Gender
Female
Location
Hamilton, MT
How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?
Word of mouth
How many instruments have you built so far?
1
What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter at least one meaningful sentence, your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).
The wide variety; that so many people are capable of building one from the simplest to the most complex; that they sound so real; that it's a nice community of like-minded music lovers on here.
I have this brass saddle rosette that's vintage Civil War. It's 2 1/2 inches wide. It would be nice if it could go flat on the top somehow with the strings going through drilled holes. Or even better, it goes on top of a piece of hardwood in a…
Read more…I want so much to make a mahogany box with dovetail joints like regular cigar boxes, but I don't have the skill. I can buy the mahogany - maybe 1/4 inches for the sides and bottom and 1/8 for the top - ? It would be easier to find someone who makes…
Read more…I'm finishing up my first build, and it's a pretty straightforward neck-through with the neck made of white oak. It's 12 x 9 x 2. The neck is attached all the way on the top, glued on.I've made it to 25 inch scale and have my bridge position all…
Read more…I'm planning a 4 string and intending to make my own box. I haven't had a chance to even see an actual cigar box guitar in person yet! I'm wondering if a square shape feels weird on your leg. I know it's going to be a lot lighter than my Epiphone…
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Comments
I'm far from being an electrician, so I had to search the internet to figure it out-but I found randomly flickering LEDs at evilmadscientist.com, then bought some with the same amp draw at radio shack, along with a bracket for 3 aaa batteries and a pack of mixed resistors. I had to make each one a separate circuit-there's a word for it, but I can't remember what it is-but I powered it with the 3 AAA's and hooked it to a push button on the front and glued a copper end cap onto it.
After I figured out the proper resistors, it worked on the second try.
I think there are more photos and pics on my Facebook page- M.T. Cigar Box Guitars. Page has been neglected since my son was born, but I try to update it occasionally.
Thanks again!