musical instruments

Me and my best friend plan on hopping in 2years and wanted to play music to make some cash while we are at it and she wanted to play a banjo as i play the ukulele. Well turns out the banjo costs way more than a uke so heres how to make one with under $50!

Anyone know where to get a good set of bones? i know it sounds like a dumb question, but not all bones sound the same

anyone have any opinions on which ones are best for sound, best for traveling? im thinking in particular of the Martin and Gibson. also, any suggestions on cheap fiddles?

I'm curious if you traveling guitar players bother trying to attach your gig bag to your pack or if you just carry it. Thanks!

Is there anyone around town who wants to help with that , i assume there must be someone with an extra pack of strings , a bridge and more knowledge and carefull eye that me to do the job , it would be so awesome if anyone could lend a hand , ive been known to do terrible things to banjers when...

Any of you play? I just started and having a hell of a hard time learning to play single notes, any advice helps! appreciated:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_9eMmxBSNY ok this seems to be a walkman the magnetic tape head is removed and a guitar jack put in its place. the headphone jack is replaced with a mono 1/8" jack and connected to a piezo disc buzzer like in an alarm clock. the piezo is glued to the tin can...

I'm not a musically inclined person at all however when I was living in my car, my 10 hole cheapie and my Johnny Hobo CD were my best friends. I only learned to play by memorization, I can't read a scale and my old harp is now deceased. I've got a chance to get a 40 hole but I figured I'd ask if...

Ive seen a couple of threads about taking guitars but none really pertained to what im looking for. So im hitting the road/rails soon but I feel like I got to have my guitar with me. What better way to spend my time in the woods waiting for the westbound then with a jam sesh. So recently I...

So I was thinking about making a djembe but goatskin is too damned expensive? I head xray film was good but I dunno if there'll be enough friction to make that work. anybody tried out Tyvek for drum heads?

So I alluded to this in the Appalachian/Old-time musicians thread a while back and I have finally started working on it this week. I'm extremely pleased with how it's turned out so far, and it is very close to being complete. My woodworking skills are nonexistent and my instrument-building...

Fenagle yourself an incredibow. One thing I've learned about traveling with a fiddle is you go through bows really quick. Since they can range from $30 to thousands of dollars (and price really makes a difference) it makes sense to make 'em last if you can. I personally HATE flying signs, so I...

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i'm gonna be getting a mandolin soon and wanted to know what brand/maker fellow mandolinists would suggest. also, if you know any good stores near the sf bay area that have quality mandolins, let me know! gratzi!

Any recommendations on good books, videos etc that will help me learn? Thanks!

i know they're things that go on your fingers, but where can i get some or is it somethign that you have to make?

Alright, so I think this may have been posted before, but the thread's been lost since, and I'm sure my case isn't the same. I want to see if I can take my Hardcase with my traveling, but of coarse it's big, bulky, and I don't want to lug around this behemoth in my hands all day. I wanted to...

OKOK, Riged up something to hold my banjo on my pack. Ended up only spending $0.75 on some strong thread. MATERIALS: -Suspenders, Elastic works great -Car seat buckle, Nice Adjustment system -2 D-clips I found that almost any thing can be straped on my OSPREY...

i never actually made this myself yet but i got the idea from watching a bill nye the science guy episode. one of the kids on the show took small peices of pvc plastic put it in boiling water. the plastic became.. well plastic, malliable like clay. he formed them into vampire teeth that he just...

what's the word on making it easier to carry a hardcase and a pack? ideas welcome! so far we have a belt on the handle, but if there is a better way, we'd love to know