After spending months developing the new 2x4 Lap Steel Kit, Ben "Gitty" Baker started to consider other uses for simple 2x4 planks and came up with this very simple strummer guitar.
To make the instrument, Gitty started with a single piece of 2x4
Read more…Hey guys, I made a 24 3/4 scale length guitar with 4 courses of 2 strings like a mandolin but mandocello scale length. A light set of mandolin strings will not tune up high enough. Specifically the A course. I could get a set of mandocello strings bu
Read more…First off, I'm still a newbie 'round here and not sure if this should be a blog post instead. This is my first time starting a 'discussion'. I figure it's easier to reply here if someone has a question or new idea. So anyway...
I'm a tinkerer. I can
Read more…The plans feature a solid 5-string (!) mandolin made from a wooden cigar box. From the lost files of cigar box guitar history, we present these plans which were rediscovered by John "Reddog" McNair of Reddog Guitars. (Thanks again, Reddog!)
These
Read more…I have 3 fret boards for sale they are 1 3/8 inch wide by 22 inch long by 1/4 inch thick, a little narrow for an average cbg neck but maybe a good fit for other instruments or projects. $5.00 a piece.plus actual shipping....Picture in attachment bel
Read more…The 2011 season opener of Antiques Roadshow from Miami has a Cigar Box mandolin, circa early 20th century. Rough, but cool!
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Thanks to Randy Webb (http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/adjustable-bridge-w-perfect)
I copied and modified his design a bit. Rather than carve the whole piece from expensive bone, I used scrap walnut from the fretboard and just a chip of bo
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