16 inch scale length
Ash neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Grover tuners
GCEA tuning
Sound sample: http://sterafilms.com/blogimage/16SLUke.mp3
1.07.2009
CigarBox Ukulele
Finished a new one!
16 inch scale length
Ash neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Grover tuners
GCEA tuning
Sound sample: http://sterafilms.com/blogimage/16SLUke.mp3
16 inch scale length
Ash neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Grover tuners
GCEA tuning
Sound sample: http://sterafilms.com/blogimage/16SLUke.mp3
2.11.2008
Cigar Box 4 string
Finished a new cigar box guitar.
This one with a longer scale length then I usually do, 17 inches.
Materials: Rosewood finger board - bridge - end where the strings rest, ebony nut, popular neck with rosewood heel cap.
Really gotta get working on recording all of these
This one with a longer scale length then I usually do, 17 inches.
Materials: Rosewood finger board - bridge - end where the strings rest, ebony nut, popular neck with rosewood heel cap.
Really gotta get working on recording all of these
2.06.2008
Gourd Kalimba 9 note
Another new kalimba (these are fun to make!)
This one is made using a small gourd this time, with 9 notes.
Materials: Small gourd, bike spokes for the tines, padauk and brass where the tines sit and holding them down is 2 bolts through walnut wood, some pine as the sound board.
Sound Sample coming soon!
Click images for larger views:
also more photos of everything here www.pbase.com/astrosanchezz/instrumentsbuilt
This one is made using a small gourd this time, with 9 notes.
Materials: Small gourd, bike spokes for the tines, padauk and brass where the tines sit and holding them down is 2 bolts through walnut wood, some pine as the sound board.
Sound Sample coming soon!
Click images for larger views:
also more photos of everything here www.pbase.com/astrosanchezz/instrumentsbuilt
CigarBox Kalimba - 15 note
This one is a step up from the first one, with 15 notes.
This time the tines are made from bike spokes, came out really good sounding!
Materials: Cigar box, bike spokes for the tines, padauk and brass where the tines sit and holding them down is 2 bolts through walnut wood with another piece inside the box.
Other images of everything here: pbase.com/astrosanchezz/instrumentsbuilt
Click images for larger views:
This time the tines are made from bike spokes, came out really good sounding!
Materials: Cigar box, bike spokes for the tines, padauk and brass where the tines sit and holding them down is 2 bolts through walnut wood with another piece inside the box.
Other images of everything here: pbase.com/astrosanchezz/instrumentsbuilt
Click images for larger views:
1.28.2008
Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft!
Now the cigar box instruments are on display and for sale at the Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft! www.kentuckyarts.org on Main street in downtown Louisville!
They will be showing up in J. Shepherd's art/cigar shop on Bardstown road in Louisville KY!
They will be showing up in J. Shepherd's art/cigar shop on Bardstown road in Louisville KY!
1.25.2008
Cow Skull Electric 4 String
A new one finished not to long ago. Built for Jamie Barnes, a great local Louisville musician.
Check his music out here www.jamiebarnes.net
www.myspace.com/jamiebarnes
Materials: Popular neck with padauk fingerboard, maple bridge, ebony nut, tuning pegs with rosewood knobs
This one is an electric with an 8k lipstick black pickup from guitarfetish.com
In standard banjo tuning using first 4 strings from an electric guitar set.
This one really plays!
Check his music out here www.jamiebarnes.net
www.myspace.com/jamiebarnes
Materials: Popular neck with padauk fingerboard, maple bridge, ebony nut, tuning pegs with rosewood knobs
This one is an electric with an 8k lipstick black pickup from guitarfetish.com
In standard banjo tuning using first 4 strings from an electric guitar set.
This one really plays!
1.24.2008
Cigar Box Kalimba
The first attempt at building a kalimba or thumb piano.
This one turned out well and there will be more to come!
Materials: Cigar box, Fish tape for the tines, oak and brass where the tines sit and holding them down is 2 bolts through popular with another piece inside the box.
SoundSample: http://sterafilms.com/podcasts/kalimba2.mp3
Click images for larger views:
This one turned out well and there will be more to come!
Materials: Cigar box, Fish tape for the tines, oak and brass where the tines sit and holding them down is 2 bolts through popular with another piece inside the box.
SoundSample: http://sterafilms.com/podcasts/kalimba2.mp3
Click images for larger views:
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