Bruce
  • Male
  • United States
Share on Facebook
Share on Facebook MySpace

Bruce's Friends

  • Southern Ray
  • Brett Gaskill
  • Poorness Studios
  • Steebos Kalist
  • Danny Gordon
  • Marinie Toman
  • Tom
  • Korrigan
  • Bob "Elwood" Black (lol)
  • Don Craig
  • Jeff 'Bones' Reilly
  • SHIRON THE IRON
  • shane wagstaff
  • Alex
  • Richard Sundberg
 

Bruce's Page

Latest Activity

Slow Mick liked Bruce's video
Dec 28, 2023
Slow Mick liked Bruce's video
Mar 25, 2023
Rich and Bruce are now friends
May 1, 2020
Derek Rose commented on Bruce's video
Thumbnail

A Great Tuning To Try

"Sweet sounding tuning Bruce. Love your playing!"
Mar 23, 2020
Derek Rose liked Bruce's video
Mar 23, 2020
Keith Rearick liked Bruce's video
Mar 23, 2020
Downtown Vinnie left a comment for Bruce
"Welcome M8 .Hope you are staying safe. Cheers"
Mar 23, 2020
AGP # liked Bruce's video
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce commented on Rich's video
Thumbnail

Going to Shelter in place 2020

"I like the diddly bow players! Future builders of CBGs I'm sure."
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce liked Rich's video
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce liked Gary O'slide's video
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce commented on Gary O'slide's video
Thumbnail

Gary O'Slide - Lapsteel 3 strings Oil Can

"That tone has a lot of bite to it. Nice!"
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce commented on James O Lunsford's video
Thumbnail

Blue ridge Mountain Studio

"I have one of those Cubes. They work great!"
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce commented on James O Lunsford's video
Thumbnail

Blue ridge Mountain Studio

"Nice creative space. Thanks for the tour. Have fun busking this summer."
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce liked Steebos Kalist's video
Mar 23, 2020
Bruce commented on Steebos Kalist's video
Thumbnail

Authority Song - Cigar Box Guitar Cover

"Sung with feeling! Love it!"
Mar 23, 2020

Profile Information

How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?
internet

Bruce's Photos

  • Add Photos
  • View All

Bruce's Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All

Bruce's Blog

As a new CBG addict I'm already starting to notice changes in my behavior and personality. I need your support!

Posted on March 14, 2015 at 6:29am 12 Comments

Things just aren't the same anymore. Little by little I'm noticing the changes.  My junk drawer has new meaning, and going to the hardware store is no longer just a errand, but a quest for inspiration.

What do you say to the overly helpful hardware store clerk who has noticed you hanging around his store looking at every hinge, bolt, threaded rod, drawer pull, drain cover and grommet on display. He's noticed that you have been there for quite awhile, apparently without purpose, a far…

Continue

Why I marked my CBG's fret positions like a banjo instead of a conventional six string guitar.

Posted on March 12, 2015 at 2:00pm 5 Comments

It seems pretty much standard for conventional guitars to have fret position dots at fret numbers 3,5,7,9,12,15,17,19,21. Five string bluegrass banjos are marked almost the same, but a banjo differs in that its fingerboard usually marks the 10th and 22nd fret instead of the 9th and 21st. The…

Continue

I'm new here and love this site.

Posted on March 8, 2015 at 12:31pm 4 Comments

Thanks to all of you who are building these wonderful instruments and keeping a great tradition going. I am joining the revolution.

Comment Wall (26 comments)

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

At 10:07am on March 23, 2020, Downtown Vinnie said…

Welcome M8 .Hope you are staying safe. Cheers

At 8:21pm on March 20, 2020, Danny Gordon said…

thanks for the request glad to have you as a friend

At 7:23pm on April 5, 2018, Joe Nanzer said…

Thanks Bruce, I appreciate it!!

At 7:18pm on April 2, 2018, Hard luck chuck said…

Hey Bruce - you’ve built some pretty cool stuff. Thanks for the friend invite. 

