Greetings from Oakland
I found CBGs on line while trying to figure out how to use up some ASH 1x2 stock that I had left over from a camp workshop building festival chairs. Seemed like the perfect follow up....chairs to sit in while playing. The work
Read more…Starting my first build. I have a full wood shop, boatload of wood and a few cigar boxes. I play guitar some and have been interested in diddley bows and CBGs for a while so on with the build.
Here's some of my other woodworking
Read more…Hi, my name is Dave. Here's the story of how I came to Cigar Box Nation.
My son was born in July, I went out and bought cigars; bubble gum cigars! Anyhow, the cashier at the tobacco shop gave me a real cigar box to put them in. As a more apt tribute
Read more…My name Is Bobby and I live in NC..I live in the desert island part of the state Ha Ha. I like to make things.I have made several musical instraments .Two weeks ago it was kazoos last week Kalimba.This week I have been grandpa an next week who knows.
Read more…Just getting into this CBG thing. Built a 5watt amp a couple weeks ago. Now in the midst of building a LBG, or what is referred to as a Letter Box Guitar. I am using a box that held a stencil set, brass I think, that I inherited from my grandfathe
Read more…My name's Matt and I'm from NW Indiana. I've been playing drums for about 30 years and have many hobbies. The latest one is building instruments. I have a CB uke that was given to my son and it needs some work so I'm re-doing that. I'm sure there's m
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I'm Robert from the Netherlands. I've started building some string instruments since I wanted to make my own backings for my harmonica playing. Now I try to devide my time between both. I try to build as simple as possible, with stuff I have
Read more…Hi all, My name is Dan and I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba in central Canada.i just got interested in cigar box guitars a couple of months ago. I've built two now. The first one has a piezo pickup and the 2nd one has a magnetic pickup. I am currently wo
Read more…Hello guys, i'm new around here Few months ago i discovered CBG's and i got crazy. I'm a Bass guitar guitar player and singer, also play some guitar. Searching the web for cbg's info i found these place. Wel, now i'm in the middle of building my firs
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I am new to CBN and to cigar box guitars. My name is Steve aka 'Stray Cat Steve'. I live in Jacksonville, TX... but work in Tyler, TX.
I've been playing the guitar for about 45 years (off and on). Not really professionally... just for my ow
Read more…Hi all I just finished my first build that was worth sharing. I used an old wine box I found in an antique store in Georgia as the body and red oak for the neck. For a pick up I used an old acoustic guitar pick up and sodered it to a 1/4 inch jack.
I have a nice pine box. I have cut the hole. I am just not sure how to mount the cone and the cover. If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it
Read more…........ not all that sure how I wound up here, as I was looking for sites on Mars colonization !! ....... be that as it may, after snooping around on this awesome site, decided to try my hand at making 3 string "geetars" and as a result, love doin
Read more…hi new to CBG but wow amazing find !! anyone want to join in the fun in Yorkshire (Denby Dale West Yorkshire) in the UK ? https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cigar-Box-Guitar-Yorkshire/421769874693835
thanks and keep well steve
Read more…i gottah lot ta learn. . . not too computer savy. . .so please be patient. due ta events in me life. . i now have time ta do things i wont. . cbg. . . id one of'em. . . ;0)
Read more…I've been fixing guitars, building partscasters and restoring old "junk" guitars to playability for several years and recently I've gotten into making furniture from upcycled and repurposed materials. So, I'm combining two things into one and start m
Read more…I bought a 4-string this weekend at a craft fair in Albuquerque. Have't played slide in years. I wonder if there are others in Albuquerque who'd like to get together for an informal jam. Who knows where this might lead?
Read more…New guy here in Md. I'm a machinist and this is what I ended up building after finding this site. Lots of good info. here so joined after lurking around for a good while.
Read more…Hello you all! I'm a lefty guitar player from Spain. I've been watching this page in the shadows for so long. But now it's time to join the revolution. So here I am. Wanna learn and share with you all.
Read more…I have only been making CBGs for about 6 months. I got a lot of 25 cigar boxes from ebay to make jewelry and music boxes, while looking for ideas I came across cigar box guitars. So far I have made two, I have also made a suitcase bass. Years ago I m
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