All Discussions Tagged 'diy' - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T09:55:16Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=diy&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCan you build effects into a guitar?tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-03-13:2592684:Topic:36164962021-03-13T18:41:34.300ZOzz989https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Ozz989
<p>Has anyone tried this?</p>
<p>Has anyone tried this?</p> Instrument Build-Off! "Hard Times Make Great Music" - Enter Nowtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-03-17:2592684:Topic:34574942020-03-17T00:15:46.683ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127292373?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127292373?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="750"></img></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hard times make great music." Ain't that th' truth?! …</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">"Hard times make great music." Ain't that th' truth?! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127696916?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127696916?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="200" class="align-right" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>While e'rrybody is stuck at home, we're gonna get y'all building the coolest stringed instruments ever. There's over $1000 in prizes, too!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Unlike our contests of the past, this build-off has no limits on whether it's made from cigar boxes, cans or old guitar parts. It can have one string wired to a fence post or it could be a full size harp made from a station wagon! The more creative, the better. It just has to be a stringed instrument that you built. That's it!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Here's the details:</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Contest runs March 17-April 30, 2020</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Judging based on artistry, originality, overall wow factor (and whether it makes Shane want to steal it for his own collection)!</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Stringed instruments can be: </span></strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">cigar box guitars, </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">folk instruments, conventional guitars/banjos/basses/etc, experimental instruments, found object instruments, world instruments.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>Prizes:</strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>GRAND PRIZE</strong> - $250 <a href="http://cbgitty.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C. B. Gitty</a> Gift Certificate for 1st place</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>THREE RUNNERS-UP</strong> - $100 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificate to <em>three</em> runners-up</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>BEST DEMO VIDEO AWARD</strong> - $100 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificate awarded to the best demo video submitted. (Note: photo submission to the overall contest is acceptable. This award was made to encourage you to film yourself playing and/or demonstrating your instrument. We wanna show off your videos!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>MOST VISIONARY AWARD</strong> - $60 prize pack from Shane Speal's PoorMansGuitar.com for most visionary (outrageous, inventive, barrier braking) instrument</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-4"><strong>HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AWARD</strong> - If you build an instrument from our <a href="https://cigarboxnation.com/page/free-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">historical instrument plans at CigarBoxNation.com</a>, you could win a $60 prize pack from PoorMansGuitar.com </span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-4"><strong>MACGYVER AWARD</strong> - $60 prize pack from Shane Speal's PoorMansGuitar.com for the best instrument made from 100% recycled materials</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">I<strong>NSTAGRAM</strong> - Three random winners who enter via Instagram will be selected to win a $50 gift certificate from C. B. Gitty (See entry details below)</font></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>FACEBOOK</strong> - Three random winners who enter via the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gittyfriends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friends of C. B. Gitty Group on Facebook </a>will be selected to win a $50 gift certificate from C. B. Gitty (See entry details below)</font></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>TIKTOK</strong> - One random winner who enter via TikTok will be selected to win a $50 gift certificate from C. B. Gitty (See entry details below)</font></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Unlike past contests, no entries will be accepted on the CigarBoxNation.com main website. This is simply due to a glitch in the comments section. You can enter via Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or email.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132682780?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132682780?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via Instagram:</font></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. In your Instagram feed, post up to three (3) photos and one (1) video of your entry.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. You must include the following in your post: <em>CigarBoxNation.com Build Off Contest #cigarboxnationcontest #cbgitty #poormansguitar<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132687710?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132687710?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via TikTok:</font></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. In your TikTok feed, post one (1) video of your entry.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a short description with your photo entry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. You must include the following hashtags in your post: #cigarboxnationcontest #cbgitty #poormansguitar</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132692371?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132692371?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gittyfriends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friends of C. B. Gitty Facebook</a> page:</font></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. On the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gittyfriends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friends of C. B. Gitty Facebook page</a>, post up to three (3) photos and one (1) video of your entry.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Direct links from Cigar Box Nation and Instagram are ineligible. You must have an original post on the page. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4133163401?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4133163401?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via Email: </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. Email Shane at <strong>sspeal@cbgitty.com</strong></font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2. Attach up to three (3) photos and one (1) video link of your entry. </font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Judges:</strong><span> Shane Speal, Ben "Gitty," Baker</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>NOTE: IN ALL SUBMISSIONS, INSTRUMENTS THAT WON PREVIOUS CIGAR BOX NATION CONTESTS ARE INELIGIBLE.