November, 2015 Monthly Contest - Musical Instrument

[Phil S]

I am expecting lots of entries this month. We have lots of talented members creating instruments of all styles

 

[Mark Gottesman]

Can it be a work in progress?

 

[Rick M]

I don’t play guitar but I love making noisemakers. The process for building cigar box guitar (CBG) type instruments is well known and covered extensively on the web but achieving a highly playable instrument can take a little practice. This is my third and definitely best, stringed instrument. My daughter plays and she makes this thing sound fantastic. Notice the string configuration.


Ingredients:

1. Bering cigar box
2. Honduran mahogany neck
3. Macassar Ebony fretboard
4. American Holly heel
5. Padauk bridge
6. Bone apron & nut
7. Fret wire and tuning heads from CB Gitty
8. D’Addario dulcimer strings
9. Sweat

[video=youtube;qowoTpBOb3o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qowoTpBOb3o[/video]

 

[Phil S]

Can it be a work in progress?

Sure

 

[CrealBilly]

I wasn't going to enter because so many other members build better instruments than I do - I am but a mere padawan learner. But what the heck... It's fun.

This is a carved top & back laminated semi hollow body neck through curly hard maple 4 string fretless stereo/mono electronic bass guitar.

Its strung with black polymer rotosound strings on a bone nut and full contact bridge. Her owner calls her SASSY because of her growly attitude.