I've made about 5 or 6 Diddley Bows so far. Some are electric, some are acoustic, all with different gauge strings. When my kids were still in middle school they had a great music teacher. She was really into homemade instruments, so I got to go in and do a couple of demonstrations for the class about Diddley Bows and how to make and play them. I miss those days!
@kevinmkraft11 ай бұрын
That's great!
@paulberth90087 ай бұрын
Hi Kevin, I m very happy that u explain instruments of your traditional music 👍
@kevinmkraft7 ай бұрын
You are very welcome! Please let me know if you have any questions.
@496842 жыл бұрын
Most easiest how to make a CBG instructional video, I’ve seen on YT so far. Thank you. 😊💪👊
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@electraazteca6002 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your instruction. You’re very clear at what you do and it’s very enjoyable to listen to you teach and give the project. Thank you for sharing so much.
@kevinmkraft Жыл бұрын
You are very welcome! Thank YOU for your comment!
@davidhuneycutt705911 ай бұрын
i built one lastyear. I love mine. So much fun
@christopherch73072 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. 👍😎👍
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
You bet!
@delorissamuelson69882 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video!! Hard to believe only 64 comments.
@kevinmkraft2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! So glad you enjoyed it.
@krishoogstraat68662 жыл бұрын
Lately been watching videos on these cigar box guitars. I like the way you showed your build on this model. Well done sir.
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. I'll be posting even more soon, including some how-to-play videos.
@marcel_2cv2 жыл бұрын
Very well done, Sir! I'm now collecting materials and will start to build one as well. 🙂
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you were inspired to do so!
@congerscott60642 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thanks for posting 👍🏆.
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure. Thank YOU!
@P.EnglishLiterature3 жыл бұрын
Impressive! I love this! Great one there sir.
@kevinmkraft3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@user-wg3pd9kb3b2 жыл бұрын
Love the music notes on the box. String gauge is a great tip, with your slide weight.
@lolitawilson4970 Жыл бұрын
Thank Kevin, I have been practicing make CBG'S and Cigar Box Kalimbas it's coming along fine!!
@kevinmkraft Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! Say, maybe you'll post a video yourself, huh? I'd love to see youre work.
@larzhillbot1443 Жыл бұрын
Very good beautiful build.....High five to ya
@kevinmkraft Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@emilyefinke3 жыл бұрын
This is impressive! The sound on that guitar is amazing. It's so unique. No wonder you love making and playing them so much. It was so fun to watch you build this. Thanks for sharing it!
@kevinmkraft3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Emily!
@496842 жыл бұрын
I’ve actually turned my Ukulele tenor into a fret less diddley bow. I use a low G string tuned to open G. 😊💪👊
@sandrapritchard60352 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Kevin, my hands can no longer handle chords so this DIDDLEY BOW of yours mike make me perk up a bit and get back into music, thanks Kevin great info, all the best from Liverpool England xx.
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Sandra! It means a lot to get your message! I'm glad to have inspired your ongoing interest in music. Let me know if you have any questions.
@tobiasmeister53133 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration. Loved your video. Now I have to build one myself. Cheers and stay safe.
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@cocoelyssesofficial2 жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to get the one you’re making ✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️❤️✨❤️🙏🏽✨🙏🏽✨🙏🏽✨❤️❤️❤️✨❤️✨❤️‼️
@birdwoodcbgs712 жыл бұрын
Great video Kevin
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@brianr.hartmann3272 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
@brianr.hartmann3272 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmkraft I finished my diddley bow, it's a two string. Awesome!
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
@@brianr.hartmann327 Excellent!!! Congratulations, man. I hope the information I provided helped at least a little. Technically, though. A diddley bow is a single-string instrument. So, what you have is a two-string guitar. :) Hey, if you wouldn't mind, can you email me a pic of you and your new instrument (or just the guitar if you're camera-shy) and I'll post it on my website! If so, send to kevmkraft@aol.com
@Professorvapes3 ай бұрын
good vid bud
@kevinmkraft3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@lolitawilson49702 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see your video!! I've made a few instruments from youtube!
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lolita!
