I have been meaning to put this one together for a while and with quarantine lasting, I had time to get it done.
The Diddley Bow canjo is much more in line with a traditional Canjo; an open top tin for the body a length of wood, in my case half a len
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So uh, when I was 10 years old I collected beer cans and they sat in my Dad’s attic since 1976 and now I got em. Mostly steel, mostly nice, and old.
I see some serious potential here.
I just strung this wine box upright and I must say I am underwhelmed with the results. The D and G string are okay but the E and A are dull, dull, dull.
I can think of a few possible reasons for this: the sound board is nailed on (should be glued),
Read more…Soon building a phone handset mic (waiting for delivery), but that got me to wondering, can a lo-fi be made out of old small speakers? I have several, ranging from 3" to 1"x2" ovals.
Read more…Hi all! I'm curious how many Aussie cigar box guitars builders we have here? I'm struggling to find parts and accessories for my builds! I've done the build with anything I can find and though this is awesome... I would like to start some more advanc
Read more…I bought a humbucker fully wired set up. I have a white wire that is not solderer to anything. Where does it go?
Read more…Just letting those that I told I would make a blog about how I wind primitive pickups that the blog is "finished" I may "new and improve" it later on, but for now it's done.
Thank you all,
Ray
A Cigar Box Nation Featured Discussion.
I am using a Macanudo paper covered box. I like the way the box looks now, I am going to use metal corner protectors. I was not going to put any finish on the box itself. Is that ok or is it preferred to put
Read more…Hi, I managed to find some time to do a few builds, here are some of them.
This family group, a 5 string Banjo, a three string guitar and a violin all carry the same genes, or should I say wood species. From the same wood pallet and fencing timber, I
This 4 string the strings are way too high as they head to the bridge . They are fine towards the headstock .
ive checked tto see the neck is straight . The neck is 1/4” higher than the body. I’ve tried different bridge heights. What can I do. I’ve e
Read more…I’m downsizing my travel rig from a Fender Champion 100 2x12 combo and Harbinger M60 sound system down to a Roland Micro Cube GX and possibly another battery-powered amp to run my vocal mic out of. Most places I play are either dive bars or small res
Read more…i came across this machine sometime ago and forgot about it, mainly had no interest or need. So looking for useful ideas I ran into it again,let me know what you think! Vertical CNC click here!
Read more…On two guitars I recently built they are a little bit out of tune at the 12th fret. When I tune the bottom string to open G and then play it at the 12th fret it comes out sharp. I’m hoping that’s something that I can adjust to make it right.I tried t
Read more…Hoping someone will chime in here. I'd appreciate any knowledge from the membership. Several of my builds have copper sheet tailpieces made from a fifty year old section of corroded pipe. Others I have made from steel hinges and a few from hardwoods
Read more…Hi, its a sad time, along with all the other crap that's going on. Mojo has gone to a new home after 25 years of sharing the roads with me, I'm talking about my ride not the guitar. What's that saying "use it or lose it".
Now I'll build a CBG in me
Read more…...specifically the first note of the 2nd solo comfortably numb. Im just learning about 'pinch' harmonics. Is that first note deliberate? It always seemed accidental to me.
Read more…Hi, congratulations to winners of the build competition, some very nice and detailed work on show, well done.
Taff
I’m looking for advice and tips on how to sell cigarbox guitars other than at a festival. I’m very soon going to have too many sitting around the house and will be looking for a way to sell some. I also would like advice or thoughts on how to determi
Read more…This is a series that I found on YouTube (ONE MINUTE WORK BENCH) that I thought if you are in the same situation as me, where you have a very limited work/storage area! Follow these links for a compact useable work area. Which includes a tablesaw,
Read more…I hope everyone is feeling ok, during this unexpected free time I am building instruments again. does anyone know of a bendable magnetic pickup that can be mounted on a cello type instrument.
