France is under cyber attacks. We will never surrender. VIVE LA FRANCE !
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SWAMP WITCH GUITARS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP
Due to my recent battle with esophagus cancer , I will no longer be able to work on my guitars and continue running the swamp witch guitar empire .
HOWEVER ….. Have no fear !!!!
You will still be able to get the swamp witch brand guitars that
Read more…Competition outcomes???
Hi uncle John, I thought the same thing and I searched hi and low, even checked the gang show video and just got a banner saying see it on Friday. Would be nice to see some info posted for all to see. Or at least a heads up of we're to go. I'll try B
Read more…Dave Lynas needs prayer and good thoughts and wishes
Dave, a friend to many on CBN and a good old rascal has been ill and AWOL from CBN.
One of his home town (Duluth, Minnesota) friends messaged me today on FB and told me that his condition has been worsening.
Dave hurt his back a while back and the
Read more…An update from Shane: I’m home, God is good
In the past week, literally thousands of you have held me up in prayer as I struggled in a hospital ICU with COVID.
I felt every single prayer.
I am home now in what i consider a miracle. Staff was expecting me to be there at least 20 days or so.
Read more…long time
its been a long time since I was last on here. hope everyone is ok and safe through all this pandemic. not made a guitar for well over a year. this was my last one that I made. most of my guitars are made of solid wood and tins. well thats it for no
Read more…I like Spam, just not on Cigar Box Nation!
Watch it Ladies & Gentlemen of cigar box nation, we have a Spammer in the house (again)! Use the “Report an issue” link at the very bottom of the page to notify the Administrator if you get picked by one? It happens from time to time, but if we don’t
Read more…Tool Story 1. How old is too old?
Hi, I was looking at antique chisels online the other day and I was amazed at the prices some of them command. I went to my tool rack and pulled out all the antique ones and cleaned them up.
I must say it turned out to be an impressive collection. See
Couldn't fit a Christmas tree into our Parlor, so.....
......Fitted the Parlor's to the tree. Sort of.
Have a good one Taff
Ready for testing.
I built this box several months ago in anticipation of building my first LM386-based amp. Well, I built about a dozen and I tried to build about a half-dozen fuzz pedals and I am still in anticipation of my first LM386-based amp and fuzz pedal. Sooo
Read more…Sad sad day.
Hi, I woke up to the news of what is going down in the USA at the moment. I feel for you, it's very upsetting to see and hear.
What will be the songs of the future be saying, who will be the songwriters recording the state of the world at the moment,
Read more…Nut to bridge length
What are the nut to bridge lengths to Mike Or's fret patterns, and that is the "classic" 3-string CBG fret pattern and nut to bridge length?
Thank you
Mike Wuyek
Read more…Banjo Build contest
I saw a post somewhere on this site about a banjo build contest, now I cant find it. I need to check the details again, can anybody show me how to find it again please. Thanks
Taff
Read more…guitar quality checks for builders and buyers
i thought i'd put together a guide for what to check out when buying a guitar of any type. I thought I'd post here to get some feedback on everything in general. I go through such things as the top and back quality, fretboard action, ease of use, etc
Read more…From Oil to Sawdust.....creating a new workspace.
From oil to sawdust. Creating a new workspace.
Well, after 20 odd years of doing house maintenance and house projects in the carport, I like to keep my workshop for guitars only, and carting tools back and forth, I finally have a dedicated place to do
Hanging Tree Guitars: The Wood's 'Not Good, Not Bad, Not Ugly - Just Strange'
A new book and museum exhibition celebrate the work of North Carolina luthier Freeman Vines. His handmade guitars are crafted from found materials and hunks of old wood, including some from a tree once used for a lynching. https://www.npr.org/2020/0
Read more…Lockdown
Not sure what I would have done with myself without my CBG during lockdown. I’m too impatient to learn a full 6 string and too musically minded to not play anything. Perfect instruments.
Read more…Saving space in a workshop, this ones for Hooch.
Hi hooch, I hope the light is getting brighter at the end of the tunnel for you.
Anyway here's a workshop to aspire too, if you started earlier enough in life and have nothing else to do. I could not work out if it is a commercial manufacturing works
Read more…Religious images on guitar
Sorry Shane,
Using "religious images" that you have found on guitars, is not acceptable to millions of people. I'm not a fanatic, but I found that very offensive.
Mike
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