Thanks Steve. I usually work on 3 or 4 builds at the same time. Sometimes they get finished within a day or two of each other. I'll slow down soon to get the garden planted.
Has there ever been a item you tried but just couldn't turn into an instrument? I don't play fiddle but that one would suit me just fine for learning and playing.Sounded good to me.
I did for this one since I didn't have any others handy. I often use ebony ones from China which are only around $10. Takes a little more time to make them but that way I can use scrap pieces laying around the shop.
That turned out great! Looks like it was sturdy enough after all. Is there a soundhole anywhere? Not too “nasally,” either. I wouldn’t mind having a go on it and the last gourd fiddle you made.
Thanks Noah. I added some internal bracing to strengthen the box. There's a sound hole on the side close to the player's ear. I didn't want to mess up the top. Also, I made a shorter fingerboard to keep "old time" visible. Most of us don't get in 7th position anyhow, lol
That’s great. I kinda figured maybe you added a hole in the side as you said or even the back. I think the top and sides were cedar, with the back being a plywood. Yeah, I too liked the “old time” name. It fits lol.
@@NoahCline Yup, plywood bottom, cedar (possibly redwood?) sides, but the top turned out to be pine. Used to take me 2 hours to make a radiused fingerboard but I knocked this one out in less than an hour!
