Hi I just did this a few minutes ago and thought I would post it as there has been some discussion about this.
The neck is Tasmanian oak, it has tree coats of Orange Shellac brushed on and fine sanded and then one application of teak wax buffed on ha
Read more…Hi hooch, I hope the light is getting brighter at the end of the tunnel for you.
Anyway here's a workshop to aspire too, if you started earlier enough in life and have nothing else to do. I could not work out if it is a commercial manufacturing works
Read more…I read you can use quality craft paper from the arts store for Chinese Erhu type instruments, paper shopping bags for something requiring medium thickness, thick construction paper, or layers of paper if you want a thick banjo head. Some people also
Read more…i’m in the process of making a box out of maple and walnut. It’s about 16“ x 10“ by about 3 inches deep. I made the top and bottom out of maple; two pieces glued together in the center. They’re about 3 to 4 mm thick. I’m going to use a through neck o
Read more…Sorry Shane,
Using "religious images" that you have found on guitars, is not acceptable to millions of people. I'm not a fanatic, but I found that very offensive.
Mike
Read more…I bought a guitar from a nice gentleman in Tacoma about 3-4 years ago, and now I’m trying to contact him since the jack needs to be fixed. It’s a My Father Cigars box, it has a number #126 written on the back with a sharpie. Looks like It was made
Read more…Hi to all: i salvaged this neck from a box i acquired: i have a few nice wood boxes of different sizes: i could use some ideas as to how to attach the neck to the box as it does not go through: see attached photos of what i have work with: any help
Read more…Hi, here is a project that I procrastinated about for some time since it meant changing a vintage instrument. Do I, or don’t I?
The banjo in question is a Bacon Banjo-Mandolin. I have had is for about 30 years and put a new head on it back then. I had
About twelve months ago I began clearing a derelict garage in back of our house of decades of festering nastiness, then- during the hottest late summer I can remember- demolishing and hauling away the re-inforced concrete building. In the autumn I pa
Read more…Hey everybody, hope all are well.
Just wondering if a C.B. Gitty 4 watt speaker can be installed upside down. The way I built my amp, it would be neater, wiring-wise, to install it upside down. I looked around here and elsewhere on the net and found
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I have produced a pdf in which I explain (in a detailed way, with pics) how I have built my shovel guitar. It's in italian, because I am italian: my idea is that there are some italians too who would like to learn how to build a shovel guit
Read more…Hi, I'm looking for information on the CB Gitty 3-string guitar kit, but the stuff I'm trying to find out isn't available on their store site. I am a musician but I've never built a cigar box guitar before, I've been thinking about doing it for years
Read more…I present my full size 4 String Biscuit Tin Bass guitar. its beautiful, I love making the Biscuit Tin basses. I don't know if you guys have tried doing full size basses as Cigar Boxes and Canjos, but I can'r help but find that the hardest part is fin
Read more…I know was looking at some folk instrument kit site when I found that https://www.harpkit.com/ has a free plan area. thought ya'll could enjoy this as much as me. Just look under the Blueprints & Hardware section you'll find the free blueprints secti
Read more…If anyone is looking for a free cigar box guitar (and accessories), you can enter a drawing to win one. Here is the link to the giveaway information.
Read more…I just sent my first guitar through the mail. I sent it via UPS. The dimensions were 40 x 12 x 8 and it weighed less than 7 pounds. It was $60! $60! What? Is that what you guys are paying to ship something? I never thought it was gonna cost that much
Read more…In my ongoing quest to find historical instruments similar to our cigar box guitars and diddley bows, I recently stumbled across the Tromba Marina. This one-string, bowed instrument originated in Europe during the 1400's.
According to Wikipedia, "a
Read more…I have a problem with the volume control on one of my builds. I can turn it all the way to no volume but as soon as I turn it a little bit it goes right to high volume. There’s no way to have it at low or medium volume. It won’t change gradually. I’v
Read more…I just finished up an Arturo Fuente box with a mini hum bucker, volume and tone pot. Seems to work fine except when I switch it to gain oh my amp, it has no distortion. Every other one I’ve made, when I put it on the gain setting on the amp, it’s all
Read more…I am building a mandolin. It will be 6 string. 3 pairs of strings. That is just the way it's going to come out. Can anyone give me a clue to what kind of tune to give it. I was thinking G,D,E. If somebody has any ideas I'm all ears. Any of the CBG
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