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Oliver Twist Fake Book Diddley Bow

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This one took part of an afternoon to complete. It was a simple build, just a box and a wooden dowel, a tuner and a bold for a bridge.

After seeing this post about a one string instrument called a Marxolin, I added a hose splicer to this diddley bow to try it out.

The finished product

The finished product

Fret lines are cut into the dowel

Fret lines are cut into the dowel

A closer look at the box

A closer look at the box

Hose splicer to turn this diddley bow into a Marxolin

Hose splicer to turn this diddley bow into a Marxolin