Howdy. Been building for a few years now. I was recently approached by a summer camp director at a local children's museum. She was wondering if I could help the kids learn how to build an instrument. They don't have a lot of money nor do they have a
Read more…A few months ago, I switched from playing a 3 string to a 4 string. One of the first things I noticed was a lack of chord charts. Instead of wondering why there wasn't one readily available, this is what I did.
First, I needed a template. Ukuleles h
I am still really new to playing my CBG and need some help with some chords. One of my buddies back in Hawaii wrote a song that I like to sing to my wife. I asked and he graciously sent me the music. He is a phenomenal guitar player, including Hawai
Read more…Probably was trying to do one too many things, but here's a video of my $5 DIY harp-rack mic in action with cigar box guitar and foot-padal cajon!
If you are interested in the details of the harp-rack mic, here's how I made it:
A lot a fun to be
Read more…anyone else having trouble loading comments?Yesterday each time i posted,the spinning wheel just kept turning,and when i clicked back,the post had disappeared,same is happening today,the only way i can post and read is to post,open a new C B N window
Read more…Hello! Very interested in CBG's, but have yet to build/buy one. Wondering if someone could compare playing a 3 string in Open G to a 5 string. I dabble in Open G and am trying to picture how you'd play The Rolling Stones' Brown Sugar as an examp
Read more…Can a cigar box guitar with the neck only a fragment higher than the box still make for a fretted guitar ? If I glue a 1/4" piece it's just about even or only very very slightly higher than the box. The other option for a glued piece on the neck is m
Read more…Working on my first CBG ,but most if not all my boxes are heavy made with 1/2 inch or thicker lids & was wondering since its going to be a "almost thru/Neck to Lid build how much reinforcement do I need to had? I was just going to glue the top of the
Read more…Got to see Samantha Fish opening for Tommy Castro last night in San Antonio. Great show! She played her CBG and her gas can. She started out a little tired looking, but really came to life after two or three songs. Fun to see homemade guitars roc
Read more…What is the depth of the headstock for cbgitty economy tuners on the headstock? 5/8ths was what I seemed to remember but I forgot duh... glued an additional piece of wood on the bottom of the headstock and somehow confused myself. Thank you.
Read more…I've been toying with the idea of building a dog dish resonator for a long time.
They look great but how do they really sound?
I've seen a lot of pictures but haven't seen a lot of videos featuring them, which leads me to believe they're all show an
Read more…This is my 3rd build. Having issues with the string height too high at the bottom of neck by the box. The top of neck the string height is good. What can i do to get the strings lower at the bottom?
Read more…Ok, maybe just for an old fart that's been playing regular six string all his life. I keep wanting to press down too hard with the slide. I'm thinking of changing to thicker strings. Learning to mute appears to be key, so I don't have all that unw
Read more…There's a few open tunings I've used such as open d open e open g etc. I was trying a tuning by randomly tuning one day and there was a different sound. I read that the tuning was what's called-cross note tuning. Is there a difference between open tu
Read more…I'm working on a fretless with a solid dark walnut neck. I've never done markers or lines on a fretless before and am thinking about doing shallow slots and filling them with white chalk. I plan on finishing the whole neck with lacquer. Has anyone do
Read more…Hey All, I'm a newbie here ... I have not built a CBG yet, but I looking forward to doing so. I sure enjoy playing my CBG though ... you can hear some samples of my playing on my original songs here -> www.tawmy.com/slide
Read more…All,
Any recommendations for what type of strings to get for acoustic finger style slide playing?
Thanks,
KP
Read more…Has anyone here ever played on a "Scalloped neck" I run across a article talking about "Scalloped Neck guitars" & that there is only few left that build "Scalloped Necks". They look uncomfortable & looks like it would limit you (IMO) ,but I have neve
Read more…I am finishing up on a build (4 string undercrown reso) and have a slotted neck.Can someone tell me, what are the advantages of radius frets vs flat frets and why?. Is one or the other better to use for playing slide?. I'm going to go with jumbo stai
Read more…Hi there CBN fans,
I'm looking for a certain tab for my CBG. I'm working as a guide at the Hertog Jan (Duke John) brewery in the Netherlands and during the tour the song "time is on my side" is used in the background. I'd would like to play this song
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