Well, its a while since I asked a silly question so here's another one. I can't find this topic anywhere but I bet it has been asked before. If so I apologise.
I have fretted my last few instruments and manage to get slots that allow the wire to be p
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Ive just got hold of a lovely cigar box but the lid must be warped as, when the clasp in locked in place oneside of the lid is not flush with the bottom of the box whlie the otherside is.
So i was hoping someone out there could sugest som
Read more…I have three swisher sweets boxes and each one is about 4 1/2 inches wide 5 inches long and three inches deep. I think they would make some pretty nice mini amps or speakers but I am wondering if there is an instrument that a box that size could be u
Read more…I've got some Telecaster pickups I would love to put in a CBG. But, I'm not clear at all about the ways to do it. Here's where I get confused.
Both the neck and bridge pickups need to be mounted from inside the box where the neck is. The neck wo
Read more…From time to time the subject of suitability of one wood or another comes up. Is it stiff enough for a neck? Is it hard enough for a fretboard?
I was mooching around on the web a few days ago and found this site. It certainly isn't perfect because it
Read more…Building my first 3 string which strings should i use steel or nylon, also ? which ones ( A E D B ) ?
Read more…I have just started getting into CBGs and have a couple questions. How do you lay out the frets, where should they go. What are some tips for building my first cbg?
Read more…Does Scale Length effect how a CBG sounds? Would a 24.5" sound different from a 13" "nut to bridge" length given everything else is the same on the CBG?
Thanks,
Dave
Read more…{sigh} I just finished two (count 'em TWO) identical necks utilizing some 3-in-a-line tuners. I thought I had a nice design going until I mounted the tuners and thought about how the strings would run. Anyone see the problem?
In order to run
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First post and first build ever! All my stuff is ordered and just waiting for it to show up. I have read several how to's and watched a bunch of you tube video's...all great. My question is;
Is the wood in cigar box tight to the b
Read more…Where is the information for "building a cigar box 101." I see every thing else but on the site. I'm on my third build but haven't string'd them up yet.
Thank You
Read more…Hi everyone. I would like to try my hand at building a reso. I don't know much about cones and such, but I saw this tonight and wondered if it would work in a reso build.
My idea was to cut a circle into the box and then put that over it and screw
Read more…What's the usual string height over the nut, midpoint of the fingerboard, and the body next to the bridge?
Read more…I got my recent build about wrapped up. My problem is that now that I have the nut and bridge on it, I have a buzz on the 1st and 2nd frets. I have filed the 2nd and 3rd frets to the point I'm uncomfortable taking any more off of them, and it still p
Read more…I have made a few "biscuit tin" guitars, and depending on the lid (I like to have the lid on top as there is usually a design on it!) it will either support the bridge or it won't. I have a lovely old vintage toffee tin I would like to use in a new d
Read more…Hi everybody - my first post. I couldn't find the answer to this in any of the discussions, so if this has already been answered, please direct me to that post.
I'm working on my second build (a CB dulcimer affair) because, although the first one lo
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getting ready for my first build (got a cbgitty CBG kit with a piezo rod) and I am thinking about where the best placement for the piezo-rod would be. Any suggestions?
BR
Fredrik
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I have had to cut down a willow tree in my garden. Much of it was rotten, but there is some decent wood. I imagine that it is not suitable for necks, but is it of any use at all? I can't see many mentions of willow on CBN, so wonder if it is unsuitab
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