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What instrument can you build that starts with a 2x4 plank? We're looking for the most spectacular, innovative, interesting and artistic creations. Note: This contest will also include all instruments, whether stringed, wind, percussion or keyboard.
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Hey, Mike. How does she sound sound with the piezo? Would you have a video? Awesome, job!
I was trying to decide what to make for the 2x4 challenge when Shane posted his 'mystery" instruments last week. I tried for a pretty close replica. I removed a thin 1/8' plank from the top and bottom so I could hollow out the innards. After cutting the body to shape I re attached top and bottom using small brads. Zither pins for tuners. Aged with a solution of vinegar and steel wool. Here it is
http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?114726-2x4-chall...
just incase you need some more ideas of inspiration....
As part of that Ukulele underground 2 by 4 challenge I built two Ukes I kind of like from a standard 8 foot 2 by 4 building stud from Bunnies (officially Bunnings- our Australian big box hardware store). A Stora Enso Baltic pine -probably a European red pine but completely unlabeled as to actual species. When I bought it, it was so green it made my car smell like fresh cut Christmas tree.
This reminds me - I have the trunk from the year before last's Christmas tree curing in my shed......
A medieval like hand carved Lute like uke perfect if your area has more medieval fairs than CBG or blues fests.
I shaped that back with a hatchet.
The next one was a bit more rock and roll with a Gibson Flying V inspired shape
Because the Uke was a paternity leave present the headstock had a birth year coin
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Here are the vids
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Hope you enjoy.
Built this Beast a few years back, the 4 X 2 unknown type of Australian Hardwood was the top one of my Saw Stool’s, originally built by me from off cuts scrounged from various building sites I worked on in my former life in the Building Trade, the 4 X 2 was water blasted with a Gerni and Treated with a mixture of Linseed Oil & Turps, the Bridge Bottle was found on an old country Rubbish Dump, and shows its age by the effects of UV from the Sun, the Piano Tuners are from my trusty old recycled Piano, as is the .045PS Piano Wire String, the Bone Nut probably came a previous Dinner?, the Scale is 700mm/27.559”, and its’ tuned around A/G, a Chinese Ebay Single Coil Pickup is hardwired to the Jack, and the whole build cost me the princely sum of $6.65AUS/4.94USD.
This uke is pure Outlaw Lutherie. No side bending, no molds, no fancy stuff at all. I thought I'd replace the nut and saddle with bone after the competition at UU, but it sounds so good that I haven't bothered. The body is a scaled-down Status bass design.
Made some of these years ago - Had more fun designing the fret boards than making them - Fun to play - Applied the numbers to frets and transposed a few songs and posted them so people who had NO idea about reading notes could play some songs ASAP!! Got more than a few compliments...Egos must be fed REGULARLY!! Especially music and inventors egos!! - Best of luck to ALL!!!!
The Valhella,, bow. (guillotine gopichand / diddley bow )
See ..? It’s just a sliced up 2x4 with some dollar store hardware on it . What were yall worried about ? ;-) Dual function instrument with one string / divided . The middle string area functions as a gopichand .( don’t know what a gopichand is ? see one here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWxajijf_4c . ) notes are created by plucking the string with one hand while squishing and relaxing the 2 wood side walls with other, creating a boingy / springy / prongy sounding note . Flip it on it’s side and it’s a regular diddley bow with the other half of the string running down the side . (pulleys are from a roller bridge and act as pulleys for the string and a bridge and nut for the diddley bow side .) (guillotine blade is from a dryer vent tube , tacks , carpet nails , drywall screws , skulls, hinges , all from dollar store .Wood stained with instant .coffee . head hole acts as a slide holder. As a surprise bonus ,the blade actually added a real nice spring reverb type of resonation . Fully functional as an instrument, yet retains the same exact design as an actual guillotine . (but blade part is stationary)
Posted as inspiration, bragging rights, show and tell , and any offered brownie points gladly accepted
.;-) not an entry . thanx.
I soo wanna see this made as a larger standup bass, you could squish it with your shoulder and arm , and have a whamola effect bass , 2 tones , with a stationary bass also , and a hell of a stage prop . ;-)
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