I've been playing guitar for 40+ years and also do some woodworking. After seeing my cousin post his cigar box guitar builds on Facebook (he has done 30 this year), I thought I'd give it a try.
I love the website. There is so much information here it
Read more…Just joined today after poking around here for awhile. Lots of great info and inspiration! I put my first cbg on a blog post, I hope that is what I should do. About me - a guy who farted around with guitars for quite awhile but I suffer from two i
Read more…My name is Wade, I'm from Texas. I'm 38 years old and I've been playing guitar for about 25 years and also do woodworking on the side on occasion so I thought I might try to combine those two interests!
I have a few license plates from a very special
Read more…Hi everyone, i am a Punker and i play and have build CBG-style metal banjo's, one from an old mercedes hubcap and one from a small traffic sign, and i am planning on building a few more banjo's and/or CBG's to reach the market in the Netherlands, for
Read more…Hey folks, nice to meet you all at Cigar Box Nation and cheers for your comments and interest in my recent projects. I am Li'l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine from New Zealand. I am a genuine One man Band playing Reso, Harp, Drums, Kazoo, Vox etc..
Read more…My name is Mark. I'm from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. (about 3 hours drive east of Toronto), I am a theatre carpenter by trade, and have also been a guitar player for more years than I'd like to believe. I always wanted to combine my two passions and
Read more…Well I got into building and looking at the posts so I decided to join.
Made a fretless 3 string acoustical as a WTF can a mess up doing a build. After making a few mistakes. I finished it. Good start since I now know some of the pitfalls.
Just picke
Read more…Hi, all. I'm Angie. I'm relatively new to building CBGs. I just finished my fifth build, which turned out nice. I posted a photo of #4, a Scrabble board guitar, a few days ago. I'll post a photo of #5 tomorrow. I have several new projects started,
Read more…I am new to CGB have built 3 working on the forth one right now. the neck is made from reclaimed old Douglas Fir stair treads. the fret board is laminated strips of mahogany, Popular, mahogany so it will be striped.
hope to learn a lot here.
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Saw an article on CBGs about 2 months ago and became instantly addicted. I've always been a mediocre guitar player because it was just something I did when I had the time and I was ok with that. Built my first CBG 6 weeks ago just to see if I could
Read more…Hi there. I just started building these guitars a few weeks ago. Been wanting to do it for a while, and finally buckled down and did it. My first build was a metal can guitar with a diatonic dulcimer neck. And I am almost finished with a three string
Read more…Glad to be here. I'm new to CBN. Like most here i'm an ADDICT. cant seem to build them fast enough. I'm currently in the middle of 5 builds. Picture soon to follow !!!
Del
Read more…I just finished my first CBG. I stumbled across this site while researching intonation and got hooked. I made a maple neck and used a black Cohiba cigar box. Its a four string. I installed a pre-wired C.B.Gitty pickup kit and was surprised at how it
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I'm building instruments, and looking for tips, i found this site, and totally wanted to try making one cigar box guitar.
I made two wooden lap steel and finishing a (kind of) metal resonator lap steel (25,5 inches).
Seems logical to share my
Hello. My name is Alan. I have been addicted to building CBGs for about a year now.
CBGs have really opened my world! I just completed #15. I have sold three and given away 5.
I like the three string frettless so i am sticking to that.
It has been
Hi there!
I'm new to both building and CBGs. I've started several instrument projects as a challenge to my boys (trying to get them off the computers). My first build was lunchbox guitar using an old American Victory box I found at a 2nd hand store.
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Ive been making CBG's Ukes Mandos as well as other nutty guitars under the name of SHonKy for about 5 years.
Thought I would join up here and see whats going on?
Heres a small selection of my builds.
Read more…Hello all, I'm new to building instruments but not new to playing them or wood working. I am the music minister at our church in Argyle, TX and work in the audio visual industry as well. My mainline instruments include a Gibson Songwriter deluxe, Iba
Read more…Good afternoon, UK guy here mid 40's. In the early stages of building my first CBG and enjoying the experience. Not really the most handy guy on the block, but I love the DIY ethic of the CBG. I am building the box from scratch as I could not source
Read more…Howdy. Legally blind guy from Pasadena, TX. Just finished building a kit from Soundbox guitars with help from my daughter. Based on her interest, we are Collecting parts for some kerosene can diddley bows. Looking forward to learn and share.
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