Question? When I cut opening on my cigar box for the neck, I cut it so the neck doesn't touch the box lid on the inside when the box is closed. Is this ok or should I add something to the neck to fix it? Thank you in advance.
Read more…Hello Nation, I came across this build, and thought I would leave it here for anyone that might want to give it a try. https://www.instructables.com/id/Musical-Chair-aka-Rocking-Chair/ Enjoy Gary from Mount Morris Michigan
Read more…just found this band on youtube, check out their instrument's, pretty funky,
https://youtu.be/v4xZUr0BEfE?t=2
Read more…Just Released! "How to Play the 3-String Cigar Box Guitar" book with 26 online video lessons. To see a preview and view the video lessons visit the book page here http://rickmckeon.com/3-string.html
I am making a guitar for a friend form a 1930s tin they have supplied, and I do not want to cut into the top and spoil it, the tin is 12 inches long. My question is how my frets to use, 15 of 18? 18 will make the neck quite long
My question is what distance do the guitar strings have to be from the pickup.
Read more…I've been trying to post a discussion on the "Wiring and Electronics" page for the last two days but keep getting the message "We're sorry, we are having an issue with this page. Follow this link to the main page"
Is this a general outage?
How do I
Read more…Hi, in recent times there have been a few questions asked about how thick should the top of a CBG be. Well often if using a real cigar box to have to use what you have, but if building your own box why not go for the best sound you can get out of a s
Read more…CHRISTMAS 2018
will be here before we know it !
For any of the new folks here on the Nation every Christmas we compile a FREE DOWNLOAD ALBUM of songs played, composed and sung by our members, we have been doing this for the last several years with
Read more…For the past month I've been working on my fourth and fifth guitars. I've been making them for my daughters. They are young but enthusiastic about it and they both wanted to paint theirs, in their own style. My arrangement was this: I get to design a
Read more…So I've made five cbgs so far and I'm really wanting to try frets on my next build. I still want to be able to play slide with the frets so I'm wondering what fret size to get to start experimenting with.
Read more…Looking to buy a slide for a 4 string CBG. Not sure if I will be using it on pinky or ring finger. I'll probably have to get a few to try out. Thinking either glass, ceramic, bone or ??? other than metal. Not sure if I should get a short/stubby one o
Read more…I built a long box CBG and it looks awesome......Until I place the bridge on it. With the long box, if I follow scale, the bridge falls in the middle of the box. Can I move the bridge farther back say 3 or so inches and what would the consequences b
Read more…Hi!
So, here's the thing: I got into CBGs and junk-based stringed instruments (cookie tins, metal boxes, scrap wood, etc.) and I LOVE it! I've made a number of guits, and a few are really nice.
I've also made percussion instruments: tambourines o
Read more…Is there a blank schematic print out anywhere on the site showing something similar to the attachment that a person can print out and fill in their chords for a reference. I have one for four string I got off live ukulele web site but was wondering i
Read more…Hey could anyone give me some pointers on how to tune to gdg7? What the heck is g7? Is it a sharp, a flat? I know absolutely zero about music but am dying to give Shane Speals RL Burnside tuning a run!
Read more…Standard G,D.G tuning.
Four chord song. Same progression for both verse and chorus.
0...........2........2........0........2........5........
0...........4........2........0........4........5........
0...........0........2........0........0........5.
Read more…when I started building the Tin Pan Alley three string, I knew I wanted to put some kind of pickup in it. I had doubts about a disc piezo, and frankly, as a new builder, wasn’t keen to take the dive into messing with a magnetic pickup. So what about
Read more…My small digital tuner has options C, G, B, V, U and numerical 430-450
My son says to tune it at C 440
Does this sound correct?
Thanks
Read more…After making 20 cbgs hard habits are difficult to break. All neck through designs This one starts hard bridge style By mistake I still cut out the opening on the box tail end and need to salvage this box Should I exit by 1”???
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