Hi, I just finnished a nylon stringed CBG for a customer of mine, and after getting the neck settings and string action just about right, tuning up and testing I thought to myself that this thing is really pretty shitty. The box itself is an H.Upmann
Read more…Hey guys while we are on the subject of odd stuff - indian microtonal fretboards...any ideas? I hear there are 45 or so notes to the indian octave so once again I leave it to the nation....
Read more…Fellows: I'm super pumped about building (and playing) my very first CBG (Yes when I get going on the build I will put up picis and such for you) I've been looking at lots of photos of said instruments and have seen some with sound holes that look l
Read more…Read about it here: http://smokehouseguitars.com/blognewsroll/?cat=4 If any of you guys are in the area for this event please come by.
Read more…Most of the time I have everything I need in my little back yard shop to make what ever I want. But machine heads are the road block for me. I really want to make my own. I have seen some made out of wooden dowles, I would love to do that, but how do
Read more…Is the use of a zero fret considered good or bad? Any thoughts???
Read more…Old long tooth veterans snarling already aint ya? I aint got a stoopid question, I just wanted to know if anybody has worked with walnut for a neck. My brother has a planer (and all the really cool shi...stuff I dont) and made me a buttload of walnut
Read more…Got my copy of the DVD yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Really let's you know what kind of "crazies" we deal with around here. Anyone that likes CBG should get a copy and watch it. Show it to you friends, they won't think you are q
Read more…Hey all, I would like to put the John Henry Episode together this weekend so I will need all tracks by this friday for those who wanted to contribute. Thanks! Send mp3's to jokercbg@yahoo.com You can listen to older episodes of the cast on the cb n
Read more…I think one of the most useful things we can do to help newcomers and novice builders (actually I wouldn't mind seeing it too) get started is to routinely post at least the following info with our pictures: 1. Scale Length: Example - 25" 2. String w
Read more…hi everyone, i added myself to the nation a week or so ago. thought id just say hi and say that i just bought bill's how to video. stick string box method.i havent received it yet.due to the fact i just paid for it like 15 minutes ago.haha. i have y
Read more…Hi, I have built a few CBGs and find after each one I've learnt something - the last two I finished for my boys over the summer holidays were 3/4 size rather than the usual full size. Lessons learnt - the smaller scale needed 12 gauge strings rather
Read more…I recently have added a video on you tube called preacher man...my first song ever played and written on the diddley bow. Well, I was not blessed with a singing voice, and searching for that scratchy sound, I distort my voice through my cool cat and
Read more…Well, its been over 7 months since I've been laid off, and 6 months now since I started building cigar box instruments. It has been more fun than I could have imagined. Looking back over the pictures and videos, you can see how far they've come...wel
Read more…Hi everyone, I am mostly done building my first cigar box guitar. I decided that I wanted to fret the instrument and found and used a template online for measuring the spacing and the overall distance between the nut and the bridge. I started to stri
Read more…If I wanted to roll more highs to ground, would I use a .03 or .04 Capacitor? I am thinking a .04 would give me more bass tones out, but want to double check. [IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l86/sewkid/Junk%20photos/Cap-Switch.jpg[/IMG]
Read more…Sold my first CBG this morning, actually the second one I ever built. (had to make room) I just put a couple up on Craigslist and got a couple of immediate hits.
Read more…I found n old coke candy tin in a thrift shop and was thinking about using it for a resonator build With the top snapped in place the tin has a very clear sharp ring to it when tapped With the top off both the top and body just give off a dull thunk
Read more…You get to where you look at everything in connect with a CBG. I was out cleaning up along my road the other day and came across this Copenhagen lid someone had thrown out. I knew immediately the perfect place for it! This will be a three string with
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