Any old furniture made of solid wood is a good candidate; wardrobes, dressers, desks, chests, every kind of table imaginable, etc. Also, entire _houses_ that are now around a century old; some have really nice (and big) spruce boards as their framing. Well-aged spruce makes beautifully resonant tops.
I'm so glad to have seen this! I have this ad in a facsimile of a 1923 Sears Roebuck catalog thats been in the family for decades, and I'd always re-remember this when looking at it now and again, wondering what the heck it sounded like. And, well, here it is! Great job and great video! Thanks for satiating my curiosity.
Wow Shane !!! this is “next level” GENIUS!! everything about this video series concept, the production and the instrument itself is purely incredible and amazing! great job bro… this is why you are the ‘King’ !!
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or more... cheers for this video! Love the spirit, ingenuity, and devotion of and to your craft. Well worked and lovingly restored. And Snoopy vs the Red Baron was probably my first favorite song. We had a little 45 player in my bedroom with several classic albums like Disney songs, Rolling Stones Can't Always Get What You Want, Beatles Something, but my fave at least as a 4 or 5 year old was the aforementioned SvRB.
@@ShaneSpeal That's awesome! Something in the air around that one, I heard it for the first time in years just a few weeks ago in the grocery store of all places and was telling my son about it who up until that point had no idea there was such a song.
When you said a floating bridge, me being the metal guitarist I am, my mind immediately went to the Little Joe with a Floyd Rose floating bridge 😭😭😭 Awesome video, keep it up!!!
I don't think I would've been able to resist adding a full fretboard and neck, but you did it. Putting the ad inside the body - peeking at you through the sound-hole - was a real nice touch. A very cool little project for sure.
Thank you so much. And yes, it was a temptation to add a full fretboard. I'm probably going to build a couple more of these with variations such as a full fretboard, longer scale and maybe even an electric pickup.
@@ShaneSpeal Sounds good! I think a mandolin-like scale might be fun - just have a 4-string mandolin like the "Mando-bird". Or you could elongate the neck further and have yourself a tenor banjo, or full size, or something like that. How 'bout a balalaika? lol Love the project. I'll stop in again soon and check out your videos!
Shane very cool. Loved the cassette and pencil clip .Kids will never know our struggles with these an a piece of cardboard and an 8 track tape shim. Looking forward to more shows !
Wow man... Putting the old advertisement for the "little Joe" in the sound hole, 🕳️ it's like a viewfinder, it IS a cool idea...😎that piano hardwood RINGS LOUD!!😊 choice 👍
@@ShaneSpeal of course! Who knew you could get so much from just two frets I had to slow down and remind myself, that I have cigar boxes to work through before I try tackling something advanced. Thanks again for the video!
Fantastic. Worth at least a dollar. 😆 Seriously I think some of my grandparents siblings played something like this. Most of them played at least a couple instruments, sometimes at the same time.
This is awesome! your preserving history! I never knew this instrument even existed until now. I hope to see more cool new instruments on your channel.
Excellent Shane, sounds great. Sounds like a real vintage instrument. Great instrument to accompany other instruments a bit like a cross between a ukulele and a mandolin sound. What a great idea for a series.
Yea thanks for sharing your passion, just when I thought ' deep- musicians' are all gone, you popped up. This is a great video, and I hope to see much more in the future...😊
This thing is sweet! I built a diddly bow once out of a 2x4, a starbucks iced coffee bottle, and some screw for the string tree. Was a fun noodle around and i also have a cb gitty canjo. Now i want a little joe haha
Excellent presentation. If you dont know where you have been, how in the hell do you know where you are going ! Preserving history one Little Joe at a time !
Well Shane, thank you for re-inspiring me to start building again! I fell in love with CBGs in 2009-10 and built them until about 2018. You inspired me back then with a video I can no longer find on UA-cam 😢. Cigarbox Rag. If you still have it please repost it!
That’s so cool! Nice job! Also I’ve never seen that string trick for getting your strings straight definitely going to use that one on my next CBG build!
I love that! Really clear sound with good volume…surprised me!! I would love to see my garage up a little to make this sort of thing for fun! Great job, great channel liked and subbed!!👍
Fascinating video man, hope there's many more to come. Subscribed right away as you seem to be doing the kind of thing I wish I had workspace for. Also hello from Glasgow here in scotland.
A great video, great work, great history. I even dove into the snoopy song. Looking at the instrument you could be a killer busker with an old school stomp box with soda pop tops jangling on a cigar box. Then at set end you pop the cap off your coke bottle with that head... Lol
Difference between glues.. Titebond will stay where it's put unless you want to remove it, you can use heat and a little water. Gorilla glue will move a bit of it wants but you'll never get it off without grinding :)
Old 1930s wardrobes are a great source for really nice plywood.
