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Please help: I'm having troubles on how to add a jack to the box to plug in.

Posted by KK Dirty Money on October 27, 2010 at 9:51pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion
Hi, I want to electrify my CBG, but the jacks I have aren't long enough to go through the side of the box so that I can screw them in properly. I want the jacks to be on the bottom edge (much like a regular 6-string guitar). But, when I drill the proper diameter hole in that part, the jack stem (the threaded part) is not long enough and I can't screw it in. I can't find any jacks that have a longer threaded stem. Any suggestions? Thanks

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  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars January 23, 2011 at 4:05pm
    That is helpful, good to know. I did not know they were all the same wood. The color seems to vary a lot from very white to dark under the paper labels. So those nice little liners I use for my bridges are Spanish cedar too?

    KK Dirty Money said:
    As far as the cigar box goes...if it's made of wood, it's always made of Spanish Cedar. This is what cigars are typically packaged in because that type of wood maintains the humidity balance that cigars need. Most cigar boxes are either Spanish Cedar or cardboard which is packaged with Spanish Cedar blocks to maintain this humidity. All the boxes used on the guitars are wood, therefore they're Spanish Cedar. 

    This isn't regular cedar that you normally would buy at Lowe's but it's a specific type of cedar (Spanish). Hope this helps.

    MichaelS Country Boy Guitars said:
    Nice guitar,  was reading the description and wondering how you know its solid spanish cedar? I have a simular box and its plywood construction. Just wondering.

    KK Dirty Money said:
    Thanks, guys, here's Augusta Guitars' CBG #2, by yours truly. Let me know what you think:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350433020418...

    I was able to wire it up, no problem. For that input jack issue I was having, I used the cabinet door pulls, as you can see from the photos.
  • KK Dirty Money January 23, 2011 at 3:07pm
    As far as the cigar box goes...if it's made of wood, it's always made of Spanish Cedar. This is what cigars are typically packaged in because that type of wood maintains the humidity balance that cigars need. Most cigar boxes are either Spanish Cedar or cardboard which is packaged with Spanish Cedar blocks to maintain this humidity. All the boxes used on the guitars are wood, therefore they're Spanish Cedar. 

    This isn't regular cedar that you normally would buy at Lowe's but it's a specific type of cedar (Spanish). Hope this helps.

    MichaelS Country Boy Guitars said:
    Nice guitar,  was reading the description and wondering how you know its solid spanish cedar? I have a simular box and its plywood construction. Just wondering.

    KK Dirty Money said:
    Thanks, guys, here's Augusta Guitars' CBG #2, by yours truly. Let me know what you think:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350433020418...

    I was able to wire it up, no problem. For that input jack issue I was having, I used the cabinet door pulls, as you can see from the photos.
  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars January 23, 2011 at 1:27pm
    Nice guitar,  was reading the description and wondering how you know its solid spanish cedar? I have a simular box and its plywood construction. Just wondering.

    KK Dirty Money said:
    Thanks, guys, here's Augusta Guitars' CBG #2, by yours truly. Let me know what you think:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350433020418...

    I was able to wire it up, no problem. For that input jack issue I was having, I used the cabinet door pulls, as you can see from the photos.
  • KK Dirty Money January 23, 2011 at 1:00pm
    Thanks, guys, here's Augusta Guitars' CBG #2, by yours truly. Let me know what you think:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350433020418...

    I was able to wire it up, no problem. For that input jack issue I was having, I used the cabinet door pulls, as you can see from the photos.
  • John Drake November 12, 2010 at 1:53am
    I'm in Australia so probably not a great help to you. I get mine from my local guitar shop for about $ 4.50. But noticed
    this one on ebay from Hong Kong for only $ 3.80 including postage !! Aus dollar now hovering about the same as US dollar!

    PS Just noticed after I posted that it EVEN INCLUDES THE JACK !!!

    KK Dirty Money said:
    Thanks for the tip. Where do you suggest a good place to buy a quality yet economic jack plate would be?

    Please post a link, if you would.
    thanks so much for your help.



    John Drake said:
    Long jacks are sometimes hard to find so a jack plate easily solves the problem. John D

  • KK Dirty Money November 11, 2010 at 10:08pm
    Thanks for the tip. Where do you suggest a good place to buy a quality yet economic jack plate would be? Please post a link, if you would. thanks so much for your help.


    John Drake said:
    Long jacks are sometimes hard to find so a jack plate easily solves the problem. John D

  • Matt Steber November 1, 2010 at 8:28pm
    I did exactly what Michael R Cossey recomended in his reply. A real basic countersink. Worked well.
  • Bluesheart November 1, 2010 at 8:17pm
    Small recessed door pulls work well. The fit into a 3/4 inch hole. Drilling the 3/8 in or so hole in the small pull w/o loosing a finger is another matter! Do NOT hold it with your hand! I drill a 3/4 in hole in some scrap wood, push the pull into that , then drill through the pull. Sorry I do not know how to import a pic here from my page, but if ya look at my photos, you will see them in use.(and lots of other's as well, got the idea in here of course!)
  • John Drake October 29, 2010 at 5:42pm
    Long jacks are sometimes hard to find so a jack plate easily solves the problem. John D

  • YeahDoIt October 29, 2010 at 7:27am
    I cut a notch in the cover for the wire to pass through, put my microphone inside the box, close the cover and play. If I don't use an amplifier (I rarely use an amplifier) then I remove the microphone from the cigar box. Works for me.
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