Well. It has been a while since I built a CBG But on request I have almost finished the recent project.
I built a timber skeleton basically and fitted the fret board and magnetic pick up, and slit it into the can. The output jack is earthed (grounded
Read more…It's that time of year -so I thought I'd send an Mp3 up for CBN for my friends and all in this cyber-land of CBG' whether I know y'all or not :) May you experience the love and grace that appeared: Merry Christmas! -GlennGKcbn2024AngelsWeHaveHeardOnH
Read more…For all those who post videos from YouTube, might want to, in your comments add another link to the shared video. Some members aren't able to access them here. Google keeps interfering, asking if your a bot. It used to be that, video's had a link, so
Read more…Hi, I've just finished building a 4 string CBG, I already have a 3 string tuned to open G. I want to use an open tuning for the 4 string but with the extra string as a bass note. The strings I have are 046, 030, 022 (as I use on my 3 string and I hav
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My name is Alf, live in the Niagara Falls area in canada. I am in the process of building an Octave Mandolin from a kit. I chose the kit because I play left handed. Hard to find a lefty OM. I got intrigued by the cigar box nation and decided
Read more…Hi everyone i am building an Anzac biscuit for someone and i have fitted a fishman preamp a cbgitty humbucker pickup and a psycho knob along with volume and tone 500KOhm pots
I have changed out the stereo jack that comes with the preamp to a mono jack
Read more…Hi, hope your well. I installed a coil pickup in my cbg and while installations, I broke the black wire on the volume knob, I soldered it to the second and third post while I soldered the ground to the back of the pod, all I get is humming thru the a
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Here is a link to a short lofi collection of spirituals. You can just put 0.00 in the price box and have it for free!!!
Read more…I have had masking tape on a blue Perez Camillo box for a long time. What is the best product to remove the tape edge marks and finger prints?
Read more…Due to health issues I am having to stop building CBG's. Was wondering if there is amyone in the Stuart Fl. aria who would be interested in my inventory of tools and parts. Contact here or via email at soundthings34@gmail.com
Thanks
JimO
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Read more…Hey Big Ben here
so planning on making a bass canjo,1 or 2 strings.
so I got bass tuners, bass string, a big peanut can, and c.b.gittey canjo neck.
so on you tube video from c.b gittey canjo essential they showed on there bass canjo had a brace in the
Read more…Overheard, the hushed voice of my wife, "Oooo, porn!"
Of course I had to investigate... She was standing with a Garrett Wade catalog, looking at the clamps...
God, I love my wife!
I made my first CBG and enjoy it a lot. Cherry scarfed neck, cedar Oliva box, piezo and a sweet $15 amp from Goodwill.
Now I'm on a quest for the elusive good-sounding acoustic. I've read "use a bigger box" whenever the concept is mentioned. So noted,
Read more…Here's a nicely-done article about building a solidbody electric guitar from plywood. Total build: body, neck, fingerboard, everything. I'd call this a "found-material project", related to cigar box instruments, but I think his neck construction meth
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Hello All,
I have only built about 10 CBG's and with each of those the necks were shaped with hand tools. A 1x2 for the neck with a 1x2 as a back strap. Making the notch in the box was easy enough as everything was square.
Today I tried shaping a nec
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