I got to look up the McNally video to see how they do it. I cut my banjo teeth on McNally strum sticks. A short G stick and a long D stick. Then i started on the banjo...
Cool, John! That configuration would warp the mind of many onlookers! I do understand, though. I'm tempted to add the 3rd guitar fret since it's used in lots of the stuff I try to play. But then, why not have a fully fretted strum stick?
Another thought for my next one of these: pretty sure I'll add a piezo disk or rod. Seems sorta out of place, but I'm intrigued by the thought of hooking up a one-pound instrument to a big amp! ;-)
BTW - AGP - this was the easiest build yet! And using a 1-inch thick neck without requiring an add-on fretboard would've made it even simpler! Brother-in-law and his family recently visited, and they loved picking out simple tunes on this baby!
Guys, this kind of thing would only be for a personal build or for someone who played blues. On my strum stick, I wanted to do the my open key blues stuff AND the dulcimer stuff. So I added 2/3 frets where the first and third frets on a guitar would be. Gives me a personally, a versatile instrument.
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Very nice, bet it sounds great too!
That my Friend is a fine lookin' strummer!!!
I got to look up the McNally video to see how they do it. I cut my banjo teeth on McNally strum sticks. A short G stick and a long D stick. Then i started on the banjo...
Nice Gary, I thought at first it was Uncle Johns but then no half frets... Nice finish and look to it. Bet it sounds great!
Cool, John! That configuration would warp the mind of many onlookers! I do understand, though. I'm tempted to add the 3rd guitar fret since it's used in lots of the stuff I try to play. But then, why not have a fully fretted strum stick?
Another thought for my next one of these: pretty sure I'll add a piezo disk or rod. Seems sorta out of place, but I'm intrigued by the thought of hooking up a one-pound instrument to a big amp! ;-)
BTW - AGP - this was the easiest build yet! And using a 1-inch thick neck without requiring an add-on fretboard would've made it even simpler! Brother-in-law and his family recently visited, and they loved picking out simple tunes on this baby!
"Yeah", looks great Gary, have had a strum stick type build on my bucket list for ages, but!, still haven't got around to actually building one.
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