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For post 100 we tell the story of instrument 100.. For post 100 we tell the story of instrument 100... During the middle of the @colonnadehse exhibition last September a lady rushed in to say she had just arrived from a trip into Brighton.  An Americana-loving friend from art college was visiting, and wanted to see if there were any guitar shops in the City selling just the types of instruments we had on show.

After their lack of success, they decided to pop into town on their return for a cup of coffee... Never imagining they might find exactly what they were looking for in little old Worthing.

This lady then called her friend excitedly to tell her to head over to see us. We had a brilliant time with them both and thoroughly enjoyed telling the stories of each of our instruments and giving a demonstration.

The friend - a lovely lady from Dorset named Cath - explained she was sorry she wasn't in a position to buy or order but she loved the instruments... Especially our Powder Blue LPG design, and had her friend take a picture of her with it as a memento.

On the morning of our final day, two more ex-college friends of Cath's came in.  They said they wanted to treat their friend to a very special gift. We thought this was a lovely idea and explained it was the blue design she had taken a particular shine to.

So began the start of a secret project it felt a great honour to be part of... And the eventual birth of the instrument pictured. It was fantastic to receive recently a photograph of Cath with her instrument, seeing how happy she looked with her Salvage Sounds creation.

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Happy St Patrick’s Day!! Despite only having 7 f Happy St Patrick’s Day!! Despite only having 7 frets and 3 easy-to-play nylon strings, the Salvage Sounds pencil case strumstick is surprisingly versatile, and perfect for Irish jigs!

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** NEW STUDIO RECORDING – LINK IN PROFILE ** It ** NEW STUDIO RECORDING – LINK IN PROFILE ** It has been business as (fairly) usual at Salvage Sounds this week.  Just before the more stringent UK lockdown measures took effect we were able to release this custom #licenseplateguitar – an “Alternate Reality” take on our usual Land of Lincoln design.  This one’s tuned to a down-and-dirty open D

As a post-build play-test we recorded a quick bottleneck version of one of our favourite “Drop D” tunes – the opening track from Soundgarden’s classic 1994 album “Superunknown”, with all guitar parts performed with this instrument and a hand cut glass slide made from a pressurised wine bottle.

This song is great fun to play even on our 10 quid 1-string Diddley Bows!  The updated link in our profile will take you straight to our interpretation of this piece – as written by the late, forever great Chris Cornell.

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The conventional and the unusual coexisting side-b The conventional and the unusual coexisting side-by-side at @trainofthoughtworthing. Tinjos, Panjos, Canjos and Box Diddley Bows - £15 with hand-cut beer bottleneck glass guitar slides for £5.

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What is your favourite Christmas Carol or seasonal What is your favourite Christmas Carol or seasonal song? We now offer a printing and binding service of our songbook specially created for our pencil case strumstick micro-guitar. 30 classic melodies each transposed to G and transcribed for our easy-to-play 3-string, 7-fret instrument. If we don’t already have yours covered we might consider adding it for a future updated edition!

As a special treat for all those that say “Die Hard” is their favourite Christmas movie, head over to the video section of our website gallery for our version of “Let it Snow”

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Cuban seal of authenticity; Mother of Pearl marque Cuban seal of authenticity; Mother of Pearl marquetry; gold strap buttons; medium jumbo frets - 15, perfect for blues playing and hitting that octave note above the ubiquitous all-powerful minor third.

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During our posting hiatus, we also spent time as g During our posting hiatus, we also spent time as guests in the magnificent facilities over at Northbrook Metropolitan College.

Located on the fringe of Worthing, West Sussex UK, this excellent establishment offers courses up to degree level in a number of engaging disciplines... DJ and Music Production, Music Technology, Music and Media, Live Sound, Music Events and Artist Promotion.

Invited to hear how our instruments sound in the context of a multimillion professional studio environment, we hope to share the results with you in a future post.

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Post 3 of 3. Deluxe 50 cigar all-wooden box; integ Post 3 of 3. Deluxe 50 cigar all-wooden box; integrated acoustic reverb effect; internal pre-amp with hidden control system... Looking and sounding better than ever. Guitar will be available for viewing, hearing, trying and buying at @colonnadehse #worthing from 25th to 29th September. To reiterate, we are not expecting to release any further Cigar Box Guitars in 2018.

