Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever (799)
Re-awakeing
Building Cigar box guitars has been an amazing experience to not only express my art through a new medium, but to also learn about something that has always been a passion, but Life somehow always got in the way of pursuing it. That passion is Mus
Read more…Thin Lizzie Gary Moore Passes 2/6
One of the boys has left town.
Yahoo! News
LONDON – Bandmates say rock guitarist Gary Moore, a former member of influential Irish band Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 58.
Manager Adam Parsons told the BBC that Moore was found dead Sunday at a hot
Read more…Cbg sound spinner
Sorry! I meant to post this in the "Other stuff Category"
I'm really hooked on cigar guitar box building. The graphics and construction of wooden and paper cigar boxes seems to have a pretty wide appeal. I love all of the cigar box amplifiers that
Read more…Interesting Video of a music machine called a "resonant chamber" -- animated of course
I ran across this video just now which I thought some people here may be inspired by. It's a computer animation of a music machine called a 'resonant chamber'.
Here's the link: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY5MDM2MDg0.html
Maybe something we coul
Santa's Christmas eve blog
Ok, I'm gonna tell you up front, Santas been in a bad mood. Last years blizzards, and an early cold and windy blast have left me in an irratable mood, with little tolerance for the reindeers antics or the elf union negotiations.
So I decided to take
Read more…5,000 MEMBERS STRONG!!! What does THE NATION mean to you?
A simple little box, a stick and a string. Something about it "resonates" with people. (No pun intended.) It''s a wonderful thing. And funny . . . when I first reveal to people I meet, that I build and play cigar box guitars, more and more I fin
Read more…Queensland floods
I'm not sure how much of this is being covered in the media in other parts of the world, but most of Queensland is under water at the moment and apparently its about to get worse.
To give some perspective, I hear the affected area is roughly the size
Read more…Chicago Daily Southtown article - plug for CBN!
I'll strum my own CBG, as it were. I don't know how they found me, but I got a write up in the paper. Naturally, I plugged CBN. Without this place, I'd still be lost:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/3003038-418/cigar-guitars-meyer-box-boxes.htm
Read more…Music keeps him alive
I just watched this video and I would like to share it with my CBN friends. Check out the STRUM sticks this guy makes and gives to kids. I have scanned this URL for virus and it's clean.
Enjoy,
Tony
http://biggeekdad.com/2010/01/the-harmonica-m
Read more…Video Serach.......Purgitory Hill Song, and another vid
There used to be a video here on the nation about a guy who makes CBG's in Seatle, it was a interview of him and he was showing off some of his CBG's and he had one that had a speaker inside.......also, there is a Purgitory Hill song
Read more…Big Bad Bo's Big Bad 3-Stringer
Not a discussion topic, really, but I do love this pic! I found it while i was going through some recent vinyl purchases, on the back cover of a Bo Diddley reissue...
I miss Bo.
Read more…If anyone here ....
....ever hears me claiming to be a carpenter, you have my permission to drive here, hunt me down , and shoot me in the head!
Our oven went out on the Sunday after christmas. What does this have to do with carpentry ?
The oven was a built-in w/ a sepa
Read more…What did Santa bring yah
So what cool stuff did you get for xmess? some tools some strings? A new amp come on your dying to tell come on spill . I'll start.
So I have a great wife in the first place but now she has gone beyond that. For xmess she got me the book One Mans
Read more…Win a FREE Heineken Beer Keg Amplifier!
Hello friends and fellow builders. I am currently running a Facebook promotion/competition for my Jugtones page. The premise is simple: get your friends to "like" the Jugtones Facebook page. The person with the most referrals by Feb 28th will win
Read more…CB Mando on Antiques Roadshow
The 2011 season opener of Antiques Roadshow from Miami has a Cigar Box mandolin, circa early 20th century. Rough, but cool!
Huntz
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music
need to find a copy of the album from the budrows that was posted on cbn during the festival. if anyone can help please let me know thanks
Read more…"How do they DO it?!"
About 6 months and 5 builds into my CBG obsession, I've been making very good progress, especially considering that I did not come from a technical or mechanically-inclined background. Plus, I've met some very helpful and fascinating people since I'v
Read more…Youtube not working
Hi everyone. I know there are better forums on the net for PC advice but I'm desperate to get Youtube working again. I'm using Windows XP SP3 and browsing with IE8 and Firefox and a 10meg briadband connection. About a month ago vids stopped loading.
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