Hi, a while ago I built a 3 string CBG for a mate of mine for his birthday. He's not musical at all we mainly share an interest in off road motorcycling. After a year of playing his CBG and him being a woodworker he asked me to help him build a CBG.
Read more…I was given some scrap oak block worktop/ shelving material by my friend’s son leftover from a refurbishment he has just completed. My wife thought chopping board, but I thought guitars!
I am no left with some long pieces, my question is, has anyone
Read more…Does yours have frets ? Mine has frets so it’s the only reason I care about the high bridge/ strings so high etc...
referring to the few post here ...
not sure why I can’t add replies ???
Read more…Hi, here is an old fiddle, past its use by date. I cant bare to throw it away after somebody putting some sweat into building it years ago.
It sits on my counter and holds local info brochures for out of town customers.
Taff
Maybe some of you are actually highly educated luthiers even though you sometimes make cigarbox guitars. Many guitarists who practice a lot experience fatigue using a footstool so have started using devices raising the guirar from the knee to the cor
Read more…Here’s some pics...the strings are way too high near the bridge why???
the nut is a larger fret than the others ....it’s perfect at fret 1-4 and then rises steeply ... the bridge has to be sit that high so the first few frets don’t fret out ..the nec
Read more…I'm always searching for the next unusual sound that can be coaxed from a guitar, so when I saw Kaki King's video for "Bowen Island" featuring a Passerelle Bridge at the 17th fret, I got inspired to make my own.
Using a hand crafted floating bridge,
Read more…I have a 25.5 scale, 3-string CGB tuned GBg and currently use 42, 34, 24 gauge wound strings with a humbucker. I tuned down to EBe and love the playability of the looser feel but want to get the GDg tuning.
Hi, Some time ago after reading that some builder put springs in their CBG's, I thought I would try it.
Well I must have used springs that were unsuitable because the sound change was not noticeable to warrant the work in fitting them. Luckily I put
Read more…A new book and museum exhibition celebrate the work of North Carolina luthier Freeman Vines. His handmade guitars are crafted from found materials and hunks of old wood, including some from a tree once used for a lynching. https://www.npr.org/2020/0
Read more…Current build is on an Avo box with 25.5" scale and only about 16 frets, I usually tune to GDG and get a wide range of notes high to low.
I assume this shorter neck tuned GDG will be a more bass tone, can it be tuned differently to compensate slightl
Read more…Hi All,
I'm building a 4 string hubcap cbg and the string height will be extremely high at the hubcap end due to the shape of the hubcap. I plan this build to be a slide only but have never built with such a high action. Any tips on set up,
Regards
Read more…I want to make a bowed string with a scale length of 14." I see where others have used steel wire (not that I could find any at Home Depot). From my estimations, I believe to tune that to a D like on guitar's fourth string, the gauge should be somewh
Read more…I need to get your opinion on what materials you use for your nut. I’m coming from the school that uses a bolt. I’m now opening my mind up that there may be possible benefits to using a bone nut or some other material. I’m interested in hearing your
Read more…well if finally happened, the neck broke inside the box on my latest build just about 1" forward of the pickup channel, unsure of how it happened as it was out of the box while some fretwork was being cleaned up.
I think it is salvageable by gluing a
Read more…Well I finished my first a couple of days ago. Fretless Acoustic. Learned a lot and getting ready to start
my second. Sounds good! On these type of boxes is there a latch or something that
I can get to keep the lid fastened?
Read more…Hi, due to the holdup i getting some supplies I have started to French polish some builds due to a shortage of lacquer. Very relaxing.
Here's a wood top banjo pot and a parlor guitar body going through the process.
I’m writing for your opinions about what type of boxes you use for your guitars. Do any of you use particleboard/fiber board boxes? Or do you only stick to boxes that are made of solid wood? Does anybody use Romeo and Juliet’s? Seems to me they’re fi
Read more…I know scales that go from fret 2 to twelve on each individual string. Is there scales that go to twelve that use all three strings in one scale?
Read more…I saw a video of a guy in India making a coconut banjo and he used a thin flexible plastic sheet with adhesive backing for the top. Can anyone think of a product in the US which could serve that function already with adhesive? Home Depot was no help
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