hi all, i am new to building cbg's, heck even to playing guitar all together. here in netherlands its kinda hard to find boxes so planning on making my own from scratch. found tons of info on here and i am confident enough to start the build.
i do ha
Read more…Thought Id post some pics of a uke I just finished. Next on the list is my first 3 string. Mitchell
Read more…Hi all, recently I got into photography quite a bit and frequently hang out at flickr. There are groups for just about everything: cats, Ford Mustangs, orchids, insects, you name it. And CBG but the groups are not updated.
I would like to open a new
Read more…hi all, just a small question and i will begin my build. i want to build neck almost through body, so butted agains the back inside of box. that to me is nice looking option.
my question for now is: schould the bottom of the box be free and able to v
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I had attempted to build my first 3 string but Im having problems with the action. The strings are sitting very far from the neck. I made the groove bigger so the bolt at the top of the neck would sit further down but it didnt seem to mak
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Well into my builds now and have even git a couple of orders to build CBG's.
One problem, here in New Zealand they plaster these big government health warning stickers all over the cigar boxes. These look awful so I am removing them by just
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Can someone tell me if the nut and the bridge are supposed to be the same height on a 3 string slide?
If not, which should be higher?
Read more…Hey peeps. I wrote this up because I wish someone had told me all this stuff when I started. This is just my way of doing it. No doubt others have better methods and if they wrote a tutorial that would be way cool. Anyhoo, hopefully someone will find
Read more…So just wrapped up my first build and thought I'd post a couple of pics. It's a 4 string with 23.5" string length. My dots are crooked. The head is short. The tuning machines and the string holes are a little out of line, and my strings are a litt
Read more…What the best way to inlay a frets on a CBG's?...I try my hands @ it yesterday...I wasnt to happy with it :(
Read more…Im asking this question here because this section seems to be alot more active that the cbg electronics section and I figure I would get just as good an answer from you guys. I want to experiment a little with piezo placement. I usually glue my piezo
Read more…A lots have been ask question on building a CBG.....But what about the Finishing....Every 1 have their favorite finishing...I like the look and feel of Lacquer...What your favor finishing and why?
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Been watching you for a while & listening in, man you guys are inspirational !
Made a mean Diddley Bow (I'll vid you l8r). Built up my workshop from scratch, gotta bench, various tools.Now I'm about to go for my first build.
I've gathered p
Read more…Hi Guys,
Been watching you for a while & listening in, man you guys are inspirational !
Made a mean Diddley Bow (I'll vid you l8r). Built up my workshop from scratch, gotta bench, various tools.Now I'm about to go for my first build.
I've gathered p
Read more…I understand some venetian blinds are made of genuine hardwoods....maple, cherry, etc. Anyone try them for a fretboard? Am going to try and get some extra slats, seconds, damaged slats, etc. Anyone else try them?
Read more…i am on my second build and i am coming along faily smoothly. i've got my neck shaped and my tail piece shaped and finished so now i am on to the headstock. problem is that i want to put machine tuners in but don't have any to reference the size sha
Read more…hey guys, just finished a build and found that the neck is bowing, i made the neck out of tasmanian oak with a maple frett board, strait through neck, i normally glue the neck to the lid, this time i srewed the neck down to a block inside top
Read more…Last week I attempted to laminate Maple (1/4 inch) to Poplar (1x2) and it kinked all over. Next I tried red Oak(1x2) to Maple (1/4 inch), this time clamped to a table. As soon as I released the clamps it sprung up three inches over four feet...
Any a
Read more…Can anyone tell me where I can get plans for a 4 string CBG ??
Thanks,
Billy
Read more…http://dl.dropbox.com/u/49226314/Blind%20Gee's%20Fretting%20Tutorial.pdf
There will be a handy tip or two for most people in there.
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