Custom Cigar Box Guitar cases
I make custom cases for your creations you can find them on my Etsy site Nikitahoboaxe or my web site www.hoboaxe.com
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Finishing the Fretboard
I bought some perfect 1/4 blanks of some various exotic hard woods at the woodcraft store recently and am currently putting a CBG together using purpleheart for the fret boards (will be fretted) slots already cut.
Just curious what people typically
Read more…THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK! - My first CBG Build - Pics, Description and some CB Gitty Product Reviews
Hey all,
Its been a long journey, but I recently finished my first CBG Build (Name: BOOMSTICK) Sorry about pic quality, taken with phone.
Went with a partial neck-through design on a 20th anniversary Perdomo Cigar Box.
Neck is built with dark
Read more…Fiddle from a small tin?
I know it isn't exactly CBG related, but one the same line of home made string instruments, can anyone tell me besides tradition if there is any reason a fiddle wouldn't work with a machine head like that of a guitar rather than that fern head curled
Read more…Intructions for New Builders- Gittyman Manual
I recently completed building my first CBG. I'm not a woodworker and my carpentry skills are perhaps not the best. I had very low expectations and I assumed I'd screw it up and it would wind in the recycle bin. Before I started, I was surfing the Int
Read more…Short scale CBG
Has anyone built or played a CBG with a very short scale, say 17-18 inches. If so are they difficult to play. What is the shortest scale that anyone has played? I am trying to build a playable CBG for back pack travel. How wide are the necks? I inten
Read more…Tips on angling head to the neck?
Hi folks, do you have any easy to do tips on how to attach the head at an angle? i am not that skilled with wood and don't have any fancy equipment beside a handsaw, drill and a file. So I am looking for the easiest way to do the tilt. thanks
Read more…Mounting Mini Humbucker in CBG
I ordered a mini humbucker, have wiring and all the rest, but now I have no idea how to mount it in the guitar, help me!
Read more…Ashton box fumble
I started building a guitar from an Ashton box and ran into some problems tuning. When I started to tune the guitar the box began to crack , therefore never getting the proper tune. I admit, I was using a lot of spare parts to create this build. For
Read more…Building your own box
I am thinking of simply building the box section from scratch rather than using an actual pre-made box, does anyone else do this?
Read more…Looking for a box with a dragon in the label
I have a grand daughter that is nuts about dragons. I'm making a uke for Christmas and want to use a dragon theme... I've seen the dragon sound hole covers and I'll probably get some, but something in the original label would be cool.
Read more…Pickup height
I have a question about pickup height. What distance should there be between the strings and the pickup surface? I have a mini humbucker with double rails from suntek. Anyone have some advise?
Read more…recruiting beta testers..
Hello friends...
some of you may know that I'm near to submitting a big update to my iOs fret calculator. This update (v3) has a lot of really cool features, a head designer, f-hole design tool etc but the big thing is it prints full size templates
Read more…Bar Piezo Hum/Interference
Hello Gang. I am finally putting the finishing touches on my first build and much to my dismay, when i plugged in to make sure the electronics were working ok i am getting major hum and some squealing interference which gets worse if i touch the volu
Read more…string length 20 inches?
Building my 5th....going to do a bolt on neck for first time on a nice Cohiba box (any tips on bolt ons also appreciated). My first 3 were 25' scale length 3 strings. 4rth was a 17" 4 nylon string ukulele. Now I want to do a 4 string, sorta barato
Read more…Improving acoustic volume.
Any tips or tricks for increasing the acoustic volume on a cb mandolin? I am using a metal bolt for the bridge. Would a hardwood bridge help? If so, is it better to have it thicker or thinner? Also. I have a through neck design that was glued onto th
Read more…Drill Bit Size for standard tuner heads
I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me what drill bit size is needed to drill the standard tuner holes ?
Read more…Cuban Haul
Just returned from Cuba this is a picture of a small haul I brought back all empty boxes except for the box of Cohiba Esplendidoes which are awesome bye the way Its a pity you cuzins over the pond are not in tune with Cuba as these cigars are beautif
Newbie
I'm a newbie, just got my kit from Gitty & getting ready to build. Can't play a lick of music & I'm tone deaf, plus my wife says I can't carry a note, but I figure I've been making a fool of myself for 67 yrs so what the Hell.
I've made a Diddley Bo
Read more…Twin neck..more a question than anything
Next build I want to do is a Twin Neck.
4 String CBG and a 3 Long String Bass in the same box
Q1 Is that a possibility
Q2 Any suggestions or tips please
Q3 If the CBG is tuned GBGD what should the Bass be tuned
Q4 Am I mad and should forget it
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