I live in western North Carolina, near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There are shops in several mountain towns which cater to tourists. Some specialize in 'local art'. I have consigned instruments to about 5, and all have sold some. They t
Read more…Hello fellow CBGers, I have made close to 15 CBG's , acoustic, acoustic/electric and electric. I have sold 2 acoustic/electric's(one with preamp), and 2 electrics so far. I havn't done a show/market and really don't want to. 2 were sold a place I wo
Read more…Do you realize a small child working in a sweat shop in a third world country probably has a greater hourly earnings potential than a large child building cigar box guitars for resale in the US of A....:)
Read more…I've been shipping my pickups(small packages) all over the world and didn't really have an issue with shipping costs, until now.
A customer contacted from Canada and asked me if I would sell one of my Whiskey Crate Stompers. I thought, sure, why not
Read more…So... I have been building handmade musical instruments for about 2½ years, or so, now. I primarily build Cigar Box Guitars ( 2, 3, and 4 stringers), as well as some Diddley Bows (up to around 50+ instruments). I have build a few dulcimer scale cook
Read more…Long time lurker, first time poster. i see a lot of vendors of CBG on places like eBay, Etsy, etc. Not being a long time CBGer, I have to ask the experienced sellers here; Is the market in the USA on the upswing, down swing or still untapped potentia
Read more…Hello all, I recently contacted a local coffee house/pub/music school, that is all under one roof. Looks pretty cool. I'll be meeting with one of the staff of instructors to show him some of my builds. He's excited to explore the possibility of teach
Read more…Hello all, I recently contacted a local coffee house/pub/music school, that is all under one roof. Looks pretty cool. I'll be meeting with one of the staff of instructors to show him some of my builds. He's excited to explore the possibility of teach
Read more…Is anybody using that PayPal Here device that plugs in to your I phone or Android? What are your impressions?
Read more…A friend of mine is going to his first craft show in October. He will be taking 20 cbgs with him. He would like to know how he they could be packed without getting any scratches or dings on them. Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Read more…Just shipped my first guitar to Russia. I've shipped all over Europe, Asia, Australia and such. But this is the first to Moscow. Just want to see if 3-strings can prevent another cold war.
Read more…I'm seeing plenty of Facebook pages devoted to marketing cigar box guitars and they are categorized as "musical instruments" I'd like to jump in with my cbg's but I can't locate any category for musical instruments in any of the create a page options
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I am working on having a little inventory but my wife expects me to have a plan to get rid of some!
SO, I know of a flea market that gets very busy and I even have a volunteer to sit there at times when I can't or don't w
Read more…I set up my booth at several festivals last year and did a pretty decent business at most of them. I had a lot of stuff priced at "I have that much in my pocket" prices, but also carried several guitars I wanted to make it easy to pay for. So, I si
Read more…Had a great time and learned a lot. I've already posted some photos, a video, and general comments and wanted to decompress a bit from the entire weekend.
Friday night was the concert with Arlo Guthrie (http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/introducey
Read more…if you find a local music store that is willing to put your instruments in their store,i cannot stress enough, how important it is to have great folks that will work with you. this is the first thing i learned in this experience,the character quality
Read more…so i been looking and frankly im going gaga. So i thought i would ask you lovely folk for help i'm wanting a 3 string fretted or unfretted for max of about £100 pleeeease help...oh i would consider seconds long as it wasnt badger bum rough.
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