So here is my first build. I had be looking around all over the internet about CBGs. I have been a musician for years and have played guitar for a long time. I have always wanted to build a guitar, and I figured this would be a good starting poin
Read more…hello !
here the begin of my first one :D
will continue as soon I receive material :)
ciaoo
Read more…Hi, I'm Karol (like Carl) and I just built my first cigar box guitar.
All the photos I took of the build: https://www.flickr.com/photos/karolgajda/sets/72157647952681963/
Short video on instagram: http://instagram.com/p/xxq2HmDNRD/
Note: I did build
Read more…As said in another post, I received several empty boxes today at a local cigar store. Some were obviously not big enough for a standard cigar box guitar build unless you wanted to somehow glue them together in a manner that may work for that particul
Read more…Hey there - I'm having a major problem that is rendering my first CBG unplayable. I finally got the box glued to the neck, the tuners installed, and all the finishing touches done, and I went to string it up for the first time. I was in for a disappo
Read more…Well, after long time lurking and eventual unsubscribing, receiving Mike Orr's book as a gift put me over the edge. I just completed my first ever CBG and, though I note SEVERAL items that really rankle, I am fairly pleased.
I like the fish hook sou
Read more…Hey, I'm new to the forums, but I've been lurking around the place for awhile in order to garner advice for my first build.
Anyway, I've started my first CBG. It isn't quite made out of a traditional cigar box. Instead, I'm using an old pine box de
Read more…So this is my first build I've been watching and learning on this site for the past month or so and eventually built one. Thanks to Juju for his advice from the interview i did with him on my blog.
So this is England and we don't have the oversized
Read more…I went to a cigar store and bought a box, took it home, and built me an instrument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIFw39EWxtM
I don't have any pictures of the build on this computer, maybe I'll put them up later.
Read more…My first attempt to a three string CBG . I used a EDGE box , I don't think it is the best box to use as far as sound . It sounds a little different. Oak neck and fret board ,medium/high #0141 fretwire , 3/4" door pullers to dress the holes . The fini
Hi folks Well, I’ve pretty much finished my first build, and despite the lady’s neck being warped, the fact that she's highly strung, whines a bit and my splitting her box, and messing up the neck slots and generally acting in quite an un-luthier-li
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