Noone wants them anymore so they are often found for free.
Whoa. Great tip!
I made a telecaster out of a 1930s bed headboard. Lovely walnut veneer.
Any old furniture made of solid wood is a good candidate; wardrobes, dressers, desks, chests, every kind of table imaginable, etc. Also, entire _houses_ that are now around a century old; some have really nice (and big) spruce boards as their framing. Well-aged spruce makes beautifully resonant tops.
@@ShaneSpeal I have a nice pile. 😀
I'm so glad to have seen this! I have this ad in a facsimile of a 1923 Sears Roebuck catalog thats been in the family for decades, and I'd always re-remember this when looking at it now and again, wondering what the heck it sounded like. And, well, here it is! Great job and great video! Thanks for satiating my curiosity.
Awsome! I started watching thinking this was just silly and stupid but now, when i've watched the whole video, I really want a Little Joe for myself.
Little Joe: It's the next big thing since the Stratocaster!
Have not heard the Snoopy song forever, Nice sounding little Joe. Great performance. Cheers.
That song was completely unexpected!
Can't wait for more! Should be a cool series.
Great editing, seriously, Shane, one of your best videos.
How about a 1923 pie pan banjo next?
Yer laugh at 32:20 was so genuine great. It not only made the video great, it made my day. Pure Joy is all I saw! Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much. I'm always giddy when I first string something up.
yup!! 😍
It's surprisingly functional. It's odd, but you guys having so much fun jamming to Snoopy definitely makes a worthwhile build.
I had no idea he prepared the Snoopy song. I couldn't have thought up a better song!
Pink panther wouldve been cool too
Good job Shane. Like this concept of this video. Looking forward to seeing future installments.
1920's tin pan banjo is next. I'm working on the research at the moment
So surprised how good that sounded
Me too! It's surprisingly LOUD
Sounds great with the harmonica!
Yeah, it's attached to the end like a wart, but it somehow becomes the secret ingredient to this whole thing.
@@ShaneSpeal Agreed!
Thank you, I’m loving this series.
Wow Shane !!! this is “next level” GENIUS!! everything about this video series concept, the production and the instrument itself is purely incredible and amazing! great job bro… this is why you are the ‘King’ !!
Stahhhhhp!!!
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or more... cheers for this video! Love the spirit, ingenuity, and devotion of and to your craft. Well worked and lovingly restored. And Snoopy vs the Red Baron was probably my first favorite song. We had a little 45 player in my bedroom with several classic albums like Disney songs, Rolling Stones Can't Always Get What You Want, Beatles Something, but my fave at least as a 4 or 5 year old was the aforementioned SvRB.
I had the same 45 of that song. Laurie Records!
@@ShaneSpeal That's awesome! Something in the air around that one, I heard it for the first time in years just a few weeks ago in the grocery store of all places and was telling my son about it who up until that point had no idea there was such a song.
When you said a floating bridge, me being the metal guitarist I am, my mind immediately went to the Little Joe with a Floyd Rose floating bridge 😭😭😭
Awesome video, keep it up!!!
FLOYD ROSE DIVE BOMB!
Fascinated! Luthier exraordinaire!
I'm more like "luthier demented!" Thank you!
I don't think I would've been able to resist adding a full fretboard and neck, but you did it. Putting the ad inside the body - peeking at you through the sound-hole - was a real nice touch. A very cool little project for sure.
Thank you so much. And yes, it was a temptation to add a full fretboard. I'm probably going to build a couple more of these with variations such as a full fretboard, longer scale and maybe even an electric pickup.
@@ShaneSpeal Sounds good! I think a mandolin-like scale might be fun - just have a 4-string mandolin like the "Mando-bird". Or you could elongate the neck further and have yourself a tenor banjo, or full size, or something like that. How 'bout a balalaika? lol
Love the project. I'll stop in again soon and check out your videos!
Shane this video is amazing, genuinely more episodes of this NEEDS to be made.
Already working on the next one! Thank you!
This is so cool. I love how people made their own instruments out of what was available rather than buy them. Well done, mate.
That's what this whole show is about! I've got so much to show you all!!!
Shane very cool. Loved the cassette and pencil clip .Kids will never know our struggles with these an a piece of cardboard and an 8 track tape shim. Looking forward to more shows !
Brilliant. Now we need a good recording of the song ! You guys are great so clever.