@lucabrasi84203 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial
@kevinmkraft3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@lraffucci Жыл бұрын
im going to start building one today. but i cant find a cigar box, so i am just going to make a small box.
@kevinmkraft Жыл бұрын
That's the ticket! I admire anyone with such skills. Let me know if you have any questions, OK?
@brandydarling13 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this knowledge accessible to the beginner. Can you tell me what tools I need to complete this?
@kevinmkraft3 жыл бұрын
Check out this page on my website, and if you still have questions, I'm always accessible to ask them. www.kevinmkraft.com/new-page-1
@russellrader878610 ай бұрын
That's very nice. I've mad 3 diddley bows so far. What I could use some advice on is marking out the diatonic scale on one as I'm actually not that musically inclined. Any thoughts on this?
@kevinmkraft10 ай бұрын
This fretboard-marking template might help: file:///C:/Users/kmkra/Downloads/making-poor-mans-guitars-23-inch-fret-scale-template.pdf
@kevinmkraft10 ай бұрын
Print it off at 100% scale and use it to mark your diddley bow.
@russellrader878610 ай бұрын
@@kevinmkraft Thank you very much. Have a great day.
@kevinmkraft10 ай бұрын
@@russellrader8786 You're very welcome!
@songoftheblackunicorn6662 жыл бұрын
I am a violin fiddle player who has alot of exposure to dulcimer. I am facinated and want to do this. I have a question about the cigar box. How does the sound change depending on the soundbox hole placement and the size and shape of your holes could you do this with hand tools and a gourd I wonder. Would love your thoughts on this. I can sing and violin just doesn't accommodate singing well or really at all so while I would love to try nickleharpa the fiddly bow sounds like I could get into it a lot faster and easier and if I build it right I could even use an aisian or psalter bow on it.
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you reached out. 1) As far as sound holes are concerned, while it isn't too complicated, the position and size of the hole in relation to the size of the box will determine where and how loudly the size emerges, like any chordophone, including gourd instruments. Gourds and cigar boxes and cans--they're all resonating chambers, just made of different materials. 2) You can use certainly use a diddley bow to accompany yourself as you sing, and I encourage you to build one and do so. But if you're adventurous, I suggest you become familiar with the three-string cigar box guitar slide guitar? 3) The three-stringer is very similar to, say, the Japanese shamisen. Look up both and they look quite similar. And they are even tuned the same way. They are both fretless and require a good ear, like the violin. Anyway, let me know if you have any more questions. And I wish you well on your musical journey.
@songoftheblackunicorn6662 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmkraft thank you for your time and attention. I think since I will be developing my technique I will stick to one string for now and play around with different size holes and hole positions as well as try a psalter bow if I can find one i CA always build a three string version later. But the other thing I will work on is figuring out how it will strap or sit in place while I do the bowing fingering and singing all at once
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
@@songoftheblackunicorn666 Excellent! Yes, I saw a video of your playing the fiddle. Very nice! I'm currently learning the cello now. Do let me know how you proceed and if I can help in any way. Playing a diddley bow WITH a bow is intriguing to me. I have experimented with using the bow that came with my cello on my diddley bow, and it can work. You might be able to hold the diddley bow similarly to how one holds an erhu. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZfHd3p7nJJsiJo
@lolitawilson4970 Жыл бұрын
Do you have a video of a canjo?
@kevinmkraft Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, no. I have not built a canjo yet.
@lolitawilson4970 Жыл бұрын
@@kevinmkraft It's the same as the Diddley Bow, just substitute it with a Can.
@kevinmkraft Жыл бұрын
@@lolitawilson4970 Oh, yes, I am familiar with them. Just never built one. I should, though, one day.
@cocoelyssesofficial2 жыл бұрын
Do you sell them
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
I do indeed. The price would depend upon how many strings (1, 2 or 3) and whether or not you want to be able to plug it into an amplifier. If you're interested, please email me at kmkraft@juno.com, and I can give you more information and answer any more questions you have.
@kevinmkraft2 жыл бұрын
I actually, just got your email over at aol! I can respond to your inquiry there.