I have not posted here in a million years -- been off in Google groups, but last night I had a great time when I surprised a good friend by giving him one of a pair of resonator CBGs I had built. The CBG had a flat humbucker as well so he plugged it
Read more…Hi All - Been a long time since I posted as I've been busy just building CBGs and having a good time. These are all your basic 3/4 x 1 1/2 oak neck with a quarter inch fretboard and scarf joint. A few weeks back my son mentioned he would be intereste
Read more…- neck is 90% done / shaped needs finish sanding and oil finish
So I have the basic Gitty CBG kit and I ordered a Gitty neck as well and the neck has a scarf joint which is key to this question ...... So I look at the instructions in the Gitty booklet where they are assuming you are using a piece of straight 1x2
Read more…So I'm sort of slogging through my first build with a kit from CB Gitty and as some of you are aware totally trashed my first neck due to ignorance on my part ... but I learned something. Yesterday I cut the notches into the cigar box and did an ace
Read more…Hi Gang!
Well I spent my allowance on Craftsman 10" bandsaw off of craigslist for $90. Its barely used runs fine, but it has an extremely TPI count - it was used for some type of hobby crafting.
For general cutting - trimming of hardwoods what is a
Read more…Hello - Have just ordered my first CBG kit and am really pumped to build it. Have been doodling on blues on guitars and am looking at the 3 string as another way to play some blues. Back in my salad days I was a designer of high speed logic boards (m
Read more…So I've got a basic Gitty CBG kit sitting in the box and I'm prepping to get going on it. I've cut a lot of 2x4s - plywood - pine - etc but zippo experience with hardwoods or any real fine work. And I look at the quarter sawn oak neck with frets and
Read more…Well I'm on the verge as in I just to push the buy button at CB Gitty to get the stuff for my first CGB. Have plenty a tools and a fair bit of wood working experience but never made anything that would or could make music. So I'm a bit nervous but lo
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