I've got this great old Smith & Wesson wooden display box I want to make into a six string and I've found an old Harmony neck and tuners on evilbay. The neck is a skinny classic ( 1.75in), and I'm wondering if stringing it with light steel strings wo
Read more…I recently bought a Concert and a Baritone Ukulele. After doing some research on chords, I found a chord chart for the Baritone 4 string Uke and realized the chords will also work for a four string CBG tuned in D G B E... just research Baritone Ukul
Read more…My first set of pickups or something in the wiring is causing a high pitched buzz. Any thoughts on possible cause? I tried connecting the strings to ground. When tone is lowest it's not so bad. Higher tone = rather distracting!
Read more…check out this 1920's homemade cigar box violin, I am posting
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check check out the old stories and photos
I was recently contacted by an American expat living in Malaysia, Tom Colvin, who runs a great site dedicated to the Blues scene in Asia. He asked me for an interview for an article on cbg's.
http://bluesasianetwork.com/2014/04/04/aussie-pat-curley-t
Read more…have a 3 string fretless in open G[GDg]. How and where do you find and play D7 ,if possible.Thanks
Read more…Hello Nation! Has anybody tried using a piece of tile for a bridge and nut piece? Just curious. Thanks, Papa T"
Read more…Topic of the day it seems. Hi folks! I'm currently building a tin guitar or maybe it'll be a tin banjo. Four strings. The question now is what kind of strings to use to get a well intonated instrument! On my last (electric) build I finally made a i
Read more…I hope this works its a link to the "The Chronicle Herald" in Nova Scotia Canada, way to go Darren
http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/1193548-smokin-guitar-licks
Read more…Look at this photo that was just found today, really breathtaking!
if you would like to learn more about homemade guitars
visit the online Cigar box museum, check out the info and photos
Cigar box guitar museum, click here
So . . . ever since the advent of the CBG revolution - I have found that this is the demarcation line.
"Player" or "Builder"
The nation (God love it) has plenty of the latter, but notsomuch of the former.
The cigar box guitar is such a perfectly prim
Read more…In response to a few recent posts here and Barsymes blog I figured I'd try one of my own.
This one's about how we learn stuff, particularly as we get older.
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/on-learning?xg_source=activity
Read more…Second annual cigar box guitar festival at Highway 61 Roadhouse. This now seems to be a thing...right on.
https://www.facebook.com/events/288044074685324/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular
Read more…To all who answered my call for D7...........Thanks a bunch. Feels good to be a part of something that others care about too. Have learned alot from you guys and CBN also. Brian from NC
Read more…lot's of old cigar box guitars from world war 2...come check 'em out at the website
sure, I'm serious!
Now smile, your on my Gun Cam...
Hello this is my first cigar box guitar build and although I'm not building the traditional CBG I figure it might help some people with designs in the future. If everything works according to plan that is! The guitar I'm building is a 6 string with a
Read more…There aren't a lot of lessons/TABs for 3 string CBGs, so maybe we can use this thread to direct others to some of the tunes we've learned online. I've only been playing 3-strings for a couple of months, but I have three songs in my repertoire... All
Read more…Hi all,
here is our latest song called "Start up your engines", performed for the firts time passed weekend:
Forget the crap I am telleing the audience as it is in Dutch, but start from 35 seconds:
The song is about fa
Read more…Hey fellow cbg ers. I just lost my job. I got some great guitars, and great boxes, and other things on ebay. Please check me out at hnkscrpio. Thanks
Read more…super Thin cigar box guitar pickups For Sale, handmade for 3 or 4 string
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