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does any one know if SOSA cigars in downtown disney sell box/s on,will be there on the 21sept
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Box size and depth suggestions?
Hi CBGer's, After about 3 hours on ebay last night and drooling over the many boxes there, I have a question or 2 that I hope you folks can help with. What is the best average box size and depth to look for when making a CBG? I fell in love with thi
Read more…Rotory tool
My next tool purchase is going to be a rotary tool, like a Dremel. I have an old craftsman that is not variable speed and really only have a few accessories with it. What do you recommend. I know I want a flex shaft with it, don't know what brand is
Read more…Bowing of the neck
I finished my first CBG, I know I know, I promised pics, still need to snap some. I did a lot of little corrections here and there to get it right, which I figured out on my own before I looked up on here, and most people did it a little different th
Read more…ANOTHER LITTLE PIEZO QUESTION
Piezo come in different sizes. The ones from Radio Shack are are what about 1" in dia. I just got some that are 3/4"dia. How does the different diameters affect the sound? Is bigger better?
Read more…String separation
Does the distance between a pickup and strings have any effect on sound?
Read more…Woot! Woot! I just sold 4 CBGs!!!
My buddy tests out some of my creations, and he had one of them at work with him, and some of his co-workers saw it. One guy is buying 2, one for him, and one for his brother for Christmas. Two other people are buying one too. Guess I better get bus
Read more…Zoom effects pedal help
I am not sure how much experience anyone has had with a Zoom 505 II guitar pedal, but mine is not being nice. I used it yesterday and some how there has been a button pushed and it is just going crazy on me. I have this flashing red dot on the screen
Read more…website suggestion/ and question I guess
Fellows: I'll start by saying I've been trying to expose myself to the Delta blues sound for a few years and have found it awefuly hard to find artisits outside of Robert Johnson and given that there are few listeners in my area that I kno wof I hav
Read more…You guys have got to check this out!!
I'm featured over at Boutique Guitar Resource: http://boutiqueguitarresource.com/?cat=330
Read more…I Just Can't Decide
Never had this happen before. I usually visualize a box made into a guitar and go for it and it usually turns out close to what I expected. This one I just have not been happy with. The picture on the left is what I was planning, but it just doesn't
Read more…SSSSHHHHH! Don't let Kenni Lee Burgess or Shane Speal see this....
I know some of you built these 3-string guitars thinking 6 was too many...then we, I mean You got to thinking... dang, 3 is a bunch too! Well, as luck would have it, I'm gonna help my FD partner's daughter build a 1-stringer for a school project. I t
Read more…the truth behind cigar box fiddles
I don't know if any of you are into stories and tall tales, but I found this one and thought it was great. http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewshortstory.asp?id=28994 I grew up with 'hill folk' tales and my mother teaching me where the haunts and s
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decided on a name?
Well after almost finishing my first CBG or banjo I have orders for six more and others wanting them as well. I am keeping my first one but I did decided on a name and a logo. I have collected pennies sense I was a small kid and my all time favorite
Read more…Ahhh! Nothing is safe any more!
Had to laugh at myself. We were getting things out of storage getting ready for a yard sale. This wasn't for sell but I was sitting here looking at it and think'n if I took the face and brass ring off of that old clock it might look pretty awesom as
Read more…Tone Question
I've built 4 CBG's to date, and on a couple of them I notice when the slide is moving up the fretboard (say 12th fret and above), that I hear a pitch going up (expected), but also a pitch going down (annoying). I've played guitar for a number of yea
Read more…Split fretboard?
Has anyone done this? I'm planning a CB Uke, using parts from a junker Concert size Ukulele. It joins the body at the 12th fret and has an extension over the body with two more frets. I want to use a 5 Vegas box that has a beautiful logo on the top
Read more…Cutting Port Holes
ok so what's the best way to NOT screw up the lid when cutting port holes
Read more…The Honeydripper
I just saw this movie yesterday for the first time (it was playing on Showtime). What a cool flick this was. The movie wasn't a revelation or anything but it was good and solid and had all kinds of really fantastic moments in it. Plus the added fun o
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