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Posted by William McCauley on May 29, 2012 at 11:45am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I'm working a new guit with a very small Punch box. Because of the small size I was thinking of doing a one or two stringer. Any suggestions on which strings to use?

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Keni Lee Burgess May 30, 2012 at 5:36am

You could build a 2 string Diddley Bow with octave strings. Refer to a pack of "12 string guitar" strings. Pick any pair (lower strings might be better - E, A, D) and tune to the same note. Enjoy, Keni Lee
- Bad Finger (Eric) > Keni Lee Burgess May 30, 2012 at 6:43am
  
  I built one like this tuned Dd with electrics. I'm beginning to prefer electric strings over acoustic.
  
  My Double D was also with a smaller Punch Box.
Rich May 29, 2012 at 11:04pm

I found this info elsewhere on this site:

Using acoustic guitar strings is recommended by Shane Speal, the King of the Cigar Box Guitar, and I’m not
one to argue with the king. He uses John Pearse acoustic guitar strings, gauged .045, .035, .026.

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