After ruining many a box tops I discovered a magic potion to do the job. Dawn Platinum dish liquid. After "thumb nail" removal of as much of the surgeon general's warning, put a few drops onto a microfiber cloth and rub away.. worked like a charm on
Read more…Hi, the other day my wife complained that all the sharp tools are in my workshop, and not in the kitchen. She was of course referring to knives. The only sharp knife was the one I used, too big for her to handle.
So for a happy life, I needed a happy
Where can I get the file for the 1959 Guitar. I built the lap steel. Wanted to try something else. Thanks Dave
Read more…Hi all, it's Shane Speal.
On April 29, 2022, we debuted my mini documentary, The Cigar Box Mandolin Project. I show you how I built a great playing acoustic/electric mandolin from a cigar box and parts from CBGitty.com.
In the documentary, I refer
Read more…I’ve made several CBGs, fretless and fretted, although I’ve concentrated my playing education on the fretless as my elderly fingers aren’t as mobile as I would like them to be. However, I’ve begun to use my fretted CBG, it would be a waste not to. Un
Read more…Hi here is another solid build, in memory of the new owner's father who had passed on.
I selected the timber from the late woodworker's stash in his vast shed and made what you see here. However, the customer wanted a solid black lacquer, and I hate
Read more…So I currently own a nice well-made 3-string CBG from a local experienced builder, and it is very nice and a high quality build, cost me $225 Canadian.
I also own a lower "quality" (not as fancy) single-string CBG (or diddley bow) from another Canadia
Ok. I have a string buzz on the low (thick) string when open and all the way up the neck. The other 2 strings are good and play clean when open and all the way up the neck. I noticed that when I look at the guitar along the length the neck tilts when
Read more…I’ve seen several videos where builders have set up the action, on their cbgs using a long straight metal edge resting on the nut, several thicknesses of coins, low down the neck, to determine the height of the bridge. However this is done before the
Read more…Hi, ED Eker asked if I would show a photo of this guitar, he spotted it in a photo I posted on his recent peghead post.
Well A.D here is all I have left of photos of this build, for some reason the whole file on this guitar went missing. The peghead
Read more…Hi, I have not had time to build a box guitar in a long while, but last week I made the effort.
The inspiration came from having an abundance of timber available from a fence that I demolished, and a reason to build.
The timber is shown in the first
So, I am building my new neck. Its going okay. I drilled some holes for some inlays for the fret markers. I was going to use shirt buttons. I drilled the holes, I added some plastic x, which so far is really cool stuff. Then I let it dry. I procee
Read more…I want so much to make a mahogany box with dovetail joints like regular cigar boxes, but I don't have the skill. I can buy the mahogany - maybe 1/4 inches for the sides and bottom and 1/8 for the top - ?
It would be easier to find someone who makes b
Read more…Just finished TinCan#7 25 1/2'' scale tuned GDG maple neck and fretboard mini humbucker from CB Gitty
More photos and video at https://www.vtbscbg.com/
Hi, I'm building a cbg with a scale length between 19 and 20 inches. What gauge strings should I use? I typically use 42, 32, 24 and build 25.5 " scale length and tune GBg. What gauges and tuning do you suggest for 19.5" scale length? Thanks!
Read more…New guy here, so please be kind as I ask a possibly stupid question.
Building my 2nd Cigar Box Guitar. 25.5 " scale, EBE tuning, mechanical bridge, semi constructed, pre-built neck.
Using a digital tuner, open E is in tune, 12 fret E is in tune and 1
Read more…bonjour. Peut-on poser le micro sur une plaque métallique ? .
http://mgbguitars.com/products/mgb-micro-pup-3-4-string-single-coil-flat-pickup?_pos=2&_sid=d4a4c4eb1&_ss=r Cordialement
. michel
Yesterday, I got a new amp. Sweetwater had a sale going on the Orange Micro Terror amps at $200. I've been looking at these for awhile. They are small lunch box style amps with a 12AX7 preamp tube and Solid State power. They come in 2 forms, the Oran
Read more…I’ve built a fretless CBG using a flat humbucker pickup, which I connect to a CB Gitty amp. However whenever I play it, as soon as I put the slide onto a string, the result is a “ping” like sound. This may well be due to my playing inexperience, but
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