Read this on Ukulele Underground...seems familiar to me, but I'm sure someone around here has the time and desire for the challenge. "This has probably been done before, but I have an idea for a travel Cigar Box Ukulele. The idea is for the bridge
Read more…Well, its been over 7 months since I've been laid off, and 6 months now since I started building cigar box instruments. It has been more fun than I could have imagined. Looking back over the pictures and videos, you can see how far they've come...wel
Read more…Things went awesome...I did have a great time and met alot of helpful folks. With recent budget restraints they were asking people to fill out interest forms for the booths they would like to see offered, and turn them into the program heads. Those w
Read more…I see these charts and diagrams...blah blah blah, but none of them are 101. They all start off with the assumption that you know what the heck you are looking at. I dont know what the parts are called that go into a pickup and I dont know any of the
Read more…Alright...so I spent all monday afternoon working on this cbg for my little kid using scrap wood from a chair I found by the dumpster. I have to admit it was a bit harder than I thought, but not so much that I cant handle. Alright, so I'm just rough
Read more…I'm getting things in line for my first CBG...I'm looking for good spots to glean some scrap wood, but what thickness is good to work with. I've seen alot on ebay thats 3/4 or 7/8 inch, but is that too thin by itself? So what is too thick, too thin,
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