Slowpaw

[wharf rat]

Hope everybody had a great Christmas.

Cold Saturday Night- 3 String Jack Tin Guitar - YouTube

 

[mamatutu]

I have always wanted to say that the instruments you build are beautiful. I was not familiar with your craft, until I saw your threads here. Very nice.

 

[wharf rat]

I have always wanted to say that the instruments you build are beautiful. I was not familiar with your craft, until I saw your threads here. Very nice.

Thank you. I very much appreciate the positive feedback.

Another improv piece with the same feel. I was stuck in this mood for about an hour that night and just ran with it.

Cold Saturday Night III - Fretless 3 String Jack Tin Guitar - YouTube

 

[mamatutu]

Thank you. I very much appreciate the positive feedback.

Another improv piece with the same feel. I was stuck in this mood for about an hour that night and just ran with it.

Cold Saturday Night III - Fretless 3 String Jack Tin Guitar - YouTube

Very soothing and calming music. Beautiful. So, is the reverberation built in to the instruments you make without electrical help? Amazing. Thank you, I am a music nut, but classical, however, I love your sound. Mozart is my man, with Bach and Haydn running close second. Do you really turn a cigar box, etc. into an instrument? I am in awe of you; I thought I was advanced creative because I learned to double crochet!

 

[wharf rat]

Very soothing and calming music. Beautiful. So, is the reverberation built in to the instruments you make without electrical help? Amazing. Thank you, I am a music nut, but classical, however, I love your sound. Mozart is my man, with Bach and Haydn running close second. Do you really turn a cigar box, etc. into an instrument? I am in awe of you; I thought I was advanced creative because I learned to double crochet!

The effects (reverb ect.) you're hearing is coming from the amplifier. Part of it's the slide technique too. Most of my guitars are electric. The acoustic quality of a cigar box can be disapointing to most people. Unless somebody just wants one to hang on the wall I almost always install some kind of electric pickup.

Not just limited to cigar boxes but that's usually where it starts.
I've built and seen instruments made from things like wine boxes, gas cans, dresser drawers, jewlry boxes, bird houses, computer towers, boat oars, hockey sticks, bike wheels, bed pan warmers, frying pans, soup pots, cookie tins, beer cans and so on. You're only limited to your imagination.

 

[RPMDAD]

Sweet!! Mr. Ainslie sounds pretty cool. Bo's are so much fun and really straight forward to build.
I have those same two boxes if sonster wants them. Up to my knees in boxes of all sorts. Have the black one without the red "New Size" on it too. Trimmed with gold hardware they usually look and sound really good.
Let me know.

wharf rat, sonster is home for a few more weeks, would you be interested in doing a box swap for one of those,we have an extra Ashton VSG Torpedo box solid wood with metal hinges and clasps. Would also be good to finally get a chance to meet you if you are up for it. Both sosnster and i view you as a CBG guru type kinda guy. Ashton box is like the one in this video.

 

[wharf rat]

wharf rat, sonster is home for a few more weeks, would you be interested in doing a box swap for one of those,we have an extra Ashton VSG Torpedo box solid wood with metal hinges and clasps. Would also be good to finally get a chance to meet you if you are up for it. Both sosnster and i view you as a CBG guru type kinda guy. Ashton box is like the one in this video.

I like Mikes's teaching style.

Keep that box. Flipped over, using the bottom as the soundboard, they look and sound great. Plus you can get your cigars out without having to take the strings off.

Boxes are yours. I'm in Prince Fredrick this saturday about noonish. Flexible with the time.

 

[RPMDAD]

wharf rat, name the time and place and we will be there, looking forward to it sir. Sonster and i are both very much looking forward to meeting up with you finally. If you want to do us a real favor maybe you can bring one of your CBG's just so he can see one that you built vs. the one we built for his college class. Thanks Jim If you want to just pm the time and place sir.

 

[wharf rat]

I'll pm you tomorrow evening.

 

[RPMDAD]

Thanks wr, looking forward to it and so is my sonster.

 

[wharf rat]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.
British guy, emulating me while playing a Mike Snowden CBG.

"SlowItDown A Little Bit More" on a CBG - Cigar Box Nation

"SlowItDown Like SlowHound" on a CBG - Cigar Box Nation

 

[mamatutu]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.
British guy, emulating me while playing a Mike Snowden CBG.

"SlowItDown Like SlowHound" on a CBG - Cigar Box Nation

You are famous! Cool! May I have your autograph, please!

 

[wharf rat]

Acoustic/electric, 22 inch scale, rod piezo pickup, burned vine position marker with silver hardware.

 

[RPMDAD]

wrn nice build really like the wood burn design on the fret board very nice.

 

[wharf rat]

wrn nice build really like the wood burn design on the fret board very nice.

Thank you sir.
Do you have anything on the bench?

 

[RPMDAD]

WR, yes still working on that dulcimer based on your 25 inch scale. Just curious what kind of saw do you use to cut your frets. I am debating between a coping saw and a back cut saw. Did try e-mailing you at your yahoo account, might not have gone through though.

 

[wharf rat]

I have a fret saw from Stewmac. Both of those saws should work fine though. Just test it on some scrap first.

 

[frequentflier]

Acoustic/electric, 22 inch scale, rod piezo pickup, burned vine position marker with silver hardware.

Nice, wharf rat!

 

[wharf rat]

Too cold and rainy for outside shots. Finished up this morning. Fretless 3 string short scale with an Elmar flat pickup. Another build already on the bench. Most likely to be a dulcimer.

 

[wharf rat]

Nice, wharf rat!

Thanks FF.