Shakuhachi flute project
I love making Shakuhachi flutes ever since I heard one at the Asia Pacific Museum in Pasadena. This is my attempt at making one from bamboo. its my second one,…
Read moreBuilding Bridges – for my Uke
Sooooo, using the bolt as a bridge on my cigar box uke is nice and all and resonates tone out of the box great but I wanted to get back…
Read moreNew Ukulele project – Tenor
I decided try a build based off of another Ukulele builders article in BUST Magazine, Shelley Rickey, (http://shelleyrickey.blogspot.com). It started out looking exactly like her plans but as she hinted…
Read moreCigar Box Amplifier Project
I havent posted here in awhile. I finally got around to making a cigar box amp out of a cigar box, a handful of parts, powered by a 9v battery.…
Read moreWeekend Ukulele Project – April 27
In between having some electronic work done in our home I slapped together a Ukulele project from a cigar box and scrap wood I had. I also cut some old…
Read moreViolin Project – Update April 23
I finished my first violin project a couple weeks ago but figured Id update with final pictures. I will work on an acoustic version next. I clip on a piezo…
Read moreViolin Project – Update Feb 11
Staining the wood and mocking it up a bit. I still have a couple more things to do and I bought some Minwax polyurethane spray to put a few coats…
Read moreViolin Project – Update Feb 10
So I’ve been working on this off and on in between home DIY projects, here’s the latest photos, shaping, sanding and boring holes to lighten the weight. Thos will be…
Read moreViolin parts
Amazon is freaking nuts, these violin parts cost me half as much by going directly to the vendor they would have shipped from anyway by ordering on Amazon. Its Amazon’s…
Read moreViolin Project – Moving right along
So my first of two violins is moving right along. This one will be electric while the next one will be acoustic. The overall measurement is the same length as…
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