Are metal frets necessary?
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Sal's Got Mud Between Her Toes on EKCO Box Fiddle
15 x 5 EKCO flatware box. Narrow enough that I didn't need cutouts in the middle. The thin box made for a pretty thin tone but still not terrible. Plus the t...
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Comment by Nancy kat on September 3, 2019 at 3:57am
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That fiddle is a beauty Jim!! Always a pleasure to hear you play... like going back in time love it!! Meeowwww^..^
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Comment by Jim Morris on September 1, 2019 at 1:44pm
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Ahhh Buggy, now you've given me the idea to make an instrument from a hollowed out History Book!
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Thanks much Poorness!
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Thanks Unc. I usually have to mess around to get a shoulder rest to fit on one of these.
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Thanks Dave, this is actually the laundry room. No way she'd let me play in the kitchen!
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Thanks Andries!
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Thank you Denbo.
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Thanks Danny. Love me a hoedown!
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Comment by BUGGY (C) on August 30, 2019 at 10:41am
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Comment by Poorness Studios on August 29, 2019 at 5:49am
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That little fiddle sounds great Jim. You're a heckuva fiddler too. Cool video. Representin' The Gitty Gang Show too.
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