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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on October 4, 2009 at 2:17am

Ain't that the case. Tho these lil boxes don't have to cost a mint, the $30-$50 to build a basic one can add up quickly.

L.J. said:

I keep the ones i cant lett go of and sell or gift the others.Gotta get money for tuners and wood.

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Permalink Reply by StarGeezers on October 4, 2009 at 3:06am

You guys don't really care if you have too many huh ??? Let's face it , we just like to make these things ... too much FUN , cheaper than Golf... All for Fun , Fun for all ...
Hint: a simple screw eye in the headstock allows you to hang them on the wall with a picture hanger... a number of them in an arrangement could be quite decorative and become all the rage ...

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Permalink Reply by Roger Martin on October 4, 2009 at 4:21am

I have 1 I finally built for myself here at home, a Red Punch.I got the box from Ottie early in the summer and couldnt find time to build 1 for me.
The rest go to the Craft Shop at work where I hawk these things while I'm also working for the mall itself.
I enjoy meeting people from around the country and answering their questions when they respond to my 1st question to them,which is " have you ever heard of a cigarbox guitar?"
That starts a conversation that sometimes ends in a sale, or at least a thank you for introducing them to a "NEW" style of music and instrument.
I also give them the link to this site and tell them that if they dont see anything I HAVE for sale that the true craftsmen and craft ladies are here in this site.

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Permalink Reply by Diydc on October 4, 2009 at 8:00am

I too play them, flog èm, give them away......

As someone mentione, you got to get the money together for new ones somehow...

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on October 4, 2009 at 9:38am

I love them like I would my own children.
I take their sides in an argument.
I pop in during breaks to check if there is anything they need.
Sometimes I just put them all in a line so I can look at them all at the same time.

Sure, I occasionally re-use parts from 'problem' builds, I sometimes send them on very long 'trial separations', but mostly I keep them until the house jus aint big enough for no more. Then I sell the oldest ones to make room for some more :o)

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Permalink Reply by Starfish, darling on October 4, 2009 at 12:30pm

I love the experimentation... I have so many ideas, so many theories I want to try... I can't play very well yet, but I find it much less intimidating to bang away on something I made, making up my own rules rather than try and decipher how to play a regular guitar... and I have been playing at them since the fourth grade! (And I certainly will NOT tell you what year that was.)

I have a beauty of a red Romeo and Juliet box that I am going to turn into a soprano (tenor?) cbg, I've already sealed it with some nice clear enamel and have a lovely bit of maple picked out for her neck. I can't wait to get started!

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on October 4, 2009 at 4:28pm

Uncle ted, I didn't figure you for an Ovation kinda guy.... one of my fav. gits was an Elite from the early 80's that ended up being sold for college tuition for my son.... I still miss it. it was nearly perfect. the best, Sam
Ted Crocker said:

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how to display these and about 20 others in my new shop & showroom

Good thing I sold a couple or I'd need a warehouse...

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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on October 4, 2009 at 7:15pm

I sell most of mine but only because I'm trying to get enough money to buy parts and materials to build my next guitar. I've given two away as a gift, donated another to charity (which took a good damned haul, by the way), and have three personal guitars that I take to concerts and other events.

Every guitar I've ever sold made me absolutely sick to part with it, unless it was a copy of something I did before. Once I dupe something I've already done I'm kind of over it and it doesn't have the same kind of impact to me.

I personally favor playing four string guitars but I'm currently learning how to play six stringers. I'm starting by learning all of my favorite AC/DC songs (mostly because they're so damned simple). One day I'll make another three stringer that's just for me but I haven't gotten the right kind of inspiration yet. I came close on the last one I made (a gift I made for someone I hold in very high regard) but once I had it all planned out it didn't seem like it belonged to me any more so I changed a couple of things on it to tailor it specifically to its future owner. I'm telling you, the perfect three string guitar is floating around in my head somewhere. I just have to unearth it, damn it!!

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