Love this stuff - so much history! "You didn't really need to play that song anyway." LOL!!
Thank you, Pastor Tom!
Such a great video! Great pacing, great history lesson, very engaging!
Thank you!
That was one of the most entertaining and informative videos I've seen in a while. Thanks for sharing, Shane.
aw shucks, thank you!
Wow! This is a perfect venue to share your hard-won knowledge! Can't wait for more! Thanks!
Thank you, Eric!
I couldn’t love this more. Fascinating! Looking forward to more of this!
Wow man... Putting the old advertisement for the "little Joe" in the sound hole, 🕳️ it's like
a viewfinder, it IS a cool idea...😎that piano hardwood RINGS LOUD!!😊 choice 👍
extraordinaire! Home made mandolin came out with a really unusual sound, so different it went well with my friend's factory mando.
Thanks for making this. Best show I’ve seen in a long time.
Thank you, Tim! Much more to come. Already working on the next episode
This was just fun to watch. I am amazed at how sweet that little instrument turned out. Thanks for the video!!
I'm so surprised at how fun this instrument is! So glad you liked Episode 1
@@ShaneSpeal of course! Who knew you could get so much from just two frets
I had to slow down and remind myself, that I have cigar boxes to work through before I try tackling something advanced. Thanks again for the video!
Yes dude! I love this build, love the series! Cannot wait to see what you’ve got coming!
Lovely little instrument.
Fantastic. Worth at least a dollar. 😆 Seriously I think some of my grandparents siblings played something like this. Most of them played at least a couple instruments, sometimes at the same time.
Wow! It might be fun for you to dig into your family history and see if you can unearth photos and stories
This is awesome! your preserving history! I never knew this instrument even existed until now. I hope to see more cool new instruments on your channel.
Thank you! I have so many unusual instruments to present to you all.
It makes pleasant noises. What a great video and endeavor.
Thank you!
Love this series!!! Please do more!!!
Surprisingly enjoyable. I had to chuckle with you chuckling at your proud achievement .
I amuse myself sometimes! 🤣
This was fun to watch. Looking forward to the next episode!
Thank you! I'm currently researching a strange set of plans for a pie pan banjo from the 1920s
Excellent Shane, sounds great. Sounds like a real vintage instrument. Great instrument to accompany other instruments a bit like a cross between a ukulele and a mandolin sound. What a great idea for a series.
yeah, definitely in the same range as mandolin or uke. I'd like to explore this 14" scale length even further.
Seems like a stubby slide might be fun to experiment with on the Little Joe! 🎶
It sounds like birds chirping with a slide!
Hey Shane. This is a fabulous new program. Keep it up. Looking forward to many more.
More to come!
Great video and love the Little Joe.
Thank you, Kurt!
What a fantastic video! Had a blast watching a pro put this together. Great job! God bless!
Thank you, Bob!
Dude !! Great video!! Your giddy (😅) energy is fantastic. One can tell that you genuinely enjoy this project. Keep ‘em coming!! 🎉
Thank you!
Antique pianos are a great source for tone woods.
Yeah, I need to dissect more dead pianos
Really enjoyed this video.
Fun stuff. Historic folk instruments.
What a blast from the past!
Thank you, Ted!
Awesome show very fun 🤩 thank you! 🙏 ❤
That was so cool. 🤯
I was skeptical until I saw you play it all at once with the harmonica. ❤️
It sounds great. Amazing party instrument.😅
Oh my... I heard myself and I'm still skeptical! LOL. Thank you so much
That was Epic! Well done... I Can't wait for more Blast from the Past, Stringed Instruments being remade and Built...
Cheers from Texas,
Billy WAH
Working on a 1923 pie pan banjo for the next episode!
this is fantastic!! great show!!!
Thank you, Mr. Doomtown!
This is great idea. Well done. Will watch this series!
Working on episode 2. I found a set of plans for a pie pan banjo from 1923
Oh great, now i have to stop my other project to make one of these :) Awesome work thank you.
That's always the dilemma! Too many cool things to build! :)
Hey its the Ed Sheernan signature guitar!!
Does that mean I'll be playing stadiums and making $$$ millions soon? LOL
This episode was my introduction to your channel. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey. Kudos!
more Sound Searchers to come! 1920's pie pan banjo might be the next instrument
Awesome work. Sounds great.
Thank you! This thing is so much fun to play
That was fun. 👍
You should have been me! I had a blast! LOL
Excellent!!!! Love the sound!!
Thank you, Gerard!
Awesome work Shane. What a unique Instrument
Thank you, Shamus!
