phono cigar box

here's and idea.... how about a phonocigarbox?it has to be done!based on a phonofiddle
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  • when i was a kid i remember seeing an old soldier busking with what was probably one of these, notice the prices are in £s,quite a lot of £s back then. where did you find the ad?

    thanks for posting

  • 407bug: Thanks for sharin' this with us, this is way too cool !!!

    Clockwork: The larger horn on my guitar gives very minimal improvement in sound, more for looks.

    But crap, I have most of these parts. Now I gotta' build one of these, or somethin' similar. Although I haven't grasped exactly how it works yet. Well, I guess the bathroom remodeling project goes back to the bottom of the list. hahaha

     

  •    ProfWaldo built something with a horn/phono thingamajig on it.   Don't know if it was functional, or decorative.   There are photos and videos of it on his page.

  • I remember back a few years ago when the Nation had a build off contest, it was a non wood use challenge. I wish i knew exactly where those pic`s are on the photo`s page, cause i think a few of the builders were aiming at this same idea. Tinqui8 was the winner of that contest with his motorcycle gas tank lap steel build.

  • I had this discussion with the barefoot cajun a few months ago, we were talking about the diaphram as the most important part of doing this type of build. Bri suggested using an old horn from a model A ford as the diaphram, then using a metal bridge connected to the diaphram. If you research the Stroh type of instruments that were made back in the early 1900 you can find some precise photo`s of the diaphram. Good luck to anyone who attempts to build an instrument like this.

  • i was plannin on sumthin like this . have found a grammerphone too. pics on here will be a massive help. ty

  • keni lee was wantin one last year, i couldnt come up with the right parts.

     

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