Fret Board thickness?
Just curious as to what people, who are adding fret boards to their builds, using as a thickness? I have personally been trying to keep mine at about 1/4" but recently had to go with two that are about 3/16".
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Brian May interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPD7_hQk7hk
Check out this video of a 1991 interview with Brian May of Queen. I had no idea he and his dad built that guitar. I've seen him play that in every concert of theirs I've been to.
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Promoting CBGs, sharing the love
I've been very busy building and pushing cigar box guitars over the past months. Doing my part to spread the word and history of these fantastic instruments and their builders. I decided on giving my instruments to selected and well connected perfo
Read more…Straightening out fret wire.
Just started using a batch of fret wire that arrived in curved 1 foot lengths. I find since I'm not building arched fret boards that I need to straighten out this curve. Do any of you have a good way of doing this, all my attempts lead to kinks and
Read more…best place to mount a piezo pick up?
Assume the neck of the guitar is glued to the under side of the lid, assume a neck through body construction, should the piezo be mounted to the under side of the lid or the bottom of the box? Also should it be place towards the head or bridge?
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Read more…Freat Board finish
Hi ya'll, I'm very new here and to building cigar box guitars. I've just about finished my first and have a question about putting a finish on the fret board. What if anything would one use? It is a walnut fret board and it is fretted. Thanks for an
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