Australian Spotted Gum Diddley Bow

Australian Spotted gum was widely used in the building of Australia,used 4 Building beams,Bridge structures,Warf piers,Boat Building,it's classed as an endangerd species & very hard to get no longer being milled i found some at the local timber yard the guy says it would be over 90+yrs old well thats what he says any ways

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Music

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• Diddley
• Bow

[curiousjapan]

This is a really handsome piece of work.

[nastyolddog]

@curiousjapan Thanks Mate : )

[harlock0]

amazing work !! wow !! im thinking of building one myself also .. do you have to respect a certain distance between the nut and the bridge ?

[nastyolddog]

Yo harlock0 this Bow is 85cm long

i messured the distance of a Guitar fret board

then the rest was a comfort thing

i placed the bridge ie can,,,, so it would sit

with my hand to rest on ,

85cm long was a good length to sit on my lap")

[WILLARDJ]

when ya gonna play it....were waitin to hear it....nice...

[nastyolddog]

Hi WILLARDJ thanks for the wrap..Bro it's a side project for me man my main instrument is the Harmonica but yes i will be playing some Boogie rythms once i get a bit better but i did a Freaky sounds effect thing with my diddley bow exactly built like this one useing a effects unit check out my other clip Freaky Psychedelic Diddley Bow 1..but my intensions are to get some Diddley bow boogie rythms happening so i can record them & play Harp with my Bro on Dobro guitar Good Onya Mate thanks