Cigar Box Guitar/Surfing The Partagas Blues
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Ideas for supporting nutsLooking for ideas on supporting a nut from the back side on a scarf joint other than grooving out a notch for the nut to fit into. Seems I… Started by Brent Kasl |
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Jun 17 Reply by JL |
My Version for the CBG - The CBGRR for revolution.... Hey, all you out there, I'm new here and thought I share with you my view on the cigar box guitar and show you my lat… Started by Amir Sagi |
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Jun 15 Reply by Paul Craig |
I need a banjo quick......so I built one.Hi all, on Wednesday I was asked to give banjo lessons to a lady, she was very insistent, but I told her I did not have a banjo, that was t… Started by Taffy Evans |
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Jun 15 Reply by Gervase Gallant |
 Building AdviceHello Everyone. I had a strange idea for a fretboard. Kinda like this picture here. switching the color with every fret and placing the fre… Started by Jonathan Buttazoni |
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Jun 14 Reply by Taffy Evans |
UPRIGHT BASS IN UKHI I have just finished my first CBG at 63 (just a young lad I know) have made a decent job and its playable, I just need to get better at… Started by Chris Mitchell |
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Jun 12 Reply by Taffy Evans |
Scarf joint questionI'm making my very first attempt at scarf joints for twin CBG's at the same time. Do I cut down the head thickness before or after I make t… Started by Will "KOOL DOG HOOCH" Bonner |
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Jun 12 Reply by Taffy Evans |
New here and my first buildMy 78 year old father tried to take up playing guitar for the first time last year. His work worn fingers are too stiff for a 6 stringer so… Started by Kevin Gauldin |
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Jun 11 Reply by Kevin Gauldin |
Laying out tuning machines on headstock?I'm working on the headstock for my latest build; I want to do three-in-line on the tuners, with each peg lined up so the string comes off… Started by Sean Murphy |
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Jun 11 Reply by Jerry Jordan |
Protect this painted box ?The black paint on this box scratches very easily. (I have been hiding scratches with a permanent marker.) Should I spray some kind of clea… Started by Michael Pounds |
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Jun 11 Reply by Vicki Gibson |
Displaying a CBGAre the tuners strong enough to hold a cbg by a strap or string for a tent display at a show? I have seen one example where a hook was scre… Started by Brent Kasl |
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Jun 9 Reply by Brent Kasl |
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Nut and #1 fret spacing.
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Zero fret/nut idea
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Pallet guitar stand
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HTF did you get the CBG addiction.
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Table saw fret blade or miter box and fret saw....
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Rescued ss can.
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Fun with a 2x4 Bass - Build Your Own
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Why Not A Major Triad?
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Raising part of a neck for fretboard?
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Advice for volume knob placement and mounting?
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