Cigar Box Violin
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7 жыл бұрынThis video showcases the cigar box violin I built for the 2016 Ottawa Maker Faire at the Aberdeen Pavilion.
@johannsebastianbeanz3690 4 жыл бұрын
This violin sound better than my 55$ Chinese violin
@cmahar3 9 ай бұрын
Awesome! I joined a local group that meets at a cigar bar once a month, and asked the place about getting a few boxes to make fiddles, and they were happy to give them away. Thanks for the link to the plans! I'm thinking I'll buy a pre-carved fiddle neck and fingerboard and figure out how to attach that.
@McFadyenAerospace 9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I Hope your build turns out nicely!
@richardstumph7833 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video,
@monkeyshark100 6 жыл бұрын
Looks and sounds great James. Nice job! Thank you for sharing.
@scootermom1791 2 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly good tone for being made with a cigar box! Nice work on the F holes. Those would be difficult to make I would think. Glad you made this video. I had Googled "Charlie Kimmel violin made with cigar box and broomstick" after listening to Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story" episode about him. I couldn't begin to visualize what it might look like. I also thought it would have had a poor sound quality. Obviously, I was wrong! Charlie built his instrument with only one string, btw, and played all four string ranges on that one string! I'm a violinist, and while I know this could be done, it would be incredibly difficult. Anyway, thanks for the video!
@johnmitchelljr 5 жыл бұрын
Really nice job. Be proud. Thanks for sharing
@gerardvila4685 2 жыл бұрын
What a shame I never saw these plans in the 1960s when I was a kid trying to make instruments out of cigar boxes (don't quite remember, possibly a guitar) and metal cough drop tins (a zither using elastic bands - I tuned it by pulling on the bands)... but as soon as I got a real guitar I forgot about DIY instruments!
@SillsandSmith 7 жыл бұрын
Sounds great James!
@robabnawaz 4 жыл бұрын
brilliant, good work
@clawhammer704 6 жыл бұрын
Sounds good. I'm a NC old time fiddler. Would love to get one of these from you.
@McFadyenAerospace 5 жыл бұрын
Eastern Cowboy thanks! I haven’t made one for a while. If I make some more, I’ll let you know!
@bearshield7138 Жыл бұрын
Far freaking out so far all I can do on my canjo is Baa Baa Black Sheep
@richardwebb2348 5 ай бұрын
Even better to get a violinist to demonstrate the sound.
@rafaelcarazo8696 6 жыл бұрын
good, do you have the plans to make the bellows?
@Chiaroscuro1991 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to hear an experienced violinist play your instrument
@McFadyenAerospace 2 жыл бұрын
I brought it to a Maker Faire and a young girl played it quite beautifully. I will see if I can find someone to play it and take a video.
@taguroml9820 2 жыл бұрын
Sounded like a million times cost my violin
@shannonheathcliffmul 7 жыл бұрын
hey just wondering if you could tell me what dimensions that box was in cm?
@McFadyenAerospace 7 жыл бұрын
Shannon Mullins the box is 25cm x 11.5cm x 6cm.
@shannonheathcliffmul 7 жыл бұрын
James McFadyen awesome thank you so much, now I should be able to start mine this fortnight :D
@rainer25535377 Ай бұрын
🎉
@akalajamir9180 4 жыл бұрын
How you made the string
@McFadyenAerospace 4 жыл бұрын
Akala Jamir the strings are just standard violin strings you would use on a regular violin. They were the most expensive part of the build, actually. More than double the price of a good set of guitar strings from what I remember!
@rpraver1 7 жыл бұрын
More detail please...
@McFadyenAerospace 7 жыл бұрын
R Praver here's a link to the plans I used to make it: www.cigarboxnation.com/page/how-to-build-a-cigar-box-violin-1940-plans
@fransoldman841 28 күн бұрын
@@McFadyenAerospacehello sir. I just looked for the link, and it's either gone, or been deleted. Do you have any other sources for the plans? Thanks and God bless.
@McFadyenAerospace 18 күн бұрын
@@fransoldman841 yeah, I see the link doesn’t work anymore. Not sure what happened to it. There are some links to fancier builds, but they need more tools like a bandsaw, which I don’t have. I have been thinking of making another one and doing a full video showing how I did it.
@roguex9469 7 жыл бұрын
If I pay you will you make one for me and ship it to where I live?
@McFadyenAerospace 7 жыл бұрын
Ruth Ortega you might be able to find a builder closer to you, but when I make a few more, i can let you know. This box size isn't as common, but I'm keeping my eye out for more.
@roguex9469 7 жыл бұрын
Will keep it in mind thank you
@mitchthefiddler 7 жыл бұрын
Hey ROGUE X94, where are you located?
@roguex9469 7 жыл бұрын
No offense but I don't like giving out my location.
@mitchthefiddler 7 жыл бұрын
ROGUE X94 no worries. If you're in North America though I'd be able to give you a hand as I build them for a living.