Hey everyone, I need a little help with this contest I entered. It has nothing to do with cigar box guitars but more or less Bluegrass/Folk music. The contest is to win a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar and you had to enter a video performing one of five
Read more…Have you ever noticed that most of the old and new blues players always dressed with class as far back as I have seen most dress in suits or sports jacket not all but many of them did.
Read more…So just looking at a few songs from leadbelly and watched the beginning of the Spider Bait version of Black Betty.. Love the beginning but the only show the little guitar for a moment... any ideas??
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After hurricane cleanup and house repairs (actually still ongoing) I've managed to start another build. Finally located a box worthy of my Bob Harrison pups.
Anyhow, looking to do a stressed look but the tuners will be out of place.
I'm using the st
Read more…Little League Baseball World Series Aug. 18-28, 2011 South Williamsport, Pa highway 15...
This WILL effect traffic .. 1 lane roads at this spot...
Read more…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3UowD2KrI
Check out Michael Bacon playing number 8, Country Boy Guitars CBG!
Read more…OK I went and bought a few items from Gitty.. "Great Service and Fast" nothing bad to say.. I am getting ready for the fest and bringing the electric box guitar and changed out the piezo pup to the new one.. I have these so I can play with a humbucke
Read more…I just spent all night listening and looking at you tube videos of Sam Bennett and the Smoke Benders. He lives in Japan now. AWESOME stuff on diddley bow, hungarian mouth bow, stick dulcimer, etc. The Smoke Benders are Sam, A tuba, and a percusion
Read more…GREAT TSHIRTS AT JUKE JOINT GUITARS ON FACEBOOK FREE SHIPPING IN USA
Read more…Got a nasty suprise last nite. I was cutting two necks out of an oak 1x4 when the wood split going thru the saw. The split was internal with no sign of it on the outsides of the board.The only indication that something was wrong was some rough grain
Read more…I am wanting to add resonators to my "collection" and noticed there is currently no resonator group...unless I overlooked it. I would like to pick some of your brains on tips, hints and tricks because I've seen some gorgeous builds from you guys. I r
Read more…been trying to find a video from a couple of years ago,it showed some old war photos and started with a old radio
Read more…Waiting for my CBG and was wondering if I can string a Ovation Applause guitar with only 3 strings and practice some with it??? What strings should I keep?? I have some med gauge acoustics on it now...and was thinking using the 4,3,2 strings and tu
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Hey,
You know your'e addicted to building cigar box guitars when.....
# 100 - you're missing a drawer pull in the kitchen cuz' you needed a kool tailpiece for a build!!!
I bet we could come up with at least 99 more- let's hear what you have
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The latest Roadhouse podcast includes the track I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole by Nightowl, off the Blind Willie Johnson tribute album created by Cigar Box Nation members.
You can download The Roadhouse #342 here:
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Hey everyone. New here. I recently came across a great donor neck for a cigar box guitar project. I think it's 3/4 scale classical guitar that a neighbor was tossing out. I'd love to pair this neck up with a large cigar box. I want to build in a reso
Read more…Made from the back side of a deep H. Upman box it sounds a cool as it looks. It is fro asle if anyone is interested.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Squier?section_id=7120477
Read more…Im a beginner with no guitar experience. But I see some 4 sringers that I like and I have a 3 stringer now. If I learn songs (mostly Barr chords 3 5 7 12 frets Can those same songs Be played on a 4 stringer with the same hand positions if both tun
Read more…Hey peps!...Yo my bros!!!! Hi my Mcflies!!!!...
I need some help from anyone that know this,
Joe satriani put out a video in the late 80's or early 90's and he was playing slide guitar and standing in the ally wearing all back leather jumpsuit wi
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PA Cigar Box Festival on TV!!
If our technology holds up, the Lord is willing, and the creek don't rise, there will be a short live broadcast from the York CBG Fest on Saturday morning, 8/27 at approximately 09:40 EDT.
I will be doing a live Sk
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