Mike Orr

Handmade Music Factory


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design, and related crafts. Please send a brief letter

      describing your idea to Acquisition Editor, 1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520.

      ePub Version 1.0

      Because working with wood and other materials inherently includes the risk of injury and damage, this book cannot guarantee that creating

      the projects in this book is safe for everyone. For this reason, this book is sold without warranties or guarantees of any kind, expressed or implied,

      and the publisher and the author disclaim any liability for any injuries, losses, or damages caused in any way by the content of this book or the

      reader’s use of the tools needed to complete the projects presented here. The publisher and the author urge all woodworkers to thoroughly review

      each project and to understand the use of all tools before beginning any project.

      About the Author

      Mike Orr is a professional flooring installer and owner of Built2Last Guitars.

      He has designed, built, and sold hundreds of recycled-material instruments.

      The highlight of his career was when guitar legend Luther Dickinson played one

      of his guitars in front of a live audience. When he is not in the shop, Mike can

      usually be found touring the music festival circuit in his VW van on weekends.

      PHOTOGRAPHS BY JENNIFER STATLER PHOTOGRAPHY

      SHANE SPEAL

      Shane Speal is a performing blues/rock songwriter who plays

      a primitive guitar made from an empty cigar box and a stick. He

      is also the leader of the modern Cigar Box Guitar Revolution, a

      growing fan base of cigar box guitar builders and players who

      congregate at Speal’s website,

       www.CigarBoxNation.com

      . Speal

      has performed concerts throughout the country and has been

      featured in many TV, newspaper, and national magazine features.

      He is also the central figure in Max Shores’ documentary on cigar

      box guitars,

      Songs Inside the Box

      .

      PHOTO BY JOHN MCELLIGOTT/KM PHOTOGRAPHY.

       Foreword

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       8

       About this Book

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       10

       Introduction

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       12

       Accompaniments

       One-String Washtub Bass

      .................

       20

       Soup Can Diddley Bow

      .....................

       30

       Electrified Stomp Box and Washboard

      .......

       38

       Guitars

       Three-String Cigar Box Slide Guitar

      ........

       48

       Cookie Tin Guitar

      ........................

       66

       Fretted Four-String Tenor Guitar

      .........

       78

       Ironing Board Lap Steel Guitar

      .............

       94

       Make it Electric

       Electrifying your instruments

      .............

       106

       Upcycled Tape Deck Amp

      ...................

       112

       gallery

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       118

       Appendix

       PATTERNS AND TEMPLATES

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       142

       RESOURCES

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