Cigar Box Fiddle #1 Finished

We completed the cigar box fiddle today and strung it all up! Here's a shot from the side.
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  • Thanks, Frank. I tried that first but found it kept cracking the tailpieces when I bent it into place no matter how careful I was. Jim has suggested weed wacker line, so I'm about to give it a shot.

     

  • Fantastic! Try a thicker solid wire. Coat hanger wire?

  • Thanks y'all. I can't wait to get a video up, because I like it's sound too.

    We hit one snag though, that maybe y'all have a fix for. The wire we used to attach the tailpiece was too flexible and stretched out after a few hours. This allowed the bridge to shift and so the strings aren't in tune anymore. What do y'all use to attach the tailpieces successfully?

  • This is a beauty. 

  • Like! ***

  • that is amazing! what a great job you did!

  • Bravo! What a stunner!

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