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  • Vinylhed February 10, 2012 at 7:12pm

    I've just been Googling and found a cigar shop in Shrewsbury . Have you tried Adlards Cigar Merchants, found at 6 Shoplatch? Looking at the shop on Goggle street view, their sign calls them a "Specialist Tobacconist", they might be able to help you out.

  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw February 10, 2012 at 6:06pm

    Hi Roger.

    Just to add another possible source try http://www.tomtom.co.uk/Catalogue/Product.aspx?Product=1431. I haven't tried them so I can't say how good they are but they certainly seem inexpensive.

    Good luck.

    John

  • Slowpaw Steve T February 10, 2012 at 5:40am

    Hi Roger,

    apart from travelling to the US with a large suitcase on a box hunt the only way was the 'bay i found, the boxes to make guitars need to be at least 8.5" x 6", i managed to find some 11.5" x 8" boxes but the shipping costs are around $21 each, though two or three cost less overall when posted together.

    When you add up the cost and the joy of a home made guitar shipping costs for boxes aren't really a major problem, some suppliers in the UK have boxes though as said before before are small ones, though you never know you might be lucky (-:

     

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  • David L. February 10, 2012 at 5:37am

    Great videos Roger.

     

    There is also a uke group who I'm sure would love the shoekelele videos.http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/cigarboxukulele and a group for Banjo players/makers http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/banjoplayersunite.

    The how to make the Banjo and Shoekelele are brilliant! - You should put a link onto the CBG 101 group so others can see how you made them. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/class101 

    Great job - I look forward to seeing the Cigar Box Guitar.

     

    David

    • Roger Franklin Weston > David L. February 10, 2012 at 5:04pm

      Thank you - I've been blown away by all the help I've been given since joining CBN.

      I'll follow up the links you suggest

  • Clock The Wolf February 9, 2012 at 8:47pm

       Why would a banjo player be lonesome? My grandpa always said...

                            "With a banjo, you're never alone"

            Of course grandma had a far different opinion of the matter...

    • Roger Franklin Weston > Clock The Wolf February 10, 2012 at 5:01pm

      you haven't heard me play

      • Clock The Wolf > Roger Franklin Weston February 10, 2012 at 5:31pm

           Well, like I said, grandma was of another opinion!  >;-)

  • Roger Franklin Weston February 9, 2012 at 6:56pm

    Hello David, as a slight aside, you may want to have a look at my instrument making forays over the winter months. I still have a lot to learn but I seem to build them better than I play them!

    Have a look at them on my you tube site at https://www.youtube.com/user/nobbynickernacker/feed

     

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