Old School

19th and 20th century references to the humble cigar box guitar.

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Big Guy Blues (Morgan) May 13, 2011 at 12:37pm

Here you go: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/finishingnailfrets-1?context=user
MichaelS Country Boy Guitars May 13, 2011 at 11:03am

Big Guy, could you post a picture of the L shaped fret. Not exactly sure how you mean it, but it sounds cool.
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) May 3, 2011 at 2:46pm

I you want to go old school on your fret job use finishing nails. Bend them into an "L" shape and hammer them into place. Works great!
MichaelS Country Boy Guitars February 23, 2010 at 5:34pm

Love old school, I know I'm new to this but I like to keep mine simple in the old school tradition. No frets or piezo's so far. (not that they are bad, just not old school)
chris ekelman December 6, 2009 at 12:15pm

just what i'm looking for.
Brian Lemin August 10, 2009 at 5:55am

Just to let you know that I have put up the article on the "Historical development of the Diddly Bo" in the discussion "Wot no articles"
bairfoot cajun December 22, 2008 at 4:02pm

i like this place too, could learn a lot here if you pay attention.
Kevin M. Kraft December 15, 2008 at 7:01pm

Great stuff!

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I just wrote an article in the french forum about the CBGs and other instruments that soldiers made during the"trench war". Even if I found more documentation about french parts it seems that this kind of realization was made by all countries soldiers involved in this war. You can find easily of Canadian or German soldiers (see last images below) which such instruments made with wood but also helmet or gaz mask!. Here come some images and a link: Link in french with more pictures…

Started by Alan

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What is the origin of "Diddley Bo"?

In fact to start with a definition would be in order. They seem mostly to have 1 string but 2 strings are not unknown. Some seem to be played by "striking/drumming" some by strumming/picking. The bottle is almost part of it. In my nievity i thought it might have had something to do with Bo Diddley, the great Rock and Roller. Of course it is not, people have been rigging these up and playing them for a long long time. So you knowledgeable guys, talk to me (us) about them. Better still beat me…

Started by Brian Lemin

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Authentic "Old"/Vintage guitars/antique CBG photo sources

You guys know that i like to write "articles" about CBGs. Probably for my own enjoyment and to bore most of you. I wanted to do some sort of a survey about the features of the oldest CBGs; Like how many had sound holes, how many strings etc. I thought it could be interesting. I visited a few sites with historical pictures but on some of them i was not sure which were genuinely "old made" or modern made with vintage cigar boxes. Which sites do you guys recommend for sourcing pictures of…

Started by Brian Lemin

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W.C. Fields with a One-String Cigar Box Violin

The great comedian as Eustace P. McGargle in the 1936 Motion Picture; "Poppy", performing a routine with his "beloved ka-dula - ka-dola". Watch W.C.Fields - Cigar Box Violin in Funny Videos and Music Videos | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

Started by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny)

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W.C. Fields with a One-String Cigar Box Violin

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