#cigarboxnation #cigarbox #cuba #cuban #havana #habana #partagas #flordetabacos #cigarboxguitar #cigarboxguitars #CBG #cbgitty #3string #3strings #3stringguitar #3stringguitars #guitar #wood #guitarre #handmadeinstruments #sussex #guitarra #salvage #salvaged #upcycle #upcycled #upcycling #bluesmusic #rootsinstruments
Today the Salvage Sounds sideshow has been over at Today the Salvage Sounds sideshow has been over at the Green Dreams 2019 Festival. A community #greenspace event with an emphasis on sustainable and ecologically centric products, services and initiatives.

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If it is THAT post it must be that time of year ag If it is THAT post it must be that time of year again... Salvage Sounds is back in town! Open from today through to Sunday at @colonnadehse in the heart of Worthing. If you are in the area, please swing by our alternative pop-up guitar shop. If you have bought from us before, feel free to bring your instruments and we’ll give them a quick tune up and service for you - and maybe give you a few playing tips and have a bit of a jam.

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Now there’s an idea(!!) 😬 First license plat Now there’s an idea(!!) 😬

First license plate guitars of the year built and ready for delivery.

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Well... there probably isn't much else going on th Well... there probably isn't much else going on this Saturday in England (!)... So why not join us at the 2-day charity @paddleroundthepier beach festival sited by the historic West Pier in Brighton and Hove? For a small donation we will provide a workshop taster session including a focus on our much-loved coast cafe canjo, where we will get you from nought-to-the-blues in no time at all.

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There may be no further #cigarboxguitar builds pla There may be no further #cigarboxguitar builds planned for 2018, but we didn't say anything about #ukuleles!  Our #uketober this year has needed to have been brought forward a little if we were to have any chance of getting a #cigarbox #uke ready in time for our @colonnadehse #worthing show next week. This sees the return of our #twoatatime technique whereby it is more efficient and effective for us to build two #mirrorimage necks as one piece, before separating down the middle.

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Enough to put a smile on anyone's face! This happy Enough to put a smile on anyone's face! This happy little fellow will be on sale at @colonnadehse from Tuesday (25th-29th) while its sister will be available for order. Last time our run of 5 ukuleles sold out in the space of 4 days, so act quickly to secure one of this latest pair. This electric-acoustic uke is built from a classic Cuban Monte Cristo box and features rosewood bridge with bone nut and saddle plus quality Aquila strings for a superior sound. We are thinking of running a #namethattune competition from the venue using this instrument so watch this space.

#ukulele #ukeleles #uke #ukes #uketime #ukelife #ukelove #ukelover #ukulelelife #ukelele #ukeleles #rosewood #ukenation #ukulelesong #ukulelesongs #aquila #handmadeinstrument #cigarbox #montecristo #montecristocigars #cuba #cuban #cigarboxnation #cigarboxguitar #cigarboxguitars #cigarboxukulele #upcycled #upcycling #upcycle @discoverworthing @luvclub.uk
This week we have launched a "Duelling Canjos" off This week we have launched a "Duelling Canjos" offer. 2 for £50, both including a free bottleneck slide upgrade - a total package saving of £10, over the current single price of £30. This is our last day at @colonnadehse and we still have some stock available, including exclusives, special offers, plus just one more cigar box uke (left) that can be built to order. Here until 5pm.

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It is Father's Day this weekend. We have very limi It is Father's Day this weekend. We have very limited numbers of stock of our popular pencil case strumstick (3-string diatonic micro guitar) and our fretless coffee can slide canjo, which we are in a position to release for UK mainland delivery in order to arrive ahead of Sunday. As ever, our shipping charge covers up to two of these instruments, meaning that at no additional cost a birthday gift for someone else - or (very) early Christmas purchase - can be grabbed at the same time with no extra postage to pay. For those in reach of #worthing #westsussex free collection is available.

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Salvage Sounds' Coastal Cafe Canjo - the consummat Salvage Sounds' Coastal Cafe Canjo - the consummate camping companion. A happy Late Summer Bank Holiday Weekend to those in the UK. Particularly those attending the Reading and Leeds Festival. Stay safe and have fun.

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Those following us a while may recall that earlier Those following us a while may recall that earlier this year we thought we may have built our last cigar box ukulele of this design. Those following even longer may recall how we have explained our zero wastage neck manufacturing method whereby we build a mirror image neck pair from one length of timber that we then separate down the middle.

Well, we were very lucky to be provided with a beautiful “Romeo Y Julieta” box fresh from Cuba a little while ago. As we had made an odd number of instruments of this nature before (7) we had a practically finished neck ready to be added, leftover from the last separation “operation”. So perhaps THIS is the final cigar box uke build we will produce.... of this particular type, and certainly for a while at least.

