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Cracker Box

From fiddlerd on 3/24/2012 8:06:23 PM

I wanted a fiddle to play outside on the porch,sitting around the campfire and in different weather conditions. Cheap enough to not cry over if it got scratched or dinged, but not so cheap you should use it to start your campfire. When I started looking for one I was saying I need a cracker box fiddle. While looking I started thinking about how my dog Rocky loves to chew wood and how if he got ahold of it it would be a tasty treat! So I told him if you chew(eat) my fiddle it better come out like it went in and tuned. I found one and put on new strings and tailpiece. I love the way it plays and sounds. Now it's hard to call it cracker box. It makes playing fun.....so I affectionately call it cracker box!!

3 Comments

SusiQ says:
3/25/2012 12:25:41 AM

cute!

nancymae says:
3/25/2012 7:25:37 AM

Wonderful!!! I want one like that too!! My father's violin..well..it's sentimental value is high, and I would not want it getting wrecked. Congrats on getting your cracker box fiddle! Now get out there and play...today is beautiful!!

barnbilly56 says:
3/25/2012 1:39:57 PM

Oh good !
Now i can quit calling one of my fiddles (the 3/4 size one)"" the cheep one"" and give it the dignified new name of "cracker box "fiddle . This makes it sound kinda custom. Like your suppost to play certain songs in a cracker box fiddle style . Even some cajum fiddle songs in a cracker box style . Haaaa..... I know the case is worth more than the fiddle but will keep that a secret for now .
Happy string scratch'in
Scott


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