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  Brandon Wells May 12, 2024 at 2:21pm

  

  Hi, I'm Brandon from Michigan. I'm a musical instrument enthusiast, especially DIY instruments made from recycled or inexpensive parts. I've been looking through the site as a spectator for ideas and inspiration for instruments for some time before joining. The instruments I've built include a cardboard box upright bass decorated with duct tape. I've also built tin can two string cello or spike fiddle inspired instrument, and a one-string weedwacker line piezoelectric boat paddle bass guitar (a hybrid of the one string diddley bow and the washtub gutbucket type bass).
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  Cigar Box Scott January 20, 2024 at 8:15pm

  Hi, This is Cigar Box Scott from Dayton, Ohio. I'm a gigging musician, building my act on my Shane Speal electro-resonator 4-string. I play neo-folk music, new versions of old songs.

  I'm looking for opportunities to play across the country. Send me your recommendations! Thanks! www.cigarboxscott.com
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  Ted Duncan January 18, 2024 at 3:15pm

  Hey Y'all,

  I signed on because of the stuff I read about piezos over at the Cigar Box Guitar store.  I bought a bunch of stuff there for a Lap Steel build I've been working on.

  I have been doing some building over the years, a couple 5 string Canjo's, and a big ol' upright but not uptight gut bucket bass.  Also built and restored some regular old guitars, banjos and mandolins.

  This time out, I want to build one of them Fender Telecaster Acoustasonic acoustic/electrickle guitar starting with one of them cheap Tele clones off Ebay.

  I got a TON of questions about piezo which I'll be asking after I do a bunch of searching for what you already know ... and when I find out where it's best for me to ask some non-cigarbox-but-somewhat-closely-related piezo questions ... like just come rod piezos (using obne of them pre-amp thingies) sound better then the disc type.

  
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  Paul Craig November 17, 2022 at 5:04pm

  Welcome to all the newbies!
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  Ian November 16, 2022 at 5:25am

  Hi all! Just joined the Nation and having a great time looking around the web site. I have posted a few pics already of my builds. I am based in Dorchester in the County of Dorset in the UK where there are a number of CGB builders. I have been building CBGs for about 6 months and thoroughly enjoying the experience. As a science engineer I love working with wood and metal and designing new CGBs is fun as well as sometimes being challenging. 
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  Murray Wall November 12, 2022 at 12:31am

  Hi,

  I'm new here. Been doing wood work for 18 months now and have made a good number of Cajon's. 

  Now interested in making  something with strings, so a CBG looks like a very good place to start.  Looking forward to reading the on-line resources and getting a few questions answered.

  First project will be a simple 3 string CBG with a plywood box and a piezo.  Looking at a 25" scale and a Diatonic fret board.  If 6 strings are 3 strings too many, then 24 frets are 12 too many for a beginner.
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  Glenn Rogers July 27, 2022 at 6:56pm

  Worked on the mockup of my 4 string CBG, today.  I think I have the placement of everything good to go. Now I am ready to start building the box and attaching the Fully Fretted Maple Neck and other cool stuff I received from Gitty's.  Can't wait to start jammin'.  Hope everyone's having a great day!  Glenn
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  A.D.EKER July 13, 2022 at 5:33am

  Hi Lori ! nice to meet you ,seeing your info sheet, and picture your no rookee, and thats why i recomend one of Gitty's builds ,if you can afford them,take one whit out the electronics ,so you can appriciate the acoustic valeu of a cigarbox,and leave al the electronics for your second build, the 3 string is the most classic ,but a 4 string brings you closer to the things you know sins you are a 6 string player, (and more) you are a great stunner and many a Cigarbox enthousiast hearth will start beating faster when they see your picture on the site, i am on this site now for many a year and not many female Cigarbox interest does appear on this site, but again you are right this is the place to be, there is a abundance of knowledge by all the people on this site, its only who and what youchose that will determen in what direction you go whit your build so analize your info whitcare and decide, cause there are a hole lot ,imean a real lot of options !! good luck and have fun playing and building your next to come cigarbox guitar!

  Kind greeeeeettssszz A.D.   BCB SJP: Holland.
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  lori conway July 12, 2022 at 11:04pm

  Hi, I am Lori,  I am interested in building a cigar box guitar.  I play guitar, and a few other instruments.  I have a few friends that have cigar box guitars, and one that built one.  This is a great resource so far!  I am really having fun looking through everything.  I have already learned from your video's how to approach playing one of these and the tuning.  The one I had access to, had high action, so I assumed a slide would be needed for theirs.  I think if I built my own, I would prefer something that you could play with or without one.  
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  A.D.EKER May 31, 2022 at 4:05pm

  Hello Alan, im doing a Boat theme on my present build ,at the moment, if you need my specks see my page!, for a classic build whit a historic Boat theme ,if you need to go whit a Piezo make sure that the vibrations from the strings go treu the Bridge in to the top leafe  on treu to the neck and usaly under there mounted Piezo for optimum reseption of vibration to go out to the connected Jack , cable and Amplifier. I dont know what classic look you are going for, but if its anywhere near the look of a arch-top you shoed use a pick up in stead and i advise is a Gitty Delta pick up to give you Hour and hour's of satisvied playing pleasure!  Have fun and good luck on the Build! Greeeettsszz  A.D   BCB.