Tube Zither
Materials • a tube , cardboard ABS plastic, and bamboo all work • heavy mono filament fishing line 80-100 lb test. • 1'' wood screws • small eye screws • hard board • 1x2'' or 3/4'' dowel Tools • drill with small drill bits • hot glue gun • fin toothed wood saw The first step to making a tube zither is laying out the where the hole will be drilled so the string will be relatively straight. We used a piece of wood to mark a ring around the tube about 1 1/2'' from the top and bottom of the tube. Then we used a door jam to make four parallel line along the the length of the tube, we will drill holes at or near where the line cross the rings around the ends of the tube. Next drill some pilot holes for your screws, we opted to put the wood screws in a straight line and the eye screws on an angle for a long low string and a shorter high string. If you choose to use a soft material like cardboard hot glueing some backing pl