Cigar Box Violin

I CANNOT PLAY THE VIOLIN, but I am learning I suppose. This is just a quick demonstration.

update: I have had some luck using guitar strings tuned higher and and a well rosined (real) violin bow.

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Music

Tags:

• cigar
• cigarbox
• box
• violin
• diy
• homemade
• fiddle
• folk

[garam314]

I have to make an instrument for my phizicks class. What did you use as strings and bowhair?

[superjoe1019]

I used weedwacker twine as the strings. It is too thick, so it can't be tuned very high, but it comes in different thickness, so just buy some thin stuff. I used fishing line wrapped around two screws like 50 times as the horsehair, then coated it with rosin. It works well, but I would suggest making the fishing line lay flat like a real bow somehow, and make the tension higher than just handwrapping it.

[090513102]

I am building a homemade keyedfiddle :-) from scratch wood. So seeing this video was good for me. Nice job. How could the cigare box stand against the preasure from the brige and the strings?

[superjoe1019]

There's a dowell that runs through the body and under the bridge. I put a small chunk of wood between the dowell and the top, seems to work alright.

[Thetallywhacker0]

that is one ghetto violin

[ubarapara]

way to be innovative ;)

[frenchiecocorico1]

Is it a new torture tool to bug your neighbourhood?

Congratulation, well invented.

[Davinp123]

HAHAHA

[thelaughingguitar]

So that's what they mean about cigar box violins...

[marciaSHARMA]

nice vid. thanks. well done. very creative.

[Hikikomori013]

@gamerXpro1 I couldn't find the videos of the instruments you made. Can you upload a few for us?

[tinycanoe]

that device isn't even good enough for fire wood. and yes i call it a device because never in my life would i refer to that thing as an instrument. just listening to it i think gave me the hivys, please ONLY ever use as decoration, thanks you.

[gamerXpro1]

LOOOOOOL, the only thing im interested in these videos are the instrument creating flaws and the sound.

[commanderplyers]

Your right, you cant play violin, but keep making things, that you are clearly good at

[Bertziethegreat]

ghetto.

[StopTheMoti0n]

man, cigar boxes make great instruments