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Darlington, Co Durham
Birthday:
August 25
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How many instruments have you built so far?
4
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Its the woodworking I enjoy
Hi all, I am living in Thailand and building CBGs for about a year. I will be returning to the UK this year and looking to continue building. My question is 'where is the best place to buy cigar box's? Where do you get your box's from? Cheers…
Read more…To get that old deep south southern blues sound what strings would you reccommend on the 3 string CBG?
Read more…Hi all. This week i am building my first cbg. What are the diementions of the neck, 25 inch scale - 19 frets What length. Width and depth should the neck be? Cheers rich
Read more…Hi All, I am living in Thailand so I cant get genuine cigar box's here and to import would be a 'nightmare' to get through customs. I plan to build my own boxes (I have access to mahogany, teak or macca wood) I understand that the unique sound of…
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Rich, something to think about, we don’t always need a box to build a guitar? Also , have you thought about warming up on a soupcan canjo, one stringers are the easiest & plenty of fun? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KHx6wCa64s0
Welcome to the nation Rich, plenty of build plans & play info located in the Resources tab, also check out Glenn Watt & Del Puckett YouTube channels? here’s a step by step video of how to build a simple cbg, hope this helps :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmzvfyOizV8&t=16s