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">By entering the contest, you give Cigar Box Nation, C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, Cigar Box Nation and PoorMansGuitar.com the permission to reprint your photos, descriptions and videos in social media. </font></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://cbgitty.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/136757110?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="620" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/gear-goodies/books-posters-more/books/christmas-canjo-songbook-easy-to-play-tablature-for-30-traditional-carols-songs-printed-version/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://poormansguitar.com/store" target="_blank" rel="noopener">__________________________________________<img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127536959?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/gear-goodies/books-posters-more/books/christmas-canjo-songbook-easy-to-play-tablature-for-30-traditional-carols-songs-printed-version/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br/></a></p> Album release featuring CBGtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-05-29:2592684:Topic:33366122019-05-29T10:01:44.075ZTeddy B.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TeddyB
<p>Hello! My band just released a record, and I used a CBG for the double tracking on every track besides the last one. I'd sure appreciate it if you could check it out and tell me what you think :)</p>
<p>here's a link to spotify:</p>
<p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5jH2IZMK1Dj0sgHwWwufRl">https://open.spotify.com/album/5jH2IZMK1Dj0sgHwWwufRl</a></p>
<p>and here's a link to a youtube playlist if you don't like spotify:…</p>
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<p>Hello! My band just released a record, and I used a CBG for the double tracking on every track besides the last one. I'd sure appreciate it if you could check it out and tell me what you think :)</p>
<p>here's a link to spotify:</p>
<p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5jH2IZMK1Dj0sgHwWwufRl">https://open.spotify.com/album/5jH2IZMK1Dj0sgHwWwufRl</a></p>
<p>and here's a link to a youtube playlist if you don't like spotify:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXXI4iA5Bxo&list=OLAK5uy_ltR19vChd_dQbMbgrYiedA2XQeug48QqE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXXI4iA5Bxo&list=OLAK5uy_ltR19vChd_dQbMbgrYiedA2XQeug48QqE</a></p>
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<p>attached it a picture of my main CBG</p>
<p>Thanks for checking it out!</p> guys, how much time to build a CBGtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-04-30:2592684:Topic:31110702018-04-30T07:42:07.823ZBlueBird Jhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BlueBirdJ
<p>hey guys, how long does it take you from start to finish in building a cigar box guitar, and do you have any advise,secrets to not spending to much time on a cbg</p>
<p>hey guys, how long does it take you from start to finish in building a cigar box guitar, and do you have any advise,secrets to not spending to much time on a cbg</p> The Exit Sign Guitar + a quickie blues lesson. Built by Gary Desrosierstag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-02-05:2592684:Topic:30443832018-02-05T21:26:21.223ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Here's a wild guitar concept I haven't seen before. This three-stringer was crafted from a discarded exit sign by Gary Desrosiers. According to Desrosiers, he came across the plastic sign at a job site and inspiration struck. …</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Here's a wild guitar concept I haven't seen before. This three-stringer was crafted from a discarded exit sign by Gary Desrosiers. According to Desrosiers, he came across the plastic sign at a job site and inspiration struck. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He generously gave me the guitar as a thank you for the cigar box guitar info I've posted on the internet. Gary, the pleasure is all mine!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Here's more photos of the guitar in detail. It plays like buttah!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080212957?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080212957?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080215448?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080215448?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080213502?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080213502?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080214353?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080214353?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080212706?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080212706?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080214877?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/hard-tail-bridges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080215686?profile=original" width="620" class="align-full"/></a></span></p> How I Attach a Lid to a Cigar Box Guitar for Best Acoustic Response - by Shane Spealtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-29:2592684:Topic:29946232017-11-29T00:48:57.240ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You've shaped the neck, cut the soundholes and put all those glorious electronics inside. Now it's time to attach the lid to the box!</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In the video below, I show the simple way that I attach the lid. As you can see, I prefer to use "drop in lid" cigar boxes that feature a simple flat…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">You've shaped the neck, cut the soundholes and put all those glorious electronics inside. Now it's time to attach the lid to the box!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">In the video below, I show the simple way that I attach the lid. As you can see, I prefer to use "drop in lid" cigar boxes that feature a simple flat lid. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Scroll down for a bonus video on installing my favorite <a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/guitar-electronics/pre-amps/great-pre-amp-unit-for-acoustic-and-cigar-box-guitars-model-eq-7545r/" target="_blank">preamp</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i6r3RS9hWIw?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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</p> 2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitarstag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-16:2592684:Topic:29851472017-11-16T20:14:01.366ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"Come on, brothers and sisters, KICK OUT THE CANS!" …</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/made-in-the-usa/phillips-66-motor-oil-canjo-stick-shift-series-8-features-real-antique-oil-can-reclaimed-wood-neck/" target="_blank"><img width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080177997?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200" class="align-right" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>For our final build-off contest of 2017, we're looking for your best canjos, cookie tin banjos and any other <em>playable stringed instrument made from discarded metal containers. </em>It can have one string wired to a tin can or it could be a full size harp made from an outdoor propane tank! The more creative, the better.