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Interview with Bob Wurster of Berkeley Strings Cigar Box Guitars Bob Wurster of Berkeley Springs, WV is more than just your average guitar builder. His instruments, built under the name Berkeley Strings… Started by Cigar Box Nation	1	Sep 3, 2017 Reply by Jim Morris
VIDEO: The Making of a Hofner Beatle Violin Bass In an industry dominated by computer-programmed robotics and hidden factories in China, it's refreshing to watch this short video of the… Started by Cigar Box Nation	9	Jul 12, 2017 Reply by Kigar
Fretting about Frets, are they square? I see most of the CBGs have straight necks, so squaring up the frets shouldnt be a big deal. What about if you are making more of a Uke-typ… Started by Gary Stenzel	18	Feb 9, 2017 Reply by Gary Stenzel
Things that work as fret saws and some that don't Every now and then people get to complaining about things not being quite right and never again will they use anything but the right tool f… Started by Titch the Clown	3	Feb 22, 2016 Reply by darryl kernaghan
Fret Spacing Woes I am marking out frets for the first time. It's a short-scale diddley bow, turned out to be a 18 7/8" scale. I am using Stewart MacDonald'… Started by Dave S	3	Mar 15, 2015 Reply by Dave S
order of assembly I'm still too new and excited in this endeavor, so I haven't been able to solidify a "procedure" and standard for myself. This has probabl… Started by Dick Mott	5	Dec 6, 2012 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
Fretting about my frets: Spiraling wire around neck? My first build is a banjo ukulele based on a rectangular cookie tin. I want to fret it, because I want to use this instrument to learn to p… Started by Karl G. Siewert	27	Mar 17, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
noob question - Guitars, Strumsticks, & Frets Hello all in the CBNation! Okay, admittedly I am a noob, with all that the term entails. I tried to learn guitar as a kid and never got m… Started by Mike Roop	33	Sep 28, 2011 Reply by Mike Roop
Using photoshop to make accurate fret guides I just put this little tutorial together.. its about using photoshop to make fret marking print outs so you can get the fret slots just rig… Started by Tate Chmielewski	6	Aug 20, 2011 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
Pre-Fretted Fingerboard? Hay I am planing on building the neck my self but I don't wana fret the fingerboard myself. I found this one pre-fretted fingerboardhttp://… Started by Manic8-Ball	4	Sep 23, 2010 Reply by Don Goguen

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Interview with Bob Wurster of Berkeley Strings Cigar Box Guitars

Bob Wurster of Berkeley Springs, WV is more than just your average guitar builder. His instruments, built under the name Berkeley Strings…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

Sep 3, 2017
Reply by Jim Morris

VIDEO: The Making of a Hofner Beatle Violin Bass

In an industry dominated by computer-programmed robotics and hidden factories in China, it's refreshing to watch this short video of the…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

Jul 12, 2017
Reply by Kigar

Fretting about Frets, are they square?

I see most of the CBGs have straight necks, so squaring up the frets shouldnt be a big deal. What about if you are making more of a Uke-typ…

Started by Gary Stenzel

Feb 9, 2017
Reply by Gary Stenzel

Things that work as fret saws and some that don't

Every now and then people get to complaining about things not being quite right and never again will they use anything but the right tool f…

Started by Titch the Clown

Feb 22, 2016
Reply by darryl kernaghan

Fret Spacing Woes

I am marking out frets for the first time. It's a short-scale diddley bow, turned out to be a 18 7/8" scale. I am using Stewart MacDonald'…

Started by Dave S

Mar 15, 2015
Reply by Dave S

order of assembly

I'm still too new and excited in this endeavor, so I haven't been able to solidify a "procedure" and standard for myself. This has probabl…

Started by Dick Mott

Dec 6, 2012
Reply by Slowpaw Steve T

Fretting about my frets: Spiraling wire around neck?

My first build is a banjo ukulele based on a rectangular cookie tin. I want to fret it, because I want to use this instrument to learn to p…

Started by Karl G. Siewert

Mar 17, 2012
Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

noob question - Guitars, Strumsticks, & Frets

Hello all in the CBNation! Okay, admittedly I am a noob, with all that the term entails. I tried to learn guitar as a kid and never got m…

Started by Mike Roop

Sep 28, 2011
Reply by Mike Roop

Using photoshop to make accurate fret guides

I just put this little tutorial together.. its about using photoshop to make fret marking print outs so you can get the fret slots just rig…

Started by Tate Chmielewski

Aug 20, 2011
Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates

Pre-Fretted Fingerboard?

Hay I am planing on building the neck my self but I don't wana fret the fingerboard myself. I found this one pre-fretted fingerboardhttp://…

Started by Manic8-Ball

Sep 23, 2010
Reply by Don Goguen

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