Greetings from Wisconsin

Posted by Dave Steinmeyer on September 8, 2013 at 11:45am

Greetings to all you fellow CBG fans.  I recently saw a report on TV about a guy who started building CBGs as therapy following a heart attack.  Since I've been wanting to build a guitar, that struck me as a cool way to get up to speed.  Also, I play bass in a blues band (www.littlebluesmachine.com) and love that funky delta slide sound.

My first build went surprisingly fast. Here's what I've got so far.  I still need to mount the pickup and glue some parts in place but it already plays pretty well.    OK, I'm hooked.

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  • Gator Keen September 11, 2013 at 9:25am

    Aloha,

    The box would have Habana stamped on the bottom if they where cuban.  I just thought you may have a friend in Canada that smoked them and gave you the box. I have a Cohiba box from cuba, it was full and a gift on my wedding day from my father inlaw, they where fantastic. 

    I will send you a pic later.

    Cheers,

  • Gator Keen September 10, 2013 at 9:23pm

    Welcome, great  looking CBG. Are those deminican cohibas?

    • Dave Steinmeyer > Gator Keen September 10, 2013 at 10:54pm

      They are.  You can tell by the red dot inside the 'O'.   I assume a Cuban Cohiba box would be hard to find here in the USA.

  • Dave Steinmeyer September 8, 2013 at 5:16pm

    Thanks for the kind words.  I'm already seeing potential guitar parts in all kinds of "junk".

  • Chuck Cobillas September 8, 2013 at 4:44pm
    Nice job! I'm sure it is just the first of many!
  • Richey Kay September 8, 2013 at 12:25pm
    That's pretty damn sweet for a first effort! Welcome David and here's to many more.
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