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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bubby on March 03, 2017, 06:00:22 pm

Title: Diddly bow
Post by: bubby on March 03, 2017, 06:00:22 pm

Another grandkid project, colt asked me to build him a diddly bow, it is a one string guitar made famous by bo diddly, the neck is a closet rod, the nut a hose clamp, the cigar box is actually a music box, a couple of sink drains and a bolt and a nut for the bridge, gotta make him a slide and a strap and he is all set, where the string comes threw the dowel i used a rivet so it doesn't chew up the wood
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Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: bubby on March 03, 2017, 06:01:19 pm

I used a wood burner and some brass nails to mark out the basic frets

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: Danzn Bar on March 03, 2017, 06:04:09 pm

I know nothing about music .... but that's pretty cool looking bub.
DBar

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: bubby on March 03, 2017, 06:10:33 pm

Thanks Bill

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: osage outlaw on March 03, 2017, 06:41:50 pm

Very cool.  You've been treating the grand kids good lately.

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: selfbow joe on March 03, 2017, 06:52:04 pm

Wow! Nice work

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: chamookman on March 04, 2017, 03:53:17 am

Dang - way cool there Bub ! Bob

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 04, 2017, 07:22:54 am

Real nice Bubby and good use of whatever you had laying around. 3 of my grandkids other grandparents make and play music sticks. They actually sound great and work real nice around campfire.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 04, 2017, 07:36:31 am

Love it bub. I really like how you use anything close by to make it. Closet rods, sink drains, screw driver clamp and so on.

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: Stixnstones on March 04, 2017, 10:42:26 am

Wow Bub's... there really isn't much you can't do.

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: jeffhalfrack on March 04, 2017, 08:31:50 pm

Exellent good job!!  How old is the grandson??   If I knew how to add a link,, I would have you all look up "Sea sick Steve" if you like this stuff,,,,JeffW

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: bubby on March 04, 2017, 08:41:02 pm

Thanks everybody, pearl that is the essence of cigar box guitars, diddly bows and homemade instruments using what tou have on hand, Jeff he is 8 years old

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: jeffhalfrack on March 05, 2017, 08:46:59 pm

Yup. He's a cool kid 8),,,,,did you check out sea sick Steve yet.? JeffW

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: bubby on March 05, 2017, 10:12:32 pm

Jeff I've known about seasick steave for a long time, he is also a favorite of osage outlaw

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: Dakota Kid on March 06, 2017, 12:00:39 am

Have you ever seen the single string electric basses they make out of old metal flat shovels? Some of those guys in the videos rock those shovels harder than your average band with top notch instruments.

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 06, 2017, 09:10:39 am

Reminds me of Tim Taylor and tool time. Forget what they called thier band from Bay City I think. Played all homemade instruments even had a angle grinder on a trash can. They really rocked.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: Pappy on March 06, 2017, 09:18:58 am

Got to love that, man of many talents, very nice work. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Diddly bow
Post by: Urufu_Shinjiro on March 06, 2017, 05:34:34 pm

If you think the shovel is cool, look up the working shotgun, lol.