I wonder what people think about putting the volume knob on the top side of the box rather than through the lid. Seems like the knob can get in the way when strumming, especially with a smaller box. Most people seem to put the knobs on the lid, in th
Read more…I am going to built my first CBG. A frettless 3 string.
My Box has 30x20cm (about 11,8x7,8 inch)
1.I want many playable frets. Is 19 to much? That would mean joining point (neck/box) would be 21?
What would be a common amount of playable frets
2. I d
Read more…Hi All,
I am about to start a 6 string resonator.
How do I lay it all out so the scale length is perfect? I guess its even harder with a cone as you can adjust the intonation?
Do I chop and fit the neck with rough dimensions and then measure when in
Read more…I recently did some work on a six string cbg. The bridge was free floating, and I forgot to mark it’s sweet spot beforehand. Now, I want to put it back, but have no idea where to place it. Does anyone have a trick to find the scale length from spacin
Read more…Have you have heard about 12 string basses like ones that Hamer makes, they have tripled every string so you have Eee Aaa Ddd Ggg strings on them, for example E is for lowest string and ee are 2 strings tuned octave higher, and so on.
So my plan is t
Read more…I finished my first (4 string) CBG and it seems to have gone pretty well. I strung it up and tuned it to open G, with strings I got from Gitty for open G/standard. I figured out there are 2 open G's, and have it tuned to the correct one: DGBD. So, h
Read more…hi everyone I'm new to building (on my 3rd right now) and I want to build a cigar box guitar in every tuning. I have my first 2 tuned to G5 and was wondering wether scale length had anything to do with tuning to all keys?? is it better to change str
Read more…Several folks have mentioned that they are having or have had problems in the past with uploading videos to this site. Here is some information for you:
For starters, there have been problems in the past with videos that just stop playing and get hu
Read more…I was looking for pearls on the net and found this:
http://www.lutherie.net/afterlength-scale.html
So Dude calls the strings on the non-business side of the bridge "afterlength." He goes on to state that it matters on violins but speculates that it
Read more…I've got a couple of boxes, but would love to hear some ideas re: what to build, 4 or 6 string and what scale length. Keep in mind I'm a beginner.
Read more…I just started a new group for all things related to Scale Lengths, String Gauges, and how it all relates to tuning. It seems like with so many new people showing up, it's a pretty frequent theme on the forum. Check it out, leave a tip, join up...
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