Hi, Lady customer brought this guitar in she was not happy. She wanted the Green sparkle paint removed. She said her husband had done it to her beloved guitar, and was the reason they were not married anymore.
I did not ask any more questions, just t
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I built the reso-plate kit from CBGitty.
Not sure what the wood is and I'm looking for finishing tips.
As a novice woodworker, finishing is the one area I know little about, but I'm learnin
Read more…About done with my first and needing to drill a couple of sound holes in the paper covered cigar box.
I have some 1" Grommets/w screens from CB Gitty. The website site says the inside diameter of the grommet it "about 1/2"...... Would be nice if
Read more…Day 6 of Quarantine, getting bored, can't binge watch Dragon Ball all day. So I got a head start in my Summertime builds and put this thing together. quite standard for my 6 String builds: big tin, in this case a Quality Street Chocolate Tin (if you'
Read more…I have recently purchased a 6 String Banjo Neck, won it in an auction, got a good price, all of that bit and am now seeking to affix to a big round Biscuit Tin, I've seen it done with 4 and 5 String Banjos so 6 is doable, but I am in unknown territor
Read more…I’m new to CBG playing and I’m learning to play slide blues. However when I have to hammer on, especially to my low G string, I get a lot of ringing. This ringing drowns out the effect of the hammer. I’ve tried slides of various materials to no avail
Read more…Been working on this for a couple weeks now. Lots of cutting and measuring and gluing and clamping and a lot of the things I don't like having to do so I usually work with tins to avoid them, but now that part I done and I can relax. I have built a B
Read more…For all those out there that make there own pickups, I have a questions on cost etc.
Do you find it cheaper to buy pickups or build your own? What is the rough estimate cost to make a 3 string pickup, wire, magnet, etc. I looking at making the "flat
Read more…I am in Lockdown, because of this Plague so I got some time on my hands and I thought I'd get some building done. Today is a practice body Build, a pine Flying V. its smaller than a standard Flying V, so If it comes out ok, I'm thinking it will make
Read more…I use Tung Oil on my necks as a finish. I like the way it looks.
I have tried Polyurethane but it looked to shiny and new.
Tru-Oil or Gun Stock Oil but that was also shiny.
And, Teak Oil. I really can't remember what I didn't like about that one bu
Read more…Hey everybody,
I recently got this little Fender Frontman 15R project from a nice fellow that had an ad in Craigslist. Free. Sweet! He told me it wouldn't come on and that he had poked around looking for an obvious short, but didn't really have the kn
In the middle of building a fretless build (no attached fret board), my first build. I've got a question about tuner height and relationship to the Nut.
Tuners are closed tuners from MGB and nut is a threaded rod. What is confusing me is that it se
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I am currently building a banjo using a snare drum, strung as a guitar, but I am not sure whether to use nylon or steel strings. Any advice please?!
Thanks!
Read more…I am wondering if you guys put finnish on the neck before you put the frets on? I built two now,the first one I used tru oil and the neck was already fretted. All was fine,After putting finish on I leveled and polished the frets. On second build I in
Read more…In the middle of building a fretless build (no attached fret board), my first build. I've got a question about tuner height and relationship to the Nut.
Tuners are closed tuners from MGB and nut is a threaded rod. What is confusing me is that it se
Read more…I had a client buy one of my gittys, I shipped it to them and when they got it the neck was broken at the top where it angles. I build now over 100 gittys and shipped all over the US, this is the first I've every had this happened.
What do you think
Read more…Using photos from my collection of instruments, I have been releasing a series of Guitarcheology videos, giving details to some great forgotten instruments. Many are featured in Poor Man's Guide Magazine. Here are some of the latest for you to enjo
Read more…Ok, so it's not a cigar box guitar... but from time to time, I love getting a cheap guitar kit from eBay and putting my own spin on it.
As a lifelong Rush fan, I've always wanted a Steinberger headless guitar or bass ever since I saw Geddy Lee play
Read more…What's the best type of bit for drilling sound hole in a paper covered wood box? Don't want to shred the paper in the process. Any tips for success?
Read more…I've been working on this for about a week now, glued and clamped in the background whilst I worked on my bigger builds. Now it is finished and I see why they are such popular builds. I was given a box to try and use and just happened to have a novel
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