At 9:13pm on April 1, 2018, Diglydog said…

Thanks for the friend add, Bruce :-)

At 5:55am on April 1, 2018, James O Lunsford said…

Thanks for the friend request Bruce nice to meet You

At 2:42am on December 30, 2017, Don Craig said…

Hi Bruce, good to meet you.  I've built two CBGs, rebuilt a cheap guitar into a 3-string, and I'm now finishing up my first diddley bow.  Will be posting pictures soon.  I'm one of the oldest geezers here, someday I'll post an avatar picture.  - Don

At 2:51pm on November 21, 2016, BBB said…

Hi Bruce, thanks for the invitation. I'm a novice at this kind of thing... Loved the Tony Joe White rendition and love the picture of your dog! BBB

At 4:13am on November 20, 2016, Derek Rose said…

Thank you for adding me as a friend Bruce. You have some nice looking builds and enjoyed your video! 

At 7:41am on May 10, 2016, David Bowes said…

Hi Bruce thanks for the innovation, good work.

David

 
 
 

The Essential Pages

New to Cigar Box Nation? How to Play Cigar Box GuitarsFree Plans & How to Build Cigar Box GuitarsCigar Box Guitar Building Basics

Site Sponsor

Recommended Links & Resources


Forum

crossover guitar.

Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 21. 11 Replies

Tune up songs

Started by Ghostbuttons in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 9. 5 Replies

Duel output jacks

Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 8. 6 Replies

How to Get Your Own Music on Spotify

Started by Cigar Box Nation in Feature Articles. Last reply by Southern Ray Feb 21. 2 Replies

CB Bass Guitar

Started by Mi Rankin in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Justin Stanchfield Jan 27. 5 Replies

Latest Activity

A.D.EKER commented on A.D.EKER's video
Thumbnail

Im Troubled (Tribute) Mc K Morganfield by BCB - A.D .Eker 2024.

"Thank you Poorness ! for loving it ! appreciated!"
15 hours ago
Southern Ray replied to Timothy Hunter's discussion just came accross this pickup idea on youtube.
" Very interesting. Thank you Timothy!"
15 hours ago
Kent Thurston updated their profile
16 hours ago
Southern Ray posted a photo

Punch Project!

She now sports gold metal CBGitty knobs, speaker and an Artec 2.5 watt speaker. Finished this in…
17 hours ago
Southern Ray posted a photo

Project Punch!

Gonna finally get back on this long-delayed project that is more than half complete. (The matching…
17 hours ago
Poorness Studios liked A.D.EKER's video
19 hours ago
BrianQ. left a comment for Rob (Uker) Porras
"Hope this helps?"
19 hours ago
Doug Thorsvik commented on Doug Thorsvik's photo
Thumbnail

Dueling Flatheads

"I appreciate the kind words Papa D! I have always loved the look of these cigar boxes. Glad to have…"
22 hours ago
A.D.EKER commented on A.D.EKER's video
yesterday
A.D.EKER posted a video

Im Troubled (Tribute) Mc K Morganfield by BCB - A.D .Eker 2024.

The recorded History By Alan Lomax for the library of Congres of the Blues, from Mc Kinley Morganfield (Aka Muddy Waters) the in this take recorded Tribute ...
yesterday
Papa D commented on Doug Thorsvik's photo
Thumbnail

Dueling Flatheads

"Beautiful..Nice work Doug.."
yesterday
Papa D commented on Papa D's photo
Thumbnail

american1 Sun Glo

"Thanx AGP & Doug..  4 more coming soon"
yesterday

Music

© 2024   Created by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

\uastyle>\ud/** Scrollup **/\ud.scrollup {\ud background: url("https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/963882636?profile=original") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;\ud bottom: 25px;\ud display: inline !important;\ud height: 40px;\ud opacity: 0.3 !important;\ud position: fixed;\ud right: 30px;\ud text-indent: -9999px;\ud width: 40px;\ud z-index: 999;\ud}\ud.scrollup:hover {\ud opacity:0.99!important;\ud}\ud \uascript type="text/javascript">\ud x$(document).ready(function(){\ud x$(window).scroll(function(){\ud if (x$(this).scrollTop() > 100) {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeIn();\ud } else {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeOut();\ud }\ud });\ud x$('.scrollup').click(function(){\ud x$("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 600);\ud return false;\ud });\ud });\ud \ua!-- End Scroll Up -->