After many cigar box guitars, I've taken on a ukulele project. Without steel strings driving the top, I'm thinking more about the top thickness. On a lid for the same box that I was using to test sound hole size and placement, I thought I would try
Read more…Working on a build right now using a donor neck from an old classical guitar that was busted up. Beautiful mahogany neck, and found a large cigar box that looks like it might either be mahogany or cedar. Proportionately, it's a great fit, and the col
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I'm looking for a video that discusses and shows the history of the Cigar Box Guitar and other instruments. I've done some searching, and haven't found anything substantial. This video will be used for a Middle School music class, so it
Read more…I'm a music teacher at a middle school in Glen Ellyn, and we will soon be doing a class project on building cigar box instruments. I am looking for some builders who might be interested in doing a presentation and Q&A for the students on their work
Read more…Okay - working on my 5th CBG, and with each one, I have gotten a little more complicated...I suppose I should perfect one before I start messing with new stuff, but that's how it is...
My current project, which I'm on a bit of a time crunch with, is
Read more…I posted a while ago asking for advice on some tools to do a CBG build with my students, and got some great ideas - thanks! We've been working on the project for the past month (this is being done with my Middle School "Guitar Club" that only meets
Read more…I'm a music teacher who fell into teaching a guitar class at the Middle School level this year. We've had a blast, and the students have gotten into it enough that we started an after-school guitar club for the kids who want to do more with it.
I
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