Gender
Male
Location
Cardiff, Wales
Birthday:
June 27
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.…
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.…
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…
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Thanks!
Thank's for the warm welcome Phil.
Hi Phil,
Thanks for adding me to your friends list. Good to know CBG's are popular in Wales. I'm making some to sell at a local Xmas flea market and if that goes well more craft/flea markets in 2014. I love the idea of using a Jack Daniels bottle. I'm almost finished with a Wild Turkey & plan on using it.