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…It's Autumn Building Season... and what better time than now to cut into a dried gourd to make a musical instrument!
The gourd banjo dates back to Africa and was one of the first instruments brought to America by slaves. The construction has a lot
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The lesson:
You'll need a 4-string cigar box guitar set up for slide. In this lesson, Shane Speal strings his guitar with E,A,D,G strings from his signature string set.
Tuning for this lesson: A (bass range), A (one octave hi
Read more…Be sure to check out the ever-growing collection of Cigar Box Guitar How-to articles over at www.CigarBoxGuitar.com. C. B. Gitty is building this library of carefully moderated and curated information, distilled from his own experience, the experienc
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