Electro-acoustic for amplification potential and available from the Salvage Sounds pop-up shop in #worthing @colonnadehse for £80. Final day tomorrow.

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With its nylon strings and compact size, our #penc With its nylon strings and compact size, our #pencilcase strumstick micro #guitar is perfect for smaller hands and soft fingers. Also comfortable for older players, who may suffer from #arthritis or other conditions and injuries that make the holding down of high-tension steel strings impractical. An accessible #musicalinstrument for all ages and abilities. We have a #bankholidayweekend coming up in the UK, so there is still time to place your #strumstick, #canjo, #guitarslide and #plectrum orders to arrive in time to enjoy over the break. (Local collection available in the #worthing #westsussex area)

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We were pleased to have received confirmation that We were pleased to have received confirmation that all our postal deliveries this week arrived in time for the long Easter weekend, and so may be enjoyed over the public holiday period. Two of our popular canjo or pencil case strumstick instruments, in any combination, can be included under a single charge - to bring the delivery cost down to under £3.50 per item (UK mainland, free for the #worthing #westsussex area). A canjo may be supplied fully assembled and ready to play "out of the box" (or rather, tube!)... Or provided in kit form as a fun little project (perfect for a rainy British Bank Holiday!!). See website for more details.

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Another shot of the recent “Dodge Ram” LPG. Th Another shot of the recent “Dodge Ram” LPG. This view highlights the side-mounted control system as is an option for our custom builds.

Now onto the remaining backlog...

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The "Infinite Instrument" getting in touch with it The "Infinite Instrument" getting in touch with its roots. You may have noticed we have been away a while. Various reasons - primarily getting on top of our @colonnadehse orders, and preparing for our Christmas peak. We took some time though to recharge with a forest break. The "Infinite Instrument" proved a great companion to being away and off the grid. This creation is an all-in-one single string neck with an integrated tailpiece originating from available salvage. Designed to start someone off on their own instrument building adventure, it can be easily affixed or held to any "body" to act as a resonator to amplify the sound. Boxes, cans, items of furniture... even forms of nature. The possibilities are... well, infinite. The perfect travel instrument too for sounds on the go, and getting your fix. Just slip it inside your luggage to take the music with you, wherever you are. Only £15 with a free beer bottleneck slide (worth £5). For our usual UK mainland delivery, several of these can be shipped for just one charge. What would you do with yours?

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It has been ages since we posted an actual Cigar B It has been ages since we posted an actual Cigar Box Guitar. We now go back to our roots for a short series of posts over the next few days of our one remaining available CBG (with no further builds planned this year). This classically styled electric-acoustic instrument will be on show at @colonnadehse #worthing 25th to 29th September. Built as one of a pair, the eventual owner of this creation will be in very good company as the other is the property of the sensational Dutch musician Michiel Wiesenekker.

#cigarboxnation #cigarboxguitar #cigarboxguitars #cigarbox #cigarboxes #cuban #cuba #3string #fhole #fholes #handmadeguitar #handmadeinstruments #upcycling #upcycled #electroacoustic #electricacoustic #woodenbox #habana #partagas #flordetabacos #worthingart #worthingartist #havana #3strings #CBG #cbgitty #bluesguitar #rootsmusic #rootsinstruments
Salvage Sounds... Up in lights 💡💡💡!! Back Salvage Sounds... Up in lights 💡💡💡!! Back at base now after a full weekend over at the @paddleroundthepier #festival in Brighton & Hove city, courtesy of @brightonhovebuses - including giving our first radio interview, for @juicebrighton! The standout highlight for us was taking a gentleman who had never as much as touched a musical instrument before, to playing a full run through of the 12 bar blues in the space of a few minutes on our coffee can slide canjo... Plus leading a pretty cool ensemble jam of #standbyme on 4 or 5 of our pencil case strumsticks, with the odd #ukulele and maybe a #mandolin thrown in for good measure.

#brighton #hove #brightonandhove #prtp2018 #prtp #paddleboard #paddleroundthepier #paddleroundthepier2018 #paddleboarding #kitesurf #kayak #kayaking #salvage #salvaged #hoveactually #bus #buses #doubledecker #doubledeckerbus #hovelawns #beachfestival #repurposed #recycle #recycled #upcycle #upcycling
The latest of our Electric License Plate Resonator The latest of our Electric License Plate Resonator builds keeping very good company on show down at Train of Thought Records in Worthing.

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