Barnes & Noble Bookstores all around the country are having a Mini Maker Faire in their stores this Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nov 6 thru 8. They have one hour presentations by any hobby group so that they can sell their books on the subject. B&N s
Read more…Maybe it's me but I've seen a trend on several sites that sell "things". A bunch of cigar box guitars with resonators that have a magnetic pickup and only that pickup. No piezo under the bridge or resonator. To me, that's defeating the whole purpose
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I am a complete beginner in music and guitar playing. I got a Loog guitar for my kids but liked it so much that I will build a CBG from the kits sold by CB Gitty. The problem is that I don't know how to play the guitar and I know very l
Read more…Has anyone checked this guy out, he is great and all of the videos he has done to help people learn to play the guitar. We need someone to step up and help us poor non musical people play these wonderful guitars we are building. I would like someone
Read more…If you've ever seen the Blue Man Group, then you know all about the Tubulum. This instrument is built from a series of PVC tubes that are whacked at the end with flat rubber slappers, similar to cheap flip flops.
We've come across several free p
Read more…Who's up for building instruments and wants to put them in "real players hands" and is willing to ship them to the first player at your cost? It works like a chain letter ... You send your build to a friend and he produces a video ... He then sends t
Read more…Hello there. I am going to build my first cigar box guitar and can use some help with choosing wood type for the neck. I think I have everything else but would like to carve out a decent neck/headstock. Any pointers would be appreciated.
Read more…Has any of you wise gentlemen (I use the term loosely , ) ever given any thought to putting together a Doors tribute album? I have no knowledge of how this could be done but it might stretch some of our more talented pickers.
Read more…I am doing a bit of research on tramp art for this next build. I'm an artist and tramp art culture along with "up cycling", found art and the craftsmen movement led me to the CBG. I have always liked the match stick and paper glueing done by tramps t
Read more…Pretty much just starting out. Tried to play guitar a few times, took some lessons. Never got very far.
Built a slider CBG a few months ago. Subscribed to an online course. Don't know that I'm getting much out of it (my fault, not the instructors
Read more…What are you guys using for strings (acoustic or electric) when making a guitar that could be used as an acoustic, but also has a magnetic pickup (no piezo) ?
I have built guitars with a piezo and a mag pup with a 3 way toggle, and used acoustic str
Read more…On request, here's a diagram of the minor pentatonic scale for a 3 string cigar box guitar, in G/D/G tuning. For other 1/5/1 tunings, just move the scale up or down.
Hope this helps.
Hi everyone! Sam Schold here. Is there a scale length and fret placement template I can follow to build a short scale 5-string banjo?
Read more…I have enjoyed searching around the site and reading posts about Chord Shapes. Lots of good, clear advice and diagrams. But I have not been able to find the chord shape for Bm with 4 string open G tuning.
I have tuned GDgb and I am trying to learn a
Read more…So far I have 4 interested individuals, three up here in the finger tips of the mit and one from the metro area. We need really need at least at least 10 minimum. Thanks,
Read more…Didnt know where to post this,but.....
At last count I had like 30-40 acoustic and electrics and basses.
Now my CBG's are getting to about 15-20.So if you do the math,its alot of guitars.
I dont sell,have given a couple away to close friends.
Where d
Read more…My supplier in the UK has not responded to requests for four string bridges he makes with the fret attached to the wood, need several, anybody else make or can provide in a maple or cherry?
Read more…I was just sent this by a friend of mine. Anyone who believes that only slide GDG Blues can be played on a 3-banger should watch this: https://www.facebook.com/disturbreality/videos/842095779167834/
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