I like the insides of the picture that heads this forum. It seems that a real attempt has been made to get the best sound out of his box (that suits him!) I was wondering if the guitar theory of bars and bracing really applies to CBGs? Regarding br
Read more…I have been using Tabledit (a commercial tablature editor/creator/player) for many years as it has been great when making odd musical intruments as i do as a hobby. I know it "costs" but I like it.
Anyway, I have been searching around for ukulele ta
I see a few of you have made bass ukes but some ideas of the specs for such an instrument would be good.
I have an idea i would not want to amp it! (Willing to change my mind) I have whipper snipper chord for strings. Probably not an upright model,
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
Read more…In a few of my articles i have just "used" pictures from the CBG album. I just download interesting pictures and then when i come to identify whose pic it was it becomes an almost impossible task (There are "zillions of pictures up there) When i down
Read more…I have just dug deep in my cupboards and found these aids to fret activities. 1. I have found a sharp knife the best for scribing fret positions 2. This is a circle cutter. A block of wood, holes drilled for radius that will fit handy nail to act as
Read more…The Nation keeps all the photos and videos which members upload, but i cant find a similar "store" for the audio files that are uploaded. Can some kind person point me to where I can listen to them i.e. more than the 20 available at any on time? Th
Read more…I am new to this wonderful world of CBGs. I have a "very" traditional background. Having experimented I have decided that i like: "3" strings/fretted/slide. So I am learning to play with that set up. I find the slide wobbles all over the place (rocks
Read more…I should probably post this to another forum but I like "three strings" it has "all" the experts and few duds like me. I have got some magnets to make a pick-up. Is it required that i have one magnet for each string or will a single "pedestal" do the
Read more…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 though
Read more…I just put together this list. Yes it is not all for building/plans etc but it could be useful. Members could build upon it. Here you will find the following plans: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/page/free-plans How to Build a Cigar Box Guitar These
Read more…I have been given the opportunity to have a small valve amplifier made for me but the maker needs the answer to two questions before he starts the design process. 1.During a "normal" playing passage, what is the voltage output of the Piezo? 2. What
Read more…Though i have been instrument making for many years in a different field to CBGs, I am amazed at the paucity of articles about CBGs, both in general and specific. Even the plans that are on the net are not madly easy to follow for a newcomer. You hav
Read more…I have never ever seen a "real life" CBG. Just pictures. For the most part they are of the CBG over all and very fine creations at that. I have had tantalizing glimpses of the "inside" of the boxes and they appear to have a variety of configurations,
Read more…I have a programme called Moyea. It works on the videos you guys post occasioanlly, but what programme can I get to download all them (at least the ones I want). I use Firefox as my browser.
Read more…I am a bit confused with the High, Low tuning compared to the string lengths of the CBG and the string gauge to use. I realize that there are no rules for string lengths, but is there such a thing as "rule of thumb" for these things. I am making my
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