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beginner mistake

hi everyone, i made a big mistake and not sure how to fix it. i really hope im not the first one to do this but, i bought not one but two slide guitars . one 3 string and one 4 string. i did not know the action would be so high that you cant fret. bo

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Removing box labels

My first cigar box is on the way, and it's a paper-covered wood one. As cool as the label might be, I'd rather have a plain wood box, so I can customize it to my liking...is there a set method of removing these labels, without ruining the wood box?

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Build 2!

I built a second CBG, finished Monday night - I can't every do anything simply so I went with a knockoff of a pic I saw on this site recently.

It actually worked out really well! I didn't cut a sound hole but the resonance is so good I'm considering

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First build, not-great results

Posted this on my blog but here goes again...

Just finished first build; sadly, kinda disappointing results.

During the build I wobbled between "just make the dang thing" and "this is going to be the most beautifulest ever!". So instead of just going

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Can a box be too shallow?

I picked up two boxes for my first couple of attempts at CBG's; finished the first and I'm getting ready to start the second.

The box I got is nice and long, but it's a bit shallow - only 2" deep. I feel like it'll be an interesting build but I'm won

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Neck length

I know there's an element of 'no rules' when building these things, but being realistic, what would be the longest neck you could feasibly have on a CBG?

And while I'm at it, what sort of length do you think is optimal? I read somewhere that 3ft shou

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First build and a broken string.

I am just about done with my 1st build but I had a bit of trouble with the strings.  I have never installed guitar strings so this is all very new to me.  I checked out youtube and found a lot of videos on changing guitar strings and tuning.  But the

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*()@%&$! Piezo

I'm trying not to get frustrated fooling with piezos and their placement on my git. 

I've built one cbg (well, two...the first was a home built box disaster) and played for months with bad sound.

About a week ago, I posted about proper placement, etc

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general

building first been woodworking for years know nothing about guitars. gift for daughter.  have been reading some thinking about building a four string  have some parts cut out construction includes  walnut sides on body , oak front and back, walnut n

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My fifth build

The most confident build I've done. I went real slow and careful; considered all my previous mistakes and avoided them. I went fretless because it's the most enjoyable to play for me. It feels like skinny dipping to me. Three strings tuned to Open lo

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