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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on March 28, 2019 at 12:42pm

Hi Tony and welcome, I have built a standup bass but I could not dig up [pun intended] a cigar box big enough. Serious  though I have seen them on here. If I was doing one I would just put the box where the shovel is on the one pictured. How big and strong the box needs to be would depend on the design, number of strings bridge Hight and scale length and so on.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Tony on March 28, 2019 at 12:46pm

Wow that shovel one is impressively cool. Is that your design?  Do you also sell these?

Additionally, I’ve seen uprights using a wine crate instead?  Is this structurally similar?

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on March 30, 2019 at 1:52am

I haven't built one myself but I have seen a few tea chest basses here in Australia and I  think the yank equivalent is the washtub bass.  I have read of suitcase upright basses. 

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on March 31, 2019 at 3:15pm

I did one as a semi-normal cbg and ran the stick to the floor.  It is a 2 string fretless. The stick for the lower half was a piece of hickory that was originally intended for a bow.  The upper half is a 1x2 neck turned sideways.  Tuned EA.  Sounds like a bass but quieter as would be expected from a single box.  It has a piezo if more sound is needed.

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on April 2, 2019 at 5:25am

I built this years ago, it’s a good direction to start? 

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on April 2, 2019 at 5:26am

And another 

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Permalink Reply by Casey Smelser on April 5, 2019 at 2:37am

I made a 2 String tub bass with a 1"x 4"x 4' oak slab.I when with tub bottom and the back open tho I may close it and put sound holes no the front.I'v never play a upright so I when with a 30" scale from my bass

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Permalink Reply by Rufus Pearce on October 8, 2019 at 3:28am

I'm building one from a wheelbarrow. My progress is here: https://cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/cigarbox-style-wheelbarrow-...

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