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my modest talents

Post by Roland the Headless » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:50 pm

first I gotta say yalls woodworking skills put mine to shame

but I do have some talent

I have built a boat and I build cigar box guitars

my boat is a micro boat designed by paul elkins and with modifications by me
it turned good enough for the likes of me
power by minn kota
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the cigar box guitars is another thing all together
I wanted to make all the instruments for a jugband for my kids for Xmas
so I got a jug and a washboard a wash tub bass was made next then I found out about diddly bows ( a one string cigar box guitar )
then I built I 1 string ...then a 2 string ...then a 3 and a 4
that was just before last Xmas (2019) and now it is april I have sold 3 and have orders for 3 more
I have 7 sitting around my house ...now I need to learn to play an song on these things
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Re: my modest talents

Post by RanchRoper » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:34 am

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: my modest talents

Post by JEBar » Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:14 am

Roland the Headless wrote:
Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:50 pm
first I gotta say yalls woodworking skills put mine to shame

but I do have some talent
talent indeed .... tip of my cap to you, I won't fly in a plane I build nor will I get out in deeper than ankle deep water in a boat I build .. :? .. interesting looking little boat, don't recall ever seeing another like it
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Re: my modest talents

Post by BrokenolMarine » Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:14 am

I like the guitars. Beautiful job.

Diddly Bos. That's where Bo Diddly got his stage name. I used to watch a number of videos of a guitar player, Scott Ainslee, who travelled a lot, and mainly played a steel fronted acoustic the name of which escapes me. He told a story about the origin of diddly bos during his presentation at our kids school. A very interesting talk. We picked up two CDs which he autographed. "Terraplane" and "Jealous of the Moon."

Here is a bit of his intro to the cigar box...


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tys6dmEMyRk

The steel body guitar...


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sFix5M942_I
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Re: my modest talents

Post by Roland the Headless » Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:25 am

I am familiar with Mr Ainslee

I dont do anything without research so I watched a lot of you tube before building

I dont build them the same way that others do, but mine sound just as good
it is funny to hand them to a person who plays guitars profeshly
they look at it with disdain then they strum it then they smile and play it a bit and ask what I want for one

as for planes and boats I dont mind the danger ...in fact I like it
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Re: my modest talents

Post by Roland the Headless » Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:30 am

update:

I still can't play a song, but all say my playing has improved ;)
I have built 34 guitars but only have 7 here at the house ...folks seem to love them

4 strings now too

Got another boat the works ... it is a canoe that has a damage end
I will cut it an about 3\4 the length and give it a transom and deck
Install controls flex seal the whole thing and presto BOAT
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Re: my modest talents

Post by Sir Henry » Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:48 am

I have trouble sawing a 2 by 4 in two. That takes more talent then you are giving yourself.
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Re: my modest talents

Post by BigAl52 » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:44 pm

I like the boat looks like it could be good for catchin some fish
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Re: my modest talents

Post by BMCTED » Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:13 pm

FAROUT!!!

Those are some pretty good looking plunkers you got there. And I LOVE that boat!!!!!

I *kinda* build the same thing:

This one is a 5 string and its a real antique. My guess is some of the parts could be 80 years old. I used the neck from an Old Kraftsman 5 string ... and I have no idea when Singer last sold sewing machine oil in 1 gallon cans.

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I saw the Tobac Oil cans hanging around the stuff in Cracker Barrel restaurants. It took me months to find one to buy. The neck is a 5 string. I just sold this one. I started playing finger style guitar back in the 1960's, but I only do clawhammer style on banjo. These "Canjo" things sound pretty good. Cans used to be cheap. Now they are "collectable" and expensive. I might like to do one using a Marvel Mystery Oil Can. It's a marvel, it's a mystery!

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All of these things build up like a cigar box bo-diddley. This here one plays and sounds just like a real double bass. It uses weed wacker strings.


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Currently I'm building a Lap Steel Guitar. I think it might be a bit easier for me to play since I went and got old. A lot of guys build these out of 2 x 4's. It's a VERY easy build and they sound great. I think you can buy a kit for under $100 ... but you have to supply your own 2 x 4. I'm kinda patterning mine off an old National Airline.

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Re: my modest talents

Post by daytime dave » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:16 pm

RanchRoper wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:34 am
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
What he said. Awesome!
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