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Hi all....Tom from NJ here! I'm new to cigar box guitars. I was looking at a Ferguson cigar box guitar...anyone have any experience with them? Thanks
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It's Nigel from Brisbane Australia
Hey everyone, Even thought joined cba a while I am a fairly recent convert to building and I must admit I am hooked. I bought a cbg on eBay a few years back but at the time never thought I would build something myself as my DIY skills have never be
Read more…CBG event
Good afternoon everyone, I am new to the CBG world and am greatly enjoying it. So much so that I am wanting to plan an event at a local cigar shop here in the Dallas, TX area. I am looking for players of cigar box guitars. No date has been set. if in
Read more…New guy from Texas.
Well I wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I am a older guy who has just started learning to play guitar. I stumbled across the CBG and it has become quite an addiction. I built my first one for a friend who is helping me learn the 6 string.
Read more…Hi everyone! I've been lurking around here for a while.
I just thought I'd start by thanking the many contributors on CBN. I have lost many hours reading the posts and information on this website :-)
A bit about myself, I am new to cigar box guitars. In fact I'm very new to guitars all together!
I made a
Read more…Using a Stew Mac fret saw
Hi, I have built 4 instruments and used a fret saw from stew mac. My question is: Has anyone used one of these? And How did it work for you? Myself I notice that I do not need a fret hammer to push the frets in and they can be pulled readily out caus
Read more…Heya, I'm Pauly from Australia
Hi Everyone, I've been looking around the Nation for the last couple weeks after coming across it looking up how to fix my daughters guitar. A lot of cool and interesting idea here. I've started making my first one. Very slow going just using what
Read more…Anybody buildinding Boxes with Double top technology?.
There are people who swear by Double top technology. Stronger, lighter with better frequency response.
Read more…New Guy From Oregon
Hello everyone. I just recently got bit by the CBG bug and have been obsessed ever since. I would like to first, thank all of you for the wealth of knowledge on this site (it has been a source of info and inspiration) and second, show off my first bu
Read more…Hello.
Seems the very first thing i do in here is a mistake.. Story of my internet life I guess.
Hi. I'm Davie from Scotland, nice to meet you guys.
I'm inspired by seeing what you're all doing in here with the simplicity and often complexity of your build
Read more…Hallo All,
i am rob from Austria and new to the CigarBox world. To make musik is one of my favourites and i try to play acoustic guitar Rag and Blues stuff. Surprisingly it took me 50 years to get infected with the CBG virus ...
As result i started my 1st build
Read more…So, I went and did it.
I built my first CBG. It's an insidious disease, one that strikes without warning, but refuses to let go. Grr.
I goofed around with guitar and violin when I was young. My best friend bought my old guitar back in high school and then over the years we
Read more…Ol' Grey Bear checking in.
Hey Folksters.
I'm Ol' Grey Bear, as I've now been dubbed, and I'm the long-suffering partner of Slow Blues Dani. She's teaching me all about cigar box guitar building and we're going to be learning to play together too. I'm a blues fan, and it was a
Read more…Hi from Northern Ireland
A little about me....
I'm Greg, a 36 yo guy from Northern Ireland. I'm married, with 4 sons ( 6, 5, 3, and 8 months).
I've been playing the guitar on and off for about 15/ 20 years, but never very well. I grew up playing grunge and nu-metal so I neve
Read more…CBG, its my new addiction
We saw The Ghost Town Blues Band a while back, they are from Memphis and Matt played a few CBG's. Then we saw them again and I got to talking with him, he has made 300 of these and sells them on Matt Isbellsguitarshop. com. I came home and threw a cr
Read more…Dan from UK.
Hey im Dan, 31 from United Kingdom, ive not played the guitar in year so very rusty lol, wanna start fresh, this week i made my first diddleybow and was pretty happy with it, today i made a 2 string guitar that sounded ok, this weekend im attempting
Read more…It all began when....
Hi everyone, In May I came back from a trip to Cuba with a cigar box. As I smoked my last cigar in my shed on a drizzly Welsh spring afternoon, I noticed some pine timber in the corner and wondered if I could make a guitar out of the box and the woo
Read more…Hello from Indianapolis, IN
Hello, Ed here. I built my first CBG about a year ago and am now hooked. I am not much of a player, but I am trying hard to learn. Here is my latest build I made for a friend for Christmas.
Read more…Good morning from South Dakota
Hello all,
I am relatively new to the guitar thing. I got a CBG about a year ago, then I got a few six strings that I struggled with for a while, then I switched over to playing left handed (I am left handed), then traded out righties for lefties,
Read more…Hello from the Great White North
Hi my name is Peter aka White-E. I live in Winnipeg Canada and have played guitar for over fifty years. I got into CBG building two months ago and can't believe all the music coming from just three strings. I'm very happy to be a part of this great g
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