The First String Instrument? Mouthbow demo

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I first saw a video of Jimmy Driftwood playing one of these and decided to make one or two. Exactly when the hunting bow made the transition to musical instr...

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  • Yup, the final vibration. Sounds like the title to one of those end of the world movies!

  • lol jim my wife could play the crap out of that......she has a BIG mouth...............

  • Oh yeah, Andries posted some pictures of a more complicated design.

  • Thanks Eric. It's the easiest build you'll ever do! I experimented with length, thickness, wood type, etc. of the wood bow part. That's always fun for me, to try the same thing 4 or 5 different ways and make comparisons.

  • Cool stuff!  I want to give this a try.

  • Thanks Sammy. I like that earthy, primal sound. I have a didgerydoo that I can't play worth a durn but the sound of it in the right hands sends shivers down my spine!

  • excellent story telling Jim, sounds earthy and authentic.

  • Yeah Maddog, it would get lost in there!
  • Great stuff Jim! If the size of your mouth makes a difference as far as sound then Steven Tyler needs one of these for sure  ;-)

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  • Thanks Clock.
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