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![Passing out the slide guitar planks](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4XwXHvaRprs/USRQN6R7FxI/AAAAAAAAAuA/7_MlsCHOzP4/w500/lca-workshop.jpg)

This year I gave a [mini-conf](http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2013_mmm/pmwiki.php/Main/Timetable) workshop at [Linux Conference Australia](http://linux.conf.au). I gave each of the participants a plank of wood and a bunch of cheap parts. By the end of the workshop, I had them all rocking out on their own homebrew slide guitars!

![Giving demo of slide guitar](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t0l4xJMoV0o/USRQN2JgGHI/AAAAAAAAAt4/7C9p3imCZ7E/w500/lca-workshop2.jpg)

Here's a video of the build process and a bit of a demo:

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59792793?badge=0&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" width="500"><a href='https://vimeo.com/59792793'>Watch Building a one-string slide guitar on vimeo</a></iframe>

Because of the lack of time and tools during the workshop, it was important to keep the complexity down, so I pre-drilled and "milled" the planks.

![Slide guitar diagram](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VGlZNPKY33A/USRTX6PaI-I/AAAAAAAAAuc/0g8ikBvfc6c/w500/slide-diagram.png)

Here's a list of the parts if you'd like to make one yourself:

- [Guitar pickup](http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/390440570663)
- T-section bracket
- eye-screw
- Electric guitar string
- 1/4" input plug
- metal pipe (whatever size fits your finger best)

Tools needed:

- drill with thin drill bit
- router with flatbet milling bit (or chisel)
- hacksaw
- file
- pencil

Some tips:

- Make sure the string is an electric guitar string. It needs to be made of metal in order for the pickup to work
- Use a thinner gauge string rather than a thicker one. Thicker gauges cause more tension on the eye-screw.
- Be careful when tuning or handling the string. The string may slip or snap and get you in the eyes!
- You'll want to wrap the string in a clock-wise motion, because the screw will tighten in that direction
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