My first CBG design. Here are my thinking aloud thoughts:
I was keen to have a 300 x 200 box, with the bridge about 60mm in from the rear side, allowing for plenty of vibration area on the box.
To get a 648mm (25 1/2" ) scale length, from nut to brid
Read more…I found this lovely piece of Brazilian rosewood, 1/4” x 1 1/2”, that would be lovely for a fretboard I’m building for a friend BUT it’s got what looks like a little bit of tear out from the planer. It’s very shallow, but would I have to sand down to
Read more…Hi, just for the sake of making lighthearted conversation, I‘d like to share the following.
Rules. I was checking long-lost posts recently and came across comments, many by long-lost members, that bought up the word, or the issue of rules as related
I'm trying to make an accoustic guitar out of an old metal gas can. It has a dog bowl resonator so I can't do a straight through neck. I have started building a triangle shape spine that dips under the dog bowl and out where a tail piece would go but
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The speaker in the pic is from my work. They were switching out PA speakers and let me have one; they were pitching them anyway. On the left you’ll see a coil of copper wire. Can a person make a pup out of t
Read more…Anything I should know about trying a hardtail bridge on an acoustic guitar. Surely someone has done it before.
The pics are what I'm thinking about trying
Hi uncle John, I thought the same thing and I searched hi and low, even checked the gang show video and just got a banner saying see it on Friday. Would be nice to see some info posted for all to see. Or at least a heads up of we're to go. I'll try B
Read more…Since the beginning of Cigar Box Nation, we have provided free musical instrument plans to inspire your next build. These plans for building a One-String Japanese Fiddle came from the book, Violins and Other Stringed Instruments - How to Make Them
Read more…I saw a question on here by Jerry Gibson regarding surface pickup too high and thought I would explain the problem and the possible solution.
The issue is I suspect that the bridge is too low, the action may be correct as that applies to string heigh
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i seem to have created a problem for myself by making a three string guitar with a 30" scale it seemed like a good idea at the time but now i am having great difficulty trying to tune it to the standard GDG i am rapidly running out of st
Read more…Hi everybody
i seem to have created a problem for myself by making a three string guitar with a 30" scale it seemed like a good idea at the time but now i am having great difficulty trying to tune it to the standard GDG i am rapidly running out of st
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Hey ya’ll, My understanding, in the 6 string electric guitar world, is that aligning strings with PU magnetic poles is ideal. If I use a 6 pole PU on my 3 strings, would I attempt to align the strings in between the 6 magnetic poles?
Thank you for
Hello all, I just finished my first build, and am quite happy with it.
I used a floating bridge, and definitely have a significant buzz from all three strings. If i press down on the bridge, or just behind it, the sound is very clean and pleasing.
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So I made a mistake and want to see everyone's opinion on how to fix it.
I spent a long time carving the neck and rounding off the heel only to discover that I rounded back too far and now the flat neck slots I made on my box don't match the roun
I have a few Artero Fuente boxes that have the pressed paper lids. I was wondering about using the bottom of the box for the sound board. Being wood I'm thinking a richer tone woud be produced. Blind cutting the box for the neck might be challengin
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Read more…Happy Hogmanay to all builders and players worldwide. A confession - I have been studying, scrolling and scrutinising this website for around four years for ideas and opinions on building banjos and box guitars. I have stolen ,redefined, adapted and
Read more…Hi All, just wanted to wish you all a happy and safe Christmas and new year.
...In the workshop, the blinds are all pulled down, and the power is turned off,
floor swept and benches are cleared.
Tools in their racks, and guitars stashed way
Going t
Merry Christmas CBN!
The celebrations have wrapped up and am spending some downtime in the shop. Three new builds are underway. Red Oak necks. Either Walnut or Maple fretboards with a zero fret.. 25" scale length. Piezo sandwiched between the lid and
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