GranDide La Fontaine
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The simplest little resonator instrument of all. Please add links to plans, photos of your canjos and ideas you've found that make the most of this diminutive instrument.(The image is a temporary placeholder, I'll replace it any day now!)See More
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"That question about Diddley bow measurements, you can use the same dimensions & scale length as a regular cbg? As to what string or what kind of you want to use, is purely preference? (wound,plain,nylon,bass,etc.) D & G are popular tunings…"
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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?
On CBG websites
How many instruments have you built so far?
1
What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).
They are fun and easy to build although real music instruments. I think the are perfect for playing blues and folk music.

I realise that I’ve omitted to update my profile ... so far I’ve build :

2 ukuleles & 5 cigar box guitars 

not including other instruments I had build a long time ago (40 years or so 😯) : 1 Renaissance Lute and 1 Epinette des Vosges (french version of the dulcimer)

I’ve also build two solid state micro-amplifiers and a valve one - base on a kit and housed in a 1930 radio cabinet.

Incidentally I’ve also repaired an Italian mandolin a friend of mine had unfortunately broken !

My new projects would be : a mocking 2 strings Fender Pbass, a Diddley bow for my grandson, a steampunk style guitar and a new valve amplifier !

cheers Didier

PS I promise to update my photo gallery ASAP 😎

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Hello from a French newbie

Posted on August 10, 2018 at 5:56am 4 Comments

Hi everyone,

I’m very happy to be a member of this awesome community; many thanks for welcoming me in !

Cheers 

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At 9:05am on November 27, 2020, BrianQ. said…

There is also a Scale lengths group here with different fret scale charts?

https://cigarboxnation.com/group/scalelengthsetc

At 9:00am on November 27, 2020, BrianQ. said…

That question about Diddley bow measurements, you can use the same dimensions & scale length as a regular cbg? As to what string or what kind of you want to use, is purely preference? (wound,plain,nylon,bass,etc.) D & G are popular tunings for them, but there are no rules when it comes to one string :) cheers!

At 1:09pm on August 10, 2018, t-belly johnson said…

You start with one but end up making a lot of these mad guitars. Have fun and bon chance mon ami. T-belly ( uk and Indre )

 
 
 

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