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#2 CIGAR BOX GUITAR 4 STRING

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kenyon Whaley Feb 26, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Latest build , four string with piezo for pickup , 25.5 scale. Oak neck and fret board , fret board colored to look like ebony. Guitar picks set to look like inlay dot fret markers. Sink drain for…Continue

My first three string CBG ...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Laurie Lee Campbell Feb 14, 2010. 24 Replies 0 Likes

My first attempt to a three string CBG . I used a EDGE box , I don't think it is the best box to use as far as sound . It sounds a little different. Oak neck and fret board ,medium/high #0141…Continue

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just a little HELP !!! please ???

Started this discussion. Last reply by Wichita Sam Jan 8, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes

HI everyone I'm new here , so go easy on me . got the three string guitar mounted to the box and mostly finished just need some help with the wiring of the piezo and output and bridge placement on…Continue

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At 9:49am on August 20, 2010, Bear said…: Kenyon -- You could either try another box, or put a pickup in it. I hear ya' though...

At 1:11pm on August 17, 2010, Bear said…: Howdy, Kenyon! Most of the time, I prefer to use the top of the cigar box, 'cause it's always prettier, and it makes it easier to fit the neck to it. Occasionally, I'll use the bottom of a box that I really want to use, if the bottom "taps" a lot better than the top, i.e., if it just resonates much better when I tap it. I've got a roomful of cigar boxes I'll probably never use because they don't pass the "tap test" on either top or bottom! As for strings, I use regular ball-end guitar strings that I buy individually in the following ranges: 1st: .009-.010/ 2nd: .011-.012/ 3rd: .014-.016/ 4th .020-.024/ 5th: .009-.010

I think that's "light" to "medium" gauge for banjo strings; but anything in those ranges seems to work fine for me. Just depends on what's available at the music store at the moment, or maybe just the mood I'm in!

At 9:11am on July 14, 2010, Bear said…: Alright, NOW I know how to add somebody as a friend! Thanks. As for 6-string necks, I don't know how much advice you need -- you seem to be making pretty good necks! Basically, though, I just try to make a neck that's got the same feel as a regular electric guitar neck, so, a shade over 1 5/8" wide at the nut, about 13/16" thick at the first fret, etc. About the only difference between mine and a normal bolt-on neck is the scale length: I've settled on 23" as being about right for the cigar boxes I use. That, and NO truss rod. Instead, I use only quartersawn hardwoods (mostly cherry) which is stong enough to counteract string tension perfectly. A local supplier has hardwood "turning squares" from which I pick ones that I can cut to be perfectly quartersawn, and get two necks per turning saquare.

At 11:30am on July 13, 2010, Bear said…: Kenyon, I'm already listed as a friend on your page ("view all"). 'Sides, I can't seem to get how to invite somebody without having their e-mail address...

At 4:35am on July 12, 2010, Bear said…: Hey, Kenyon -- Not sure what you're asking... Looks like you're listed as one of my friends, and I one of yours. Tell you the truth, though, I still have trouble figgerin' out this new-fangled "social media" stuff!

At 1:01pm on June 22, 2010, Tony Esposito said…: Thanks for accepting my friend request. I am finding the CBG more difficult to learn then the 6 string. I would love to chat with you about CBG's and yes maybe we can help each other in some way.

At 12:02pm on May 24, 2010, Bear said…: Kenyon -- Thanks for the friend invite! Nice work on your instruments, too. I gotta make an amp like yours someday!

At 11:40pm on May 13, 2010, Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates said…: Hey chief, sorry I was in Atlanta these past few days and busted my laptop so no Internet on the road...

... Hmmm I would say about a 500MB flash would be sufficient. You prolly have that or better. I've only sent half that up to divshare.

HEh, funny you saw them ... or at least recognized them as me but then again, it has Simpsonville on it. Web68 is me on ebay. one is already sold.

-WY