Hey Guyz'n'Galz,
For my 3rd build I wanna shape the neck.
I have a decent length of mahogany 2"x1" (so in the real world that's 1.75"x0.75")
My question is, after I cut the full length I need, do I cut a length roughly the length from nut to box and
Read more…Hi all! I got turned on to this via a friend who builds CBGs in Tampa area. It got me thinking about all my cigar boxes that I typically use to collect junk.
Well, long story short: I have about 50 different boxes--cheap ones to humidor subs. I h
Read more…Hi, I am wanting to do a magnetic pickup in one of the CBGs I am currently building and need advice about what is needed for this. Besides the pickup itself, jack, volume and tone pots, what else is needed? Any other electronic parts? I was going to
Read more…I usually use a hardwood bridge. But sometimes a threaded rod with nuts on each end. Sometimes that is sitting on top of a thin piece of hardwood.
I was looking at two of my diddley bows last night. One sounds real good, the other like crap. Th
Read more…Strung up my very 1st CBG last night. Considering the fact that I know nothing about everything it seemed to go OK. However: pretty sure I need something to add tension to my 2nd string as it seems loose on the nut and has a pronounced buzz. I tried
Read more…Hey, New here. Great place.
I have seen several neck attachment methods. Glue to the lid and screw to braces. Any upside/downside to either of those?
Read more…i am in the process of building a couple of 'cigar' boxes from scratch. the first has sides 1/4" thick and is 11 x 7 x 1 3/4. i have yet to source timber for a lid and base. the second is slightly bigger and has 10mm (approx 3/8") thick sides and mea
Read more…I have a few flat top boxes where I want to glue the neck on the top and swing the bottom open to fix/adjust electronics. What's a good way to screw the top on, or add a clasp? do I add some kind of wooden backer under screws? Any ideas?
Read more…Hi, I am in the middle of my second build which is for my 7 year old daughter. I was going to do a dulcimer fretting based on some recommendations in a 22.25" scale. I am not sure what strings would be best for this and also what to tune them to. An
Read more…I am building a LPG with an old acoustic guitar neck that overhangs about 5" past the heel at the 12th.fret. Either I build the box 5" longer at the neck before the plate, or the fretboard is going to sit on the plate at least 4". What is the best th
Read more…I ordered some MOP fretmarkers size 7/32" (14/64") and also some Abalone fretmarkers size 15/64". Will a 1/4" Forstner bit be a good choice to buy, or do I have to go dead on? Have never installed any before
Read more…Hi Folks, I'm trying out nylon strings for the first time. I built a 3 stringer. Using the 5, 3 and 1 strings: GDG tuning. My issue is they sound dead and seem sloppy, but if I tighten them up, they break. Part of the breaking came from some issues w
Read more…Ok I have my neck cut to length and I am about to notch it for siting in the cigar box. Should I worry about if it is straight in line with the sound board or should it angle back some compared to the soundboard.
Here are two drawing showing what I
Read more…Howdy folks - Been awhile since I posted anythin' on this here message board, but thought I'd git on here to say Thank Ya to all you folks who have bought my GittyMan CBG Making Manaul. I've gotten a coal-truck-full-of- nice-comments from y'all, so
Read more…First time poster here! This seems to be the best cigar box guitar website out there so I'd thought I'd check it out.
A little background on me: I've never made a cigar box guitar. In fact, I don't even PLAY guitar...yet. I have always wanted to
Read more…Ok I was looking at the thicknesses of the top and bottom of the box I plan on using. The top is made of a thin (1/8"+) wood panel and the back is a thin (1/16"+) plywood panel. Which one would be the better choice for my Soundboard / top panel?
Read more…Howdy all. Yep.".another obsess or has joined the ranks. I haven't even started building yet and I am obsessed! Is that bad? Please be gentle....I have seen many a great guitar with great logos. I too, want to create and add a logo to my builds. Has
Read more…Finished my first electric build today using a splitable humbucker pickup. I used a neck of a cheap knock off Fender Tele. Sounds pretty good (surprise). Already planning my next build. A 3 string with a Piezo pickup. Wondering if I should use 2 so I
Read more…Well, after alot of searching for info and working most of the kinks out. I finaly got it done. The Neck is made of white oak with a Southern Iowa Walnut fretboard. Abalone fretmarkers and white side dots. Ivory (Real) Nut & Bridge. The Box is real o
Read more…Would an aluminum Bundt cake pan make for a good resonator cone? I know they aren't spun, rather they are stamped. But I bought one for $1 at a thrift store and see them at most every thrift store I go to for between $1-$5 Seems a fair price to me fo
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