This book provides a general introduction to cigar box fiddles, their history, the differences between the solid wood 19th Century style fiddles and “modern” cigar box fiddles made from cheap plywood. The majority of the book deals with the actual making of two different types of cigar box fiddle, as well as a variation, a whiskey bottle box fiddle. 150 pages with over 100 illustrations.
PLEASE NOTE: This book is for experienced craftsmen and craftswomen with proper woodworking tools!
This is a companion guide to our fiddle chord guide, but this one is for practitioners of viola and 5-string fiddle who play Old Time, Irish, Scottish and other “folk” styles. There are two sets of charts, one for the standard viola (ADGC) and 5-string fiddle (EADGC) tuning; the other for a “D-tuned” C string.
Fiddlers: Tired of being a musical anachronism at reenactments?
All 5 parts of our free online course are available NOW: How to Set Up Your Fiddle 1860s Style (of particular interest to Civil War Reenactors). This course, brought to you by the Adventurous Muse Store, Musicians' Sutlery and Old Mill Musical Instruments is available in 5 parts on YouTube.
This book provides a general introduction to cigar box fiddles, their history, the differences between the solid wood 19th Century style fiddles and “modern” cigar box fiddles made from cheap plywood. The majority of the book deals with the actual making of two different types of cigar box fiddle, as well as a variation, a whiskey bottle box fiddle. 150 pages with over 100 illustrations.
PLEASE NOTE: This book is for experienced craftsmen and craftswomen with proper woodworking tools!
Fiddlers: Tired of being a musical anachronism at reenactments?
All 5 parts of our free online course are available NOW: How to Set Up Your Fiddle 1860s Style (of particular interest to Civil War Reenactors). This course, brought to you by the Adventurous Muse Store, Musicians' Sutlery and Old Mill Musical Instruments is available in 5 parts on YouTube.
This is a companion guide to our fiddle chord guide, but this one is for practitioners of viola and 5-string fiddle who play Old Time, Irish, Scottish and other “folk” styles. There are two sets of charts, one for the standard viola (ADGC) and 5-string fiddle (EADGC) tuning; the other for a “D-tuned” C string.
Fiddlers: Tired of being a musical anachronism at reenactments?
All 5 parts of our free online course are available NOW: How to Set Up Your Fiddle 1860s Style (of particular interest to Civil War Reenactors). This course, brought to you by the Adventurous Muse Store, Musicians' Sutlery and Old Mill Musical Instruments is available in 5 parts on YouTube.
