Podheads of the C B Nation, the gospel show is up on the podcast. This was by far the best response I have received so far for music submissions to the show. Every track features cigar box guitars and/or diddley bows. Thanks to all who contributed. O
Read more…I'm experimenting with this tuning. Its Open D with the top as C: D F# A C I are not a musiclical theorician (I doesn't know them musical theories). Seriously tho, Its been quite a while since I'd had any music theory and can't seem to put a finger
Read more…On the thread about microtuning there was a link to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crSi9IxPfYA with about a zillion sympathetic strings. Sort of like a string bass/sitar blend. I have also been studying this instrument, a bowed dulcimer with
Read more…I'm trying not to be the designated e-bay watcher but here is another good buy (at least so for) on a Jack Daniel's. I post these so someone else will buy them because I really don't need to spend more money on boxes but I am weak! http://cgi.ebay.c
Read more…I first caught the cbg bug three years ago at the Kalamazoo Blues fest. I actually bought most of my materials back then, but I had lost the initiative for starting my build. I came across this site three weeks ago and decided to put it together. I f
Read more…I've got this box , you see ..... My 1st build was a typical 3 stringer. I played awful. I play bass, so now I've built 1 cbg, 1 cbbass, 1 cbbass with a factory neck, and a shortscale reso-cb-sumthinorother. I plan on chaing down a wine box or 2 ..
Read more…1st Posting- Some years ago I took a Univ of Minn graduate science course in acoustics and hearing at the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis. Each teacher had to build a musical device that could be used to teach about sound in the classroom. The most comp
Read more…Anyone ever try a 3 stringer with baritone ukulele strings? I've finally gotten to guts to begin my first CBG and I'm really excited. Box hunting tomorrow...
Read more…I've got a couple of boxes, but would love to hear some ideas re: what to build, 4 or 6 string and what scale length. Keep in mind I'm a beginner.
Read more…My guitars were featured at a local concert last Friday and as a thank you to the production team who puts on all of these concerts (I've been doing shows with them all Summer), I donated a guitar for them to auction off during the show. The money ma
Read more…I just finished building my 1st cbg with frets, I went with the 25.5 Fender scale for the build. As of right now I have a pen as my bridge so I can easily adjust it, I set it at 25.5 so I can match the fret spacing I used and it seemed to play semi
Read more…Since I've contracted this incureable disease, cigarboxbuildingites, which seems common on this forum. I've been wondering something. How many of you actually smoke cigars? What's your favorite brand, size, nation of origin, wrapper, ect. ? Personall
Read more…Hey Guys and Gals, The CBG comp is coming along great, just taking a bit longer to complete than expected. So far I have recieved some great tracks showcasing the wide range of styles that has come to be expected from the CBG nation. So far tracks h
Read more…I had no trouble finding a big-enough box for my resonator guitar, but now that I've assembled all the bits for my "solidbody" electric, I can't find a decent-sized box. To accommodate the scale length on the strat neck I have, it's got to be at leas
Read more…Mom threw a luau and wanted me to make some ukuleles for the kids Really just short neck guitars with twine strings and large chopstick tuners on $1 fiber board boxes I did have the foresight to take care in c cutting the boxes so that an left over c
Read more…Hey guys (and gals!)... I've got a question which I know you can shed some light on. What do you use to make soundholes? I've read some of the previous posts about different drill bits, etc, but my question isn't for circles... more like asymmetric
Read more…I took apart an electric drill that was worn. Before tossing these parts, does anyone know if they can be used to make a pick up etc.? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Read more…Hey, guys.. I've been out of sorts for a month or so with my mom being ill and work.. but 2 of my cbg's are on display at our local art gallery and Public Radio did a spot on the show including me.. I even played a quick tune for them... Listen to i
Read more…I have a Music Minister wanting one of my CBG and he wants to plug in at and play at church. What pick-up do I need to put in my CBG so he can do so. I know the piezo wll work on DC but wil it work on a plugged in system? thanks
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