OLD TIMER MODEL -3- by John "Reddog" McNair (aka Beetlejuice). See his whole profile with more photos and videos here.
Canjo?
What's a canjo?
If you're interested in going beyond the cigar box guitar and create instruments out of other
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Cigar Box Nation news for May 24
Our live streaming Facebook channel is blazing ahead! If you haven't subscribed (it's free), go to www.Facebook.com/cigarboxguitar. We've got a full concert by blue
Presenting the most jam-packed Cigar Box Nation newsletter ever. This week's letter features even more content, DIY features and photos created by YOU. Thank you for making us the #1 website for homemade instruments.
So let's dig in:
SEEING DOUBLE...
If there are truly no rules in the art of building cigar box guitars, then shouldn't we be pushing our imaginations further and further? Let's have some fun with these things!
This week, we're looking at some double-neck creations
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Cigar Box Nation is rapidly expanding to Facebook. If you haven't already liked the Cigar Box Nation Facebook Page, you're missing out on daily content chocked with homemade instrument goodness.
Now we have a live streaming page. Cigar Box Nation
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We couldn't stuff any more features in this week's newsletter even if we used duct tape and WD-40:
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Luther Dickinson cranks out a 4-string cigar box guitar with the North Mississippi Allstars. >>See the video!
Other cool videos:
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It's another week of cigar box guitar goodness. We had such a great response to our "Selling Your Cigar Box Guitars at Festivals" feature last week. If you haven't seen the latest comments (with e
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Happy Springtime, Cigar Box Nation!
Welcome to the latest Cigar Box Nation Newsletter. This week's features include:
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Cigar Box Nation News for March 1
Huge news this week! We have just posted a full set of Cigar Box Banjo plans from 1886. These are not the 1884 Uncle Enos plans we posted a few months ago.
psst! Scroll down for a first-hand account of a cigar box guitarist, also from 1886! We'
Cigar Box Nation member, Mick Erglis of Australia calls this electric plank a "cigar box style guitar." We call it "awesome." Wanna see more? Check out his profile page here.
FRANK ZAPPA PERFORMS MUSIC ON A BICYCLE...YEARS BEFORE THE MOTHERS OF
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HAPPY WORLD UKULELE DAY! Let the world know that 'my dog has fleas.' We've got two great uke features for you this week along with a great video of Aerosmith frontman, Steven Tyler playing a cigar box guitar. And we've got a new set of free plans:
Wow! So many of you are posting follow-up pics from the holidays, including all the instruments you gave as gifts. If you haven't logged into Cigar Box Nation lately, check it out today. There's so much happening!
The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar
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