Cigar Box Nation News - June 5: Cool instruments, Fests, More
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The Cigar Box Guitar Manifesto
As posted on www.CigarBoxGuitar.com...
We are makers of music. We build cigar box guitars and other unique hand-made instruments.
We are the members of the cigar box guitar revolution. We build playable musical instruments out of things that were ne
Read more…Cigar Box Nation News 5/19/2014 - UKE CONTEST + lots more
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BUILD OFF!!! 2014 Cigar Box Ukulele Contest submission thread
Cigar Box Nation is looking for the most artistic, wildest, most radical or most visionary cigar box ukulele. Do you think your creations are the best? Show them to us. The rules are simple:
1. The instrument must be m
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Cigar Box Nation News 4/25/14: Instruments, Contests & More
Hey folks, Ben/CBGitty here - this is the first edition of the Cigar Box Nation newsletter, which we'll be sending out periodically (probably once a month) to try to help keep our ever-growing membership in the loop about some of the biggest things
Read more…UPDATED: 2013 Cigar Box Nation Builder's Contest Results
Being a personal fan of the Steampunk genre and of industrial/mechanical-themed art in general, scrolling through the list of this year's entries is really a treat. Once again I am blown away by the creativity and ingenuity of the builders who congre
Read more…2013 Cigar Box Guitar Builder's Challenge
We are pleased to announce the
2013 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge!
The contest begins immediately. The deadline for submissions is midnight, December 31, 2013.
A winner will be announced the first part of January, 2014.
This year the theme wi
Read more…Limited Edition Cigar Box Nation 5th Anniversary Commemorative Ornaments Now Available
Cigar Box Nation 5th Anniversary commemorative ornaments are now available - a perfect addition to your Christmas tree!
These limited-edition handcrafted ornaments feature a 2" engraved brass disc set into a 3" black walnut round. The brass disc has
Read more…Building contest is almost over!!!
Don't forget folks, you only have until midnight on the 31st to enter your submission for the 2012 builder's contest!!!
Gitty has supplied some great prizes, so if you have a monster themed guitar, be sure to post in the submission thread here:
Read more…Winners of the 2012 Cigar Box Nation Builder's Challenge: Famous Monsters
The judge’s scores have been returned, and we are happy to announce the winners of the 2012 Cigar Box Nation Builder’s Challenge: Famous Monsters.
As usual, the entries were amazing and the judges had their hands full trying to make a decision. The
Read more…2012 Cigar Box Guitar Builder's Challenge
We are pleased to announce the
2012 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge!
The contest begins immediately. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2012.
A winner will be announced the first part of January, 2012.
Last year, we didn't have a them
Read more…Volunteer for the 2012 Christmas album???
It is about time to work on this year's Christmas album.
I have been the coordinator in the past, but if there is anyone who feels like they would like to take on the responsibility of handling this year's album, please let me know. I can certainly
Read more…2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge
2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge
We are pleased to announce the 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge!
The contest begins immediately. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2011. A winner will be announced the first part of Janu
Read more…Recent Changes at Cigar Box Nation
Hello everyone, I just wanted to make a quick post about the recent changes here at CBN. As many of you already know, I took over running Cigar Box nation from its founder, Shane Speal. While there was a financial side to it, the transition was marke
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