A #cigarbox #harpsichord ? Why not.
First thought, since I have zero space for a wood shop, how much of the gubbins are 3d printable? Anyone attempt this yet?
Only have a boring acoustic guitar but you want to shred like it's 1690? Grab the clip on Theorbo. Turn any acoustic guitar into a bass booming Theorbo like hybrid. Tune to a traditional tuning or make up your own. Such a great idea. But will it blend???
Is this what #kingmissle meant by Detachable Theorbo???
I'm on the fence on this as I am already building a #cigarbox theorbo . Or archlute....depends on how long the neck gets.
Bonsoir le fediverse. Je cherche des boites à cigares, en bois, pour les transformer en cigar box guitar. Si jamais quelqu'un près de Tours souhaite s'en séparer, merci de penser à moi.
#annonce #recherche #cigarboxguitar #cigarbox #tours #toursmaville #indreetloire #touraine
Bonus: rendition on a #cigarBox guitar plus tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh8bzq8BjkE
Just finished this instrument up that I started last week. Very happy with how it came together, especially considering how little margin of error I had to get everything in the right place. Setting the neck on these things is a mix of geometry, experience, and a bit of magic.
This thing is LOUD and has a great Dobro-like tone. Looking forward to having a beer and playing around on it at the end of the day.
More progress on the cigar box guitar. Worked on the body while another coat of oil dried on the neck, then glued it all up.
I found a 6" aluminum resonator cone and designed the instrument around that. Built a custom cover for it from some 1/8" ply and a metal mounting plate for a wall lamp. Everything was a tight fit, but a combination of measuring multiple times, guessing, and sheer luck seems to have paid off. Next step - strings!
Shiny! I just finished up this neck for a cigar box guitar. The necks for most of my instruments are very basic, but this one is going to be fancier, with an aluminum resonator cone, so I built a hand carved multi-piece neck with an angled headstock.
It has 3 kinds of maple and is made up of 6 separate pieces. Gluing everything up yesterday was an adventure. Now I wait for the Tung oil to dry so I can attach it to the body. Hopefully it all lines up.
Just finished this set of two cigar box ukuleles. These are traditional tenor ukulele size, which is my favorite to build. I love the variety of cigar boxes that are out there. These are from a stack I just picked up from a cigar shop. The box on the right has a word search puzzle on it that has no combination of letters that make a word.🙃
According to my records, I've now built over 355 cigar box instruments since I started in 2006.
Back to building some fun instruments! These are cigar box baritone ukuleles with tin can resonators. It's an original design that I build from scratch, starting by milling up neck blanks from maple and then fitting them to the boxes, installing frets, etc. The tin can helps the instruments project and gives a slight banjo tone. They are set up like a regular uke and are totally playable. I love building these weird little guys!
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David Savary à Tours, France
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