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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2014
Homemade instruments and music
Upright Silverware Box Bass
I converted this bass to an upright for a friend to use. The adjustable foot came from a broken drafting table. pretty quiet acoustically, but sounds pretty good plugged into an amp.
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Boys My Money's All Gone on Cigar Box Banjo
มุมมอง 1.8K4 หลายเดือนก่อน
This one's an old cigar box with a 6" goatskin head stretched onto an aluminum hoop. Cherry neck with hand carved friction pegs and Aquila strings.
A tune for 5/4/24
มุมมอง 2686 หลายเดือนก่อน
Just messing around with putting an old time fiddle tune called Cold Frosty Morn into 5/4 time.
Stone's Rag on Whisky Tin Fiddle
มุมมอง 6166 หลายเดือนก่อน
An old one in the key of C with banjo uke accompaniment. Going for an old, scratchy, 78 record sound.
Fretless Tack Head Banjo.
มุมมอง 7696 หลายเดือนก่อน
Walnut pot, ash neck with walnut stripe, pre finished flooring for fingerboard, goatskin head. Tuned down around E modal since Aquila minstrel strings are what I had on hand. Cluck Old Hen is the tune.
Tune for Today's Solar Eclipse
มุมมอง 3156 หลายเดือนก่อน
I had this song about the sun stuck in my head today for some reason.
Gourd Banjo
มุมมอง 5316 หลายเดือนก่อน
I didn't make this banjo, just made a few repairs and modifications to get it playable. Turned out pretty nicely. The tune is Mole In The Ground.
Walnut Fretless Tack Head Banjo
มุมมอง 6307 หลายเดือนก่อน
I made this for a young banjojo player who wanted a fretless. Nylgut strings tuned approximately gCGcd. The tune is Spotted Pony.
Cigar Box Fiddle Christmas Tune
มุมมอง 35810 หลายเดือนก่อน
I learned this on guitar several years ago (all 19 chords!) and just recently learned the melody on fiddle. Merry Christmas to all!
Ukulele Club!
มุมมอง 12810 หลายเดือนก่อน
The Hampshire County Ukulele Club at the December 9 Christkindl Market in Romney, WV
3 String Fretless Wine Box Bass
มุมมอง 3.4K10 หลายเดือนก่อน
I made this for a friend who wanted a 3 string bass. It uses the E, A, and D strings. There's a piezo pickup under the top with a volume knob. It has decent tone and volume acoustically and sounds great amplified. Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Blessed Yule, and Happy Holidays to all!
Vintage Rock with Vintage Friends
มุมมอง 320ปีที่แล้ว
It was fun to break out the SG and play some old songs with old friends for Romney Class of 73 reunion.
Step Around Johnny on Cigar Box Fiddle
มุมมอง 1.1Kปีที่แล้ว
Newly finished fiddle using a Partagas cigar box for the body. It's a bit smaller than I like which contributes to sort of a nasally tone, but not too bad. At least I didn't need to do cutouts on the sides with this size box. Step Around Johnny is an old time fiddle tune in D.
Frying Pan Banjo
มุมมอง 1.9Kปีที่แล้ว
An old beat up frying pan, goatskin head, oak and mahogany neck. I left the handle on this one just for fun. The tune is North Carolina Breakdown.
Sandy Boys on Cigar Box Banjo
มุมมอง 1.5Kปีที่แล้ว
Made from a Kuba Deluxe cigar box with a 6" salad bowl insert that has a goatskin head stretched and tacked on. Walnut neck with oak center strip. Sandy Boys is an old fiddle tune played out of A modal tuning.
Spotted Pony - slow tempo clawhammer banjo
มุมมอง 669ปีที่แล้ว
Spotted Pony - slow tempo clawhammer banjo
Rock The Cradle Joe - slow tempo clawhammer banjo
มุมมอง 619ปีที่แล้ว
Rock The Cradle Joe - slow tempo clawhammer banjo
Isham Monday's Fire On The Mountain on Gourd Fiddle
มุมมอง 533ปีที่แล้ว
Isham Monday's Fire On The Mountain on Gourd Fiddle
Give the Fiddler a Dram on whiskey box fiddle
มุมมอง 377ปีที่แล้ว
Give the Fiddler a Dram on whiskey box fiddle
Wonderful! That standard tuning?
Thank you. I usually play this tune in cross A tuning, but I didn't want to bring this antique fully up to pitch, so it's down around cross E. (EBeb)
Sounds great!!! Keep up the good work!!
That banjo looks fantastic and sounds absolutely incredible!!! I was just smiling at my screen with joy while watching this video! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Thank you! Smiling with joy is a wonderful response to this!
@@morbanjo2503 it is indeed! 😁
Do you sell these banjos?
@@christineweatherford5852 I sure do! You could email me at morbanjo@gmail.com for details.
Awesome. I like the tuning too
@@shamusstudio Thanks!
Amazing! I have never made a musical instrument from wood, except a simple whistle. Any idea where I could find good plans for one?
How did you get the head tight on this build? Thumb tack against the underside?
There's a wooden bowl fitted into the cutout, and the plastic is simply stapled onto the bowl. The plastic is then tightened by applying heat with a hair dryer or a heat gun. Here's a video. th-cam.com/video/M5XBbv_A27c/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jeAXESyvjgzgqpvq
Very cool build! I’d love to make something like this.
@@mixmastercj100 Go for it!
@@morbanjo2503 will do! Anywhere (if you wouldn’t mind) I could ask you questions about construction just to get a good foundation?
@@mixmastercj100 I have gourd banjo instruction videos on here. Do you specifically want a frying pan banjo?
