Hello again.... well here's a huge surprise....I ent to test fit the sealed tuners I got from CB Gitty and they don't seem to be long enough to go through the head stock { 1.5 inches thick } and have the other piece thread in. !! ??? Is there di
Read more…I am going to build an upright bass. Does any one have plans or information that may help especially with scale length, tuning machines, use of piezo and any other helpful information. If you can point me in the right direction it would be a help e.g
Read more…I´m making 28.5 scale 4 or 5 string 16 fret baritone cbg.
Neck is mahogany and ash laminated together.
For the maple fingerboard I measured and marked frets layout.
Next I burned with wood burner frets layouts
Next I measured from nut to bridge 28.5
Read more…Can ukulele tuners be used for a CBG? Meaning, are they strong enough to hold the low string without it backing itself off under tension? I like the fact that they are often straight tuners with the key hidden at the back of the headstock (is this
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I'm about to build my first strumstick and would like to use the McNally headstock design (simple to make) but does anyone know of tuneers where the string hole on the shafts are staggered to keep them in line with the strings like t
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This is my first post but I am so glad to be here. Anyway, I just bought a 3 string Robert Johnson style CBG with a mahogany broomstick neck. It came with thumb screw tuning pegs with wing nuts for tightening. Maybe I am doing something wrong but
I am considering using eye bolt tuners on my next build. Can I use my cheap-o drill press to drill through an eye bolt? What type of bit should I use? I'm also considering just cutting a slot in the end of the bolt (similar to a bass tuner). Has anyo
Read more…Has anyone used Zither tuning pins for a cbg? If so how did it work out. They seem to be pretty cheap to buy.
Read more…I am building my first CBG and have just received my tuning pegs so now I am ready to work on the headstock. I got Gibson style 3x3 tuners off ebay. I am making the 3 string thru neck based on the plans on here (mostly, hey it is a CBG after all!) an
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