After joining this forum in 2014, I finally have my 1st CBG which my wife bought for me at the weekend (a 4 string from Frethound Custom Guitars). I was never going to get around to building one.
Now to learn to use a slide.
Read more…Just finished my 1st freeless acoustic CBG, based on the #Glenn Watt design. 31inch neck, 25inch scale, 42/32/24 gauge strings. Sycamore neck and a 200mm x 180mm x 45mm box made from 7mm ply. Neck finished with Osmo oil wax with fret marked on using
Read more…Hi, I'm HazelFyrebird, and I'm a wannabe luthier (I feel like I'm standing up at a Builder's Anonymous meeting...) in Virginia. I'm a bit of a lurker, as I've been reading and reading for a while, and this is my first post. I'm a musical social but
Read more…This is not so much of a reintroduction as a rebirth so to speak. I joined Cigar Box Nation many, many years ago when I initially developed an interest in more "primitive" instruments, CBGs, mountain dulcimers, diddly bows, canjos and "strumstick" ty
Read more…Hello...I'm new to the forums and new to cigar box guitar building. In the last month, I've completed two guitars and really enjoyed the process. I'm not sure I'm going to enjoy learning to play them, though. I've been playing six string acoustic gui
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great place for great way of music and play it.
I am new in the cbg world. i just bought it one from italian liuter Matteaccis.
And i have other one near to be ready from other liuter, Fusillo. Premiatissima Liuteria Fusillo
i am a guita
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i joined CBN almost a decade ago but never really got involved with the site. Now that I’m building CBGs and other cigar based crafts again I figured it was time to learn from this community of experts.
Looking forward to being a bit
Read more…Hi All, learning all the time already. Just posted an intro already but no idea where to.
Anyway, about halfway through my first box build and already thinking what I’m gonna change for build 2 then I’ll probably think on tweaks for 3 then 4 etc, etc
Read more…I have not built or played CBG in a long, long, long time and I am looking to get back into it. I have some new tools and have been collection boxes over the past few months and I am looking to dive back into it again. Hope to have some new builds do
Read more…I have not built or played CBG in a long, long, long time and I am looking to get back into it. I have some new tools and have been collection boxes over the past few months and I am looking to dive back into it again. Hope to have some new builds do
Read more…Hi all. Over the years I've built a cigar box, an acoustic uke, and many electric guitars. Recently I saw a video of a band (Homemade Jamz Blues Band) that uses muffler guitars built by their Dad, so I figured I had to try making one.
It turned out p
Read more…Greeting!
Very new to the CBG craze. It started when my youngest (she's 30) saw a vid of someone playing a one string canjo. She mentioned she that thought it would be fun to build and play. I have built instruments before, Dulcimers and Ukulele. I l
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I am new to the world of cigar box guitars, I got myself one of the mass produced "Electric Blues Box Slide Guitar"s by Hinkler Publishing, and I am really enjoying it, especially for the price it's a great value, especially for a beginner like me
Greetings all, I built a 3 string cbg awhile ago but never actually learned to play it.
During these last months (years?) of plague I ended up following my brother, father, aunt, and niece into learning the Ukulele. I am now thinking about building
Read more…So I’ve got a thousand ideas, which my wife hates. The two questions that I’ve not been able to solve via google are very basic. A) What are the best types of boxes to use, I’ve just picked a 5 or 6 some of them are "squarish" and fairly deep whilst
Read more…Hello!. Name is Bill. Built my first CBG from a CB Gitty kit 2 months ago. Now working on learning to play the thing. Got interested after seeing Samantha Fish playing one in a music video. Researched a few sites such as this one. Made mine as an aco
Read more…Grizzly from VIC, Australia
It's been a long time coming but I've finally attempted my first build and it's probably turned out, and sounds better than expected, (although i wasn't expecting too much to start with!)
Necks too thick, actions too high,
Read more…I would be very interested if it worked well and especially if it did not.
I have some 'hi-tech scrap' (but everywhere) ideas for resonators.
Read more…Hello from the middle of nowhere Oregon. I had some friends over for BBQ, Beers and a jam for my bday and my buddy Jake had brought over 2 CBG’s his brother made. I’ve always wanted to play slide but every time I tried I just wasn’t into it much, it
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As I indicated I'm in NZ. I have just made my first CBG and have used this forum heaps. so although my first one is finished I'm still adapting it and setting it up and loving it. I don't play slide so I pity my wife and children as I get the han
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