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Uh-oh...source for CGB's minutes from the house

Posted by J Cramer on January 31, 2011 at 4:36pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Spotted a cigar store in a local strip mall.  I had never paid any attention to it until today  (and likely wouldn't have but for all you folks and your amazing builds.)

 

"Sure, we sell the boxes.  $5.00 for the wood finish, $3.00 for the paper covered."

 

This could be bad.  Now have three boxes waiting on me and I haven't even built one yet.

 

Question, one of them has a rectangular window taking up almost one third of the top.  Too large for a good sounding guitar?  Should I just plan to do something else with it?

The brand is Kuba, I believe.

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  • Chuck Dubman February 7, 2011 at 9:00pm

    Cut a piece of metal or wood large enough to screw down over the window and mount your jack and controls on it.

  • Ryan Rose February 7, 2011 at 2:35pm
    One shop I go to has three choices: cardboard boxes, 10 for $1; regular wood boxes (Macanudo, Arturo, etc.) $1 each, and fancy boxes individually priced (I paid $6 apiece for a Cohiba and a Rocky Patel 12yr). The other shop I go to, which I'm overdue to revisit, sells wood for $3 and cardboard for $2, and I think sometimes they get fooled by the paper, because I bought all wood, but some were charged as cardboard.
  • David Davies February 1, 2011 at 11:27am
    The one shop i frequent gives the money to the spca

    Mungo Park said:

    I am feeling lucky, the local shop sells them 3 for $5 and they donate the money to charity.

                                       Cheers Ron

  • David Davies February 1, 2011 at 11:26am
    Gary.. Let me know what your looking for maybe i can help you out.

    gary martin said:
    You are so lucky ...my cigar shop was charging $5 AND $10 AND I BOUGHT HEAPS of him ,i also advertised him on here and now that he has got rid of his backlog of boxes he's charging up to $ 40 for a discarded package.I now get em all from the usa .its far cheaper than getting from the local shop ...??? $5 and $3 you lucky bastard.
  • J Cramer February 1, 2011 at 7:16am
    The owner asked me to bring the CBG in when I get it done.  Sounded pretty interested in what I was doing with the boxes.

    Jon Pruett said:
    My local shop sells them for 3 dollars each too - but ever since I gave them a nice finished cigar box guitar to hang on their wall I get all the free boxes I can carry. Might be worth trying in some of the expensive shops that like a fancy decorations too.
  • Jon Pruett February 1, 2011 at 1:02am
    My local shop sells them for 3 dollars each too - but ever since I gave them a nice finished cigar box guitar to hang on their wall I get all the free boxes I can carry. Might be worth trying in some of the expensive shops that like a fancy decorations too.
  • Mungo Park January 31, 2011 at 10:50pm

    I am feeling lucky, the local shop sells them 3 for $5 and they donate the money to charity.

                                       Cheers Ron

  • David Davies January 31, 2011 at 6:21pm
    I have 3 by me and I smoke cigars also so I gots boxes I get em 5 for 5 and one guy gives em to me for free.
  • J Cramer January 31, 2011 at 5:27pm

    Okay, good to know.

     

    I also have a 1915 Maine license plate, but not sure I want to affix it to something.

    Dan Sleep said:

    I have made two of those Kuba Deluxe boxes into guitars. Just make sure the plastic window is secure so that it does not buzz. The lid is a little thick to get good resonance, so I made mine with piezos in them.

     

    One of mine I gave to Shane and I think it is hanging on the wall at Speal's Tavern now.

  • J Cramer January 31, 2011 at 5:24pm
    What...they think you are made of raw will power?  Good luck with that!

    Ben said:
    Yeah...I hear you. My shop sells them to me for $3 wood, $1.50 paper, buy one get one free.
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