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Let it Be: KastKing Cigar Box Ukulele

Posted by Doug Thorsvik on July 11, 2021 at 6:41am
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Tags: strings, line, Fishing
Sharing a song while Zooming with my good friend Mike. We spent Sunday afternoon talking about CBGs and more! Reworked Cigar Box Guitar build. 22" scale leng...

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  • Doug Thorsvik July 15, 2021 at 6:57am

    Glad you enjoyed it t-belly! It is one of my favorites by the Beatles and very playable on the uke.

  • t-belly johnson July 14, 2021 at 7:47pm

    One of my favourite tunes of all time. You did a great job ;)

  • Doug Thorsvik July 12, 2021 at 9:28am

    Thanks for the kind words Brian! I’m with you on short to the point videos. I’m always surprised at what is possible with CBGs, if you are willing to experiment. Luck is helpful too! I will keep the videos coming; I do have some new ideas in the works.

  • BrianQ. July 12, 2021 at 2:08am
    Another great one Doug! I really enjoy your videos, your simplicity speaks in great volume!!! I think that’s why I love them? That’s a great tuning you have going with that, it’s actually 3” longer than a Baritone, 2” longer than a Bass uke & 1” longer than a Contra bass uke, but still retains that jangle? A successful creation!!! Keep em coming :)
  • Doug Thorsvik July 11, 2021 at 3:23pm

    It is a massive scale for a uke, Kale! The sound is pretty much the same. Fishing line is the Costco approach to buying strings: 120 yd rolls for each weight! I have enough line for more than a few instruments. I do love trying out new ideas, but you can identify with that!

  • Poorness Studios July 11, 2021 at 3:04pm

    That is a massive scale for a uke but I love it. I think it's cool that you're experimenting with using fishing line for guitar strings. Awesome!

  • Doug Thorsvik July 11, 2021 at 1:16pm

    Thanks Uncle John! I’d been meaning to try out fishing lines on a baritone scale length (20”), but instead of taking the time to build something new, I decided go with something on hand that wasn’t seeing any action. I hoped the 22” scale length would be close enough. I am pleased with the results and will play this one for awhile. I do like the longer scale length; feels more like a small guitar, but sounds like a low G uke. Still fits in a baritone uke gig bag!

  • Uncle John July 11, 2021 at 12:53pm

    Very nice.   Singing it really well and the left handed, fish line, giant uke sounds great.   

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