UK. Approaching 60 years of age of which 45 have been as a musician, singer and storyteller performing all over the world. Now in semi retirement I work part ti
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