New Boxes - New Router
Decided to throw these both in one post.... But I got some new toys today! Yay me! A bunch of boxes....
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Pick ups on the cheap how too video.
I have posted the first of my PIckup's on the cheap video's here on the nataion and on youtube. The second one is loading nowl should be done soon. Check em' out....hope you like them.
Read more…well I just gotta tell this story
I work for a florist as their delivery person. I'm retired and this is how I get my cigar box money. Any way, just before Christmas the boss had a company party. They did the secret gift thing. Will I decided I give one of my ukuleles that I had buil
Read more…Can I cut down a piezo?
If I need to make the diameter of a piezo just a wee bit smaller, can I trim off maybe 1/8 inch or so from the outside without damaging it?
Read more…funny/good sounds
My first build: A short scale 4 string has a nice sound but a kind of dull resonance. has anyone found the same thing? I braced the insides with pieces of scrap wood and recently glued the neck to the box which seemed to slightly reduce this. It got
Read more…I hit the jackpot!!
In my latest foray to the cigar store, I found a baker's dozen of really nice boxes!! I wish it wasn't so cold here in Florida now, I can't wait to get working on them. No heat in the garage. The Cohiba box already has a destination and I need to ma
Read more…fret board
Is there any reason why you couldn't fret the fretboard before glueing it to the neck. I was thinking that if I did it this way and I happened to botch up the fret job I wouldn't be ruining the whole build. I'd just be ruining the fret board. Any tho
Read more…Is a sound hole necessary for an electric guitar?
I am making my second cigar box guitar, which I plan to solely use as a 4-string electric instrument. The question is, whether the sound will improve if I cut a sound hole in the box and if so, where would it be better to do it (close or far from the
Read more…angled Pickup
I have noticed people having the pickup at a angle (non peizo), my thinking is that it is so the pickup is under the strings if the pickup is to wide for the strings, it their another reason for having it at a angle. Cheers Ron
Read more…reso pickup placement
I am wanting to build a reso with a store bought pick up. What is a favoritre place to place the pick up. Is under the strings near the neck a good place, I am looking for that reso twang sound. Would people place them under the biscuit ? or under th
Read more…Using a bolt-on neck design
Alright, I'll admit it - marking out and setting frets is probably my least favorite part of a build, especially since I'm fairly limited in the tools that I have to get the job done. As such, I'm trying to sort out a design that makes use of a fully
Read more…what tools do i need to build a cbg?
i want to know which tools, preferably hand tools due to price, do i need to build a cbg. also which of the two is better for the neck, a spokeshave or a wood file/ rasp?
Read more…Tailpiece Too Long??? - Updated with Vid
Heres a video of the finished guitar, thanks for the suggestions.! Is my tailpiece too long? .... I just realized how that sounds, so let me clarify. In the pictures below, you will see my newest build (#4). It is going to be a 24.5 inch scale len
Read more…Advice needed on 1st build... Lid on front or back?
I have a couple of wooden cigar boxes, poplar 1X2 and the day off tomorrow. I have seen plans and pics that show either the lid on front or back. I like the idea of having accsess to the inside with the lid on the back. Are there any dos and don'ts t
Read more…Want building materials...
I live in the UK. All cigar boxes i come across are in the USA. Im wanting to build a CBG for a friend as a birthday gift. I wonderd if anyone knows a one stop shop in the UK for everything i will need to build a guitar. Thanx
Read more…box size dellima (first build)
OK I have all the parts to do this. I want to build a 4 string CBG. I bought 2 boxes, one 6X9" 1 3/4 deep, including lid and bottom. The other is 10X5 3/4" 1 1/2" deep. I wanted to use the 10x5 as it is a little longer but it is not all that deep. If
Read more…Sharping notes
I just built a new cigar box tenor ukulele, but it seems that the notes sharp as you go higher up the scale. I used a precut fretboard, and the length is correct, but I don't know how to fix it.
Read more…Pot ground tab?
I'm tinning all the connections for the electronics for my cbt and in all of the wiring diagrams ground is just soldered to the back of the pot. But I'm nervous about applying enough heat to get it to stick with all the workings right on the other si
Read more…More on fixing the neck to the box...
Do you have the entire length of the neck (inside the box) touching the lid, or do you rebate it further to allow the box lid to vibrate more freely? Which would be preferable? D.
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