@@mixmastercj100 th-cam.com/video/f5uxHYpwYSI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=cK_7_kAp_ijaiRsk
@@mixmastercj100 Here's one about making a gourd banjo.
Your videos have inspired me as I learn to play my cigar box fiddle! They can sound so good in skilled hands, but I am more of a builder than a fiddler. I hope to be able to make mine sound as good as you do on your awesome creations!
Thank you! When I first started making these I was just learning how to play on a cheap Cinese fiddle. Making them inspired me to put in some time and get better at playing them.
Sounds good looks good!
@@jayadams3339 Thanks!
Industrialization was a mistake.
Fantastic. Thank you
@@elpechos Thanks!
This might be my favorite version of St James Infirmary ever recorded hahaha ❤
@@ShaggyDustbin I thank you!
The pie so sounds nice? Probably soddered......😮
Very nice build, do you put a truss rod in a base neck?
@@dcrate3525 Thank you. No truss rods since I laminate 3 pieces of fairly stout timber and then shape it into a neck.
Jim, what did you use for strings. Sounds so good! I have one of those boxes and…….i wish I hadn’t seen that build! 👍👍
@suemacias667 Lol, you can't unsee it now. These are flatwound bass guitar strings. The scale length is only 32" which is pretty standard for bass guitar, but much shorter than most upright basses. Piezo pick up in bridge goes into a built in pre amp.
sweet sound wonderful build
@@bearshield7138 Thank you.
Sounds good. Love this!
@suemacias667 Thanks Sue.
Awesome !!
What a beauty sounds great 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@mammsiegraham Thanks.
Nice idea for the "leg"! What did you use for strings? For some reason the sound on the video is hard to hear. And are you bringing it to York? Tim is gonna play the Leaning House upright on every song but Labor Day. I'm also gonna have Jimbk join us for that one with his thump stick thing!
@loulamanna567 Thanks Lou. Yeah I was thinking about how you put the leg on the Leaning House bass. Then I remembered that I had the broken drafting table and this came to me. Maybe listen with some headphones to get the bass frequencies? They're flat wound bass guirar strings, so it's a pretty short scale for an upright. It'll be with me in York.
@@morbanjo2503 awesome!!!
beautiful! maybe 8 years late but im glad i got to hear this :D
@@microwavedchampagne Thank you!
The only Donovan song I really like.
@suemacias667 I sort of liked Catch the Wind too.
Still love this video all this time later!
Another winner, Jim - well done as always!
Wow 🎉
Thank you sir. 😊
Thank you.
An admirable endeavour.
@@Phil-ww1dv Thank you.
Love it.
@@mzeemombasa.3456 Thank you!
What a beautiful sound this instrument has, and what an evocative song, thank you sir.
Nice sound. Love your style.
@@fsg2700 Thank you.
Always a joy to hear you play!
@smheron1 Much appreciated, Scott. I'm still bummed about missing you guys at Clatter.
Nice CBB and excellent playing. I learned Scruggs style years ago but not Claw. Wish now it'd been the other way around. Claw has more soul.
Thanks! I started with Scruggs style a long time ago and then switched to clawhammer after discovering it by accident. I still play some two finger style occasionally when I want to sound a little bluegrassier.
Awesome as always Jim!! We miss seeing your videos over at Cigar Box Nation, have you seen the site lately, Shane upgraded it recently?
@brianq4.13.69 Thanks! I Haven't looked at it lately, have to check it out. I'm trying to cut back on my internet time. Between TH-cam and a couple of Facebook sites, it seems like I stare at a screen way more than I should.
AWESOME! more of that please!
@@joesiemoneit4145 Thank you!
Bravo 👏 you are something!!!!
@@MikefromMOMichaelTurner227 Thank you!
Fabulous instrument equally fabulously played \(^v^)/! 🪕
@@finjay21fj Thank you.
Very nice work! I have built a half dozen dulcimers and my son is a Luthier. I have been wanting to build a banjo. No time like the present I guess. My dad built the first dulcimer I ever saw and gave it to me. If he only knew he started.
@@chuckbowen5024 Thank you. I made one banjo after I retired and couldn't stop making stuff, lol. Banjos aren't too hard. My first was fretless because I was nervous about fret work. I'm over that now.
About to build my own soon, beautiful work!
@@xyn000 Thanks. Have fun building yours!
@@morbanjo2503 thank you!
Bravo 👏 Sounds awesome!
@@carlosmacmartin4205 Thanks!
sweet job
Thanks!
I heard an old 78 record one time, and the band played a tune called "Money in Both Pockets" at a breakneck pace. At the end of the song they broke into laughter and started saying "That's a swell tune, but it shore don't fit my pockets !" So somebody says "Well Ok - We'll play another one - This one's called "Boy's, My Money's All Gone" and they take off on a tune - and it's the exact same tune as the first ! Always got a chuckle out'ta that. That record might have been The Skillet Lickers but Ah'dunno, it's been a long time back. BTW - You play excellent music and the BoxJo is GREAT !
Thank you for that story! Those fellas were having fun!
First time I've heard this tune. It's got the irish feel to me, dig it!
Thank you. I suspect it has Irish roots, as do many of our old fiddle tunes.
That's clawhammer style :-) 🪕
@@finjay21fj yessir!
Awesome playing and luthiery!
Thank you!
The king returns 👑🪕
Not hardly, but thanks!
Thatreally sounds good!
Thanks!
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Great work!
Thank you
Sounds SO good
Thank you!
Looking “cool”.
Thanks Noah.