Some video from my interview for the local paper.
You can see some Ted Crocker gear in there if you look close :) http://smokehouseguitars.com/blognewsroll/?p=297
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A spot to say Thank You !....To all our millitary personel.
Just wanted to put this up, so we could have a spot to say thank you to all the Nations members serving in the armed forces. From me, The Fader, on this Memorial Day.......THANK YOU !....for without you, we could not enjoy the freedoms that we have b
Read more…Dipping piezos...
I saw somewhere, maybe here, that dipping the piezos in the plastic stuff you dip tool handles into was a good idea. What is the advantage to dipping it, or covering the piezo in something? Does it change the tone, and if so, how? I found a source
Read more…Tenor Tuning
Hey everyone, I got my latest edition of "Acoustic Guitar" or whatever its called and the cover was Neko Case sporting an old Tenor guitar. I've had a recent interests in them so this caught my eye. I guess I was wondering if anyone out there tunes t
Read more…I NEED SOME HELP
I'm a dummy, let's state that up front. I have build two CBGs. In each I put a Piezo Transducer (Radio Shack) between the neck and the top of the guitar. I bought a "Mini-Deluxe" Fender MD-20 made in China Amp. I can get zero amplified sound. I have
Read more…Smokehouse Guitars has relauched (yet again...)
Okay, swear to god this is the last time I'm redoing my site. Hey guys, I know I've been pretty quiet lately. I'm mostly lurking these days because I have so much stuff to do that I don't have much time to be on a computer anymore if I'm not getting
Read more…About these preamps,,,,,,,,,,,,
Ok Imma old buzzard ,been kicking around the music business for 40 some years,but,,,, Though I'm familar with the term "preamp" I have no idea what they really do. So could somebody enlighten this old cuss about what a preamp is? Maybe even include a
Read more…Cigar Box Fiddle Plans
Just found a site that has plans for building a Cigar Box Fiddle with pictures that take you through all the steps.For anyone interested the addy is www.carolinafiddle.com They are in Pdf form if you want to copy them.
Read more…What does A' mean?
Sorry for the noob question, but in a PDF file I have, it refers to tuning the strings and it shows an A'. I know #=sharp, and b=flat, but what does a ' designate?
Read more…Any tips on witch particular piezo's to get?
I'm sure some have better sound & range than others. I'm a bit confused which one to get. Any advise? Thanks
Read more…How many sound holes?
I am under the impression that the more sounds holes you have, the more treble the CBG sounds, is that correct? I am finishing up my second build, and I am going to use the brass tarp grommets again, but I am not sure how many I should use. I was th
Read more…A question of groove(s)
Hi: In looking around for suitable bridge/nut material, I've found a couple of antique keys from my grandmother's house. They're the old-fashioned kind with long smooth barrels. I've seen a couple of CBG builds with smooth bridges (mostly bar stock)
Read more…Making nuts/bridges is killing me!!
I am really struggling with making the slots in the nut the right width, right depth, etc. I don't know if I am not using the right tools, or the right technique, or both. I use a thin backsaw for part of the cut, I also have a coping saw that has a
Read more…"Songs Inside The Box" at On Location: Memphis film festival
"Songs Inside The Box," the cigar box guitar documentary will be shown twice during the On Location: Memphis International Film Festival. It will open a special block of film for seniors on Friday, April 24th at 12:30 and it will also be shown on Sat
Read more…Tone Control Blues
Hey all... Wiring novice/newly addicted cbg-er here... I have 2 volume pots and am under the assumption that I can turn one of them into a tone control. In the many diagrams I've looked at I notice a capacitor tied into the mix... I was hoping one o
Read more…CBN on Digg.com
Hey folks. I decided to try a little advertising experiment and put CBN on digg.com. If you don't knwo what digg.com is, it's a user-driven information/news site, where people vote for (digg) articles and items they like. If an item gets enough diggs
Read more…piezo / reso compatibility
I'm working on a reso project -- pan lid inside box on furring strip supports, no plan for coverplate, yet -- and am wondering about electifying these things with piezos.... I ask, b/c the one reso I've made (a little paint-can lid thing, with the t
Read more…Call for Entries! Headstock designs
All, I want to make a Call for Entries here regarding headstock design for CBGs. My goal is to create a PDF (probably) showing different headstock designs, construction ideas, different designs based on number of strings, historical designs, with ex
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