We have just discovered another set of historic plans as part of Cigar Box Nation's ongoing research to archive homemade folk instruments. How a Boy Can Make a Banjo was first published in the Salt Lake Herald on Aug. 20, 1893.
The article descri
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…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
Read more…Hi folks,
I've been off of here for a couple of years, and cycling back to the cbg hobby.
I just bought three cookie tins. Two are round at 6", the other is rectangular at 4x6".
I'm looking for plans on making something with these. Particularly
Read more…Hi guys and girls,
I’ve started adding posts to my new blog all about building cigar box guitars and invite you all to check it out.
The first project on there is a basic cigar box guitar for beginners, but I will be adding more advanced projects and t
I know I'm a newbie an all, but several people in my circle of musician friends and other acquaintances are asking me to build them CBGs. I decided the best way to go about it was to plan it right and build this batch at one time so I drew up some pl
Read more…I'm a subscriber to Make magazine, and I just received the digital edition of the new issue. There is an article by Mark Frauenfelder on making a 3-string CBG, and he gives a a lot of praise to the CBN community for their assistance and inspiration.
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