How Do You Build A Fiddle Out Of A Cigar Box?
Fiddle is a colloquial term for a violin. The two instruments are usually identical. While fiddles are often used to play folk music, they too can be used to play classical pieces. Fiddles or violins consist of a sound box and a neck. The strings are stretched across a small bridge on the neck and pass in between a pair of roughly S-shaped slits in the sound box. The strings provide the fiddle’s basic sound. The box increases the resonance of that sound. You can make your own simple fiddle out of a variety of materials, including a cigar box. Cut two S-shaped slits in the top of a cigar box. The slits should be to the left and right of the box’s center, and cover at most about half its length. Shake out any debris from the box and glue down the lid. Glue a small wooden block onto the lath a few inches from one end. This is your bridge. Cut four slits into the top of the bridge. Glue the second block in between the two slits on the sound box repeating the same procedure for cutting four