So great!
Thank you, Elizabeth!
Yea thanks for sharing your passion, just when I thought ' deep- musicians' are all gone, you popped up. This is a great video, and I hope to see much more in the future...😊
@@wpastander there’s still a few of us left!
way to go bro sounds great & looks funky &cool 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
This thing is sweet!
I built a diddly bow once out of a 2x4, a starbucks iced coffee bottle, and some screw for the string tree. Was a fun noodle around and i also have a cb gitty canjo. Now i want a little joe haha
Excellent presentation. If you dont know where you have been, how in the hell do you know where you are going !
Preserving history one Little Joe at a time !
You get it! Thank you, Howard
Great job Shane,looks and sounds awesome, 👍
Thank you, oh EXIT sign master luthier! More to come
This is excellent Shane!
Thank you. You are still my Yoda!
4:55 It may not have been what you were expecting, but now you can craft the world's biggest harmonica!
I actually thought about something like that! Using my air compressor to make it a massive pan flute!
Too much fun!!!
I agree! Thank you
Love the Li'l Joe.
Gonna make one now.
Send pics and vids!!! shanespeal[at]yahoo[dot]com
Génial 👍❤️🕊️😊
Very impressive! Great job!
Thank you, Hugh!
Very cool show!
Thank you, Aaron!
Awesome video! Very inspiring. 👍🙏
Well Shane, thank you for re-inspiring me to start building again! I fell in love with CBGs in 2009-10 and built them until about 2018. You inspired me back then with a video I can no longer find on UA-cam 😢. Cigarbox Rag. If you still have it please repost it!
I can't wait to see what you make. Cigar Box Rag? Ah yes... that very crappy video on my iPhone 2. I'll have to re-record a version on the new setup.
i love this content!
Aw, shucks! Thank you. More coming...
That was Awesome
I became an instant subscriber. This is awesome!
Awesome! Thank you! New episode just dropped
Now , that Brother , is Cool ! 👍👍
Thank you!
Great first episode!
Thank you, Chris!
Well done buddy. Great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome job, great 1st episode ! Mod Podge works great as a glue and sealer when adding paper, photos, etc. like the ad that you printed up …
Awesome... You are the man.
Thank you! More to come
@@ShaneSpeal was given a cigar box, it's about 1/2 thick. Is that too thick for cigar box guitar?
That is so awsome!
Thank you, Justin!
Well done, Shane!
Thank you, guys!
That’s so cool! Nice job! Also I’ve never seen that string trick for getting your strings straight definitely going to use that one on my next CBG build!
Some guys use fishing line instead of kite string. I wanted the string to be very visible for the video.
This was great! Super interesting.
Thank you!
That sounds surprisingly great
I know, right??? It really amazed me!
Cool series, thanks.😊
More to come, Benny! Currently researching a 1920's pie pan banjo
I love that! Really clear sound with good volume…surprised me!!
I would love to see my garage up a little to make this sort of thing for fun!
Great job, great channel liked and subbed!!👍
Time to get that garage in order!
Excellent Video! Looking forward to more. Maybe, a weekly or bi weekly? Kooool!
@@paulschmidtmodels monthly for now. There’s a lot of prep work involved
Shane this is awesome! Well done!😊
Thank you!!!
Fascinating video man, hope there's many more to come. Subscribed right away as you seem to be doing the kind of thing I wish I had workspace for. Also hello from Glasgow here in scotland.
Glasgow? I'd love to visit someday! Thank you for the subscribe! More Sound Searching to come...
“A poor man’s String Tree, a screw”. 😂 Subscribed 👍🏴excellent.
I'm cheap. :)
A great video, great work, great history. I even dove into the snoopy song. Looking at the instrument you could be a killer busker with an old school stomp box with soda pop tops jangling on a cigar box. Then at set end you pop the cap off your coke bottle with that head... Lol
This is the ultimate busking instrument!
Interesting video.
You really know your art.
Thanks for posting.
Thank you, Joe! Can't wait to see you play live on Saturday
@@ShaneSpeal it'll be good to see you and hear you play again!
Great video!
Thank you, Ricky! More Sound Searcher episodes are in the works
That's a great lil guitar.
thank you! I'm falling in love with the little bugger
Great video! The harpochord is super cool!
The Harp-O-Chord is so gorgeous. It's really a piece of art.
Fascinating, subbed
Welcome aboard! New episode just released today
Difference between glues..
Titebond will stay where it's put unless you want to remove it, you can use heat and a little water. Gorilla glue will move a bit of it wants but you'll never get it off without grinding :)