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Percussion Anyone?
74 members Latest Activity: Oct 25, 2017 Cigar box guitar players can lay down the rythm, but who lays down the groove? This groups is for the percussion player in all of us, lets…
Cigar Box Fiddles - Plans, ideas, tips & more
148 members Latest Activity: Jan 31
Idea trading post for bowed instruments. Share photos and tips of fiddles and whatnot that you've built, acquired or seen.
Tenor Guitar (cbg)
95 members Latest Activity: Oct 29, 2018 We all fashion our cigar box guitars into the format of regular guitars, so why not do something new with your cbg. Make it a tenor cigar box guitar.…
Cigar Box Basses
397 members Latest Activity: on Tuesday Where the lords of the lower frequencies dwell!!!
Piezo pickups
202 members Latest Activity: Apr 30, 2018
All ideas to make piezoelectric
sound good and stable.
DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers
382 members Latest Activity: Dec 4, 2018
This group is opened…
Hand built and custom microphones
80 members Latest Activity: Dec 7, 2018
thought about how i was using modern mics and effects, mainly distortion and reverb, to record with and it seemed the next step to me was hand…
Share the Music & Vids
92 members Latest Activity: Sep 10, 2018 Recorded or Filmed yourself lately? Got a link to an interesting Youtube vid or music download? Then post em here.
CBGs for Service Members - CLOSED
412 members Latest Activity: Apr 4, 2017
Due to lack of participation, this group is now closed. We keep it archived here for historic preservation purposes.
Sell Those Puppies!
167 members Latest Activity: Sep 4, 2018
A group to discuss selling the instruments and accessories we build. Where to sell, how to display, what works and what doesn't. Where do you…
Headless guitar tuners
42 members Latest Activity: Mar 20, 2017
All ideas to make headless guitar tuners if you are…
Secrets of the CBG Underground
340 members Latest Activity: Jan 18 Tips, Tricks of the Trade and Secrets that (almost) no one is supposed to know about... Tell us your secrets!
Scale Lengths, etc.
240 members Latest Activity: Jan 28 This group is designed as a resource for all things related to scale lengths, string gauges, etc.
CIGAR BOX KALIMBAS
115 members Latest Activity: Sep 10, 2018 Putting the THUMB in the strum...
Cigar box tunings
162 members Latest Activity: Jul 16, 2014
Cigar box tunings open to 2'3'4'5'6' stringers uke's bass's what ever you got. and how you creativly use these tuning's
How loud can we make it?
222 members Latest Activity: Jan 18 bring on the home made resonators. tips tricks plans and songs.
Intermediate building tips and tricks forum
242 members Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2018 This forum is for sharing general building information that falls between "CBG building 101" and "Super advanced building"
Super Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Building
524 members Latest Activity: Oct 3, 2018 Here's where the freaks hang out. Get the inside scoop on wild cigar box guitar designs, advancements and experiments. Not for the timid builder!
How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar
859 members Latest Activity: on Sunday Playing tips and secrets. Tunings. Primal music theory.
Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101
1636 members Latest Activity: on Monday
This group is for discussing the basics of CBG building for newer builders - where to start, what to do, common pitfalls, tips and techniques.…
The Essential Pages
Recommended Links & Resources
- Cigar Box Music - How-to-Build CBGs DVDs, How to Play CBG and more!
- 3-String-Guitar.com - John "Red Dog" McNair's unique take on cigar box guitars and their history - lots of historic photos!
- The Cigar Box Guitar Manifesto - the mission statement and rallying cry for the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution.
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Fret board finishing
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Neck Finsihing
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Do Write Songs On Your Cigar Box Guitar?
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3 string Story guitar
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