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Here's the details:</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Contest runs Nov. 16 - Dec. 20, 2017</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>Prizes:</strong> $100 <a href="http://cbgitty.com" target="_blank">C. B. Gitty</a> Gift Certificate for 1st place, $50 Gitty gift certificate for second and $25 gift certificate for third.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>Judges:</strong> Shane Speal, Ben "Gitty," Glenn Watt and Farley Andresen</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">How to Enter:</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">1. In the comments section below, post up to three (3) photos and one (1) video of your entry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080177158?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1080177158?profile=original" width="622" class="align-full"/></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">3. Shake, stir, repeat. (Yes, you can submit more than one entry!)</span></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. Submissions that won previous Cigar Box Nation contests are</span> <span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">ineligible</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. </span></font></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Need inspiration? Here's Wesseh to show you how it's done...</span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="font-size-4">Get the most out of your acoustic/electric cigar box guitars with an inexpensive piezo rod & preamp…</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="font-size-4">Get the most out of your acoustic/electric cigar box guitars with an inexpensive piezo rod & preamp unit. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>How-to Video </strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="font-size-4">In this video, I show a simple mounting technique for neck-through cigar box guitars. The sound is <em>fantastic</em> and really allows a great tone response from the strings. (Scroll down for a demo of the finished guitar, too.)</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Additional notes:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Parts used:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-5"><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/guitar-instrument-parts/pre-amps/shane-speal-signature-pre-amp-bundle-as-featured-in-his-book-making-poor-mans-guitars/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C. B. Gitty 4-Band Preamp & Piezo Rod Unit [with Volume Knob & Jack]</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">For the last 24 years, I have built my cigar box guitars with the stick-through-box method. In the past, I put a simple piezo disc pickup under the box lid and hoped for the best. This new method is so much better in sound response.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demo video:</span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Building Tips </b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I always make sure to notch-out the 1x2 poplar neck on my table saw, allowing the wood to only make contact with the underside of the box lid at the edges and right under the bridge. (This allows the majority of the box lid to vibrate freely, giving louder volume and better tone.)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">When mounting the piezo rod, I make sure that the "contact notch" under the bridge is at least 1/4" wide. This allows me to go back and create a groove for the pickup by taking an deeper swipe in the middle with my table saw.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">The rod is held in place with a quick line of glue from a hot glue gun</span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">IMPORTANT - Cut the pickup groove to the exact depth where it will be flush with the wood notch. The pickup needs to make contact with the underside of the box. </span></span></strong></p>
<p><em>I must give a big THANK YOU to John Nickel and Harry Harne for inspiration. Nickel showed me that piezos really need to be mated to preamps in order to achieve proper string response and a fuller tone. Harne had the audacity to just wedge a piezo rod between neck and box... an idea so simple, yet one that works perfectly.</em></p> VIDEO & PICS: Cigar Box Guitar Museum expands collectiontag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-11-06:2592684:Topic:29770192017-11-06T17:46:21.516ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Cigar Box Guitar Museum housed inside <a href="http://spealstavern.com" target="_blank">Speal's Tavern</a> in New Alexandria PA has just expanded the collection by more than 30…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">The Cigar Box Guitar Museum housed inside <a href="http://spealstavern.com" target="_blank">Speal's Tavern</a> in New Alexandria PA has just expanded the collection by more than 30 instruments. The free exhibit now features cigar box guitars built by Cigar Box Nation members including Anonymous Pick, Bob Graichen, Adam Holmes, Glenn Kaiser, Glenn Watt, Piht Bull and many more.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">In addition to the new guitars, a special memorial item has been placed at the center of the collection:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">On the corner of the Speal's Tavern sign is the actual license plate of Dan Sleep, who passed away earlier this year. The plate reads, 'CBG LVR.' </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">These updated guitars are just one step in several that will be done to update the collection. Nameplates for each guitar are being created and will be hung soon. Also, several more antique cigar box guitars will be added to the center wall once they've been photographed and documented for my upcoming book.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">The exhibit is free and open during Speal's Tavern regular business hours. For more information on Speal's Tavern, their live music schedule and hours, please visit <a href="http://spealstavern.com" target="_blank">www.SpealsTavern.com</a>.</span></p>
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<p></p> Interview with Bob Wurster of Berkeley Strings Cigar Box Guitarstag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-08-29:2592684:Topic:29336352017-08-29T15:38:57.728ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bob Wurster of Berkeley Springs, WV is more than just your average guitar builder. His instruments, built under the name Berkeley Strings feature ergonomic necks and top notch fretting. Some of his…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Bob Wurster of Berkeley Springs, WV is more than just your average guitar builder. His instruments, built under the name Berkeley Strings feature ergonomic necks and top notch fretting. Some of his instruments even have amplifiers build in to the guitar and are driven by pickups he winds himself using a winder he built from sewing machine parts.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">PICTURED: BOB WURSTER'S PICKUP WINDER</span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><a href="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/profile/show?id=BobWurster" target="_blank">Visit Wurster's profile page on Cigar Box Nation</a></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Shane Speal recently met Wurster at the 2017 PA Cigar Box Guitar Festival and dug a little deeper into the great instruments he's creating at Berkeley Strings. </span></p>
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