Hey--I asked on the chat room, and I'll ask here: I need ideas on what to do with a silverware box I just bought from Goodwill (LOVE me some Goodwill!). It's on the big side. I'm not sure what to make with it, a 6-string, or a bass, or....
If I ma
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Got to say that I'm so delighted to have found CBN .. what a great resource! Then I must add that I know virtually nothing of music & guitars. But that doesn't seemed to have dampened my enthusiasm in giving this a go.
As mentioned, this
Read more…I bought a pre made neck with a fretted board. I was wondering what the ideal height of the fret board to the box was? This build is going to be an acoustic with piezo frettable style instrument. Sorry for what has probably been asked before, but my
Read more…I said to myself , I'm going to keep the first build simple. Lol! Here I am making a custom box from mahogany panels and old brass clock parts .i guess I'll just go electric from the start with a humbucker or 2. Why not,
Hi, I want to build a license plate guitar, but I am confused as to whether to plate acts as the top of the box or the plate rest on top of the wood top of the box. Does anyone have experience with this?
Read more…Another question. I have my fret board laid out for a 25" scale and 24 frets. I have seen it said that the fret board will be in the range of 19" to 20" from the nut to the box. Mine ends at 17 5/16. What am I doing wrong or am I just not seeing thin
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My second build I guess is technically a canjo - 4 strings and a real fancy tin. I was considering putting electrics in it but wasn't sure if a disk piezo would work as well in a tin compared to a box...would it sound OK or should I conside
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I found some information on CBGs (this forum, for example) a few weeks ago and have started building my first one!
However, I have one question about tuners and bushings. I found some epiphone tuners (similar to the one on the picture below),
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I'm getting close to being finished with my first CBG. I've found an old cool key, that I'ld like to use as a bridge. But I can't really figure out how to mount it to the body.
I've seen some photos with a solution I like, but I can't figure
Read more…I'm working on my building my second CBG. The first one was fretless, with a simple one piece neck, but on this one I want to add a fretboard.
I like the idea of having the fretboard extend over the top of the cigar box by an inch or two. Not that I
Read more…I've been building for a while now and like most of us, my instruments are built with a straight piece of 1.5" wide wood.
I've come to really like playing with a straight fingerboard with no taper. Now I'm starting to wonder why all mass produced st
Read more…WHAT ARE SOME MATERIALS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE LAYING AROUND THE HOUSE THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO MAKE FRETS OUT OF?
Read more…A buddy asked me to build a bass CBG for his father. He specifically requested a 3 string fretted with a 34" scale. I am concerned that the scale length will cause too much string tension for a normal neck. I do not have the ability or tools to do a
Read more…I am working on my first build.
It is a 3-stringer with an oak (not quartersawn) neck and a walnut fretboard.
I like having quite narrow string spacing and wanted to replicate the string spacing I had on a couple of other guitars that I play. Me
Read more…i finally decided to build a cbg. making everything from scratch even the box so i suppose it will be just a clone cigar box guitar lol
anyhow i am still searching for ideas and a few items but for the most part it's a go, i plan on making it a acous
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I'm approaching my first build and my thoughtful wife brought me a load of boxes from a local resale shop for a whopping $3.00 for the bunch!
But, are any of them suitable for a 25.5" acoustic slide build? See photo below.
The Punch and t
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This is my second guitar and I decided to try a bolt on neck.
I watched Farley's video and saw how she did it. But she does not say what size she's using, for the first screw. Does the neck I bought from here, come with a screw?
My first guitar w
Read more…Before I start, please note I haven't blown anything up YET, I'm just checking to see if I'm likely to blow anything up!
So I bought a couple of these pups:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pre-wired-Piezo-Pickup-Transducer-w-Volume-Knob-for-Cigar-Box-Guit
Read more…just built my first CBG with lots of help from my hubby. My problem is in tuning- keep breaking strings when trying to get it up to the correct note. Double checked string size to note I want, should be able to do it but can feel way too much tensi
Read more…Hi guys, I've not been on for a long time due to on going health problems but I need a project to lift my spirits. I've recently seen a 3 string tuned to open e, with what they described as no wrong notes tuning
I would be extremely grateful for any
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