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Losing your marbles

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Weird singing pole thing

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Can we use this concept?https://youtu.be/CvqHE2c1lJ4I'm thinking some type of resonator/reverb. Probably not, but it's interesting all the same.Continue

Cool rings

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Sounding bowls

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: I was looking around for ideas to build a headless guitar.

How many instruments have you built so far?: A few

What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here, your membership may be rejected).: Crafting something from nothing and taking everyday objects to make something that sounds extraordinary.
It's the ingenuity of simplicity to reach unique that I find fascinating.
... And I just love to make noise from things.

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My last few builds

Posted on July 15, 2016 at 7:00pm 2 Comments 1 Like

I thought I would just post a compilation of my last few builds in here just to let anyone who's interested see what I've been up to.

I'm not sure what I have shown you guys so I just took a few photos. I don't know if blog posts in here go to the photos page either so I might post them twice.

Quick rundown..

Three different scale length and semi acoustic to full electric builds. The smallest box is the inside sheath of the mid size guitar. So I got one for free…

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Posted on June 17, 2016 at 1:24pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

So I set myself up a Facebook account to ramble on about the builds I am making as I can do this while I travel or half watch the TV.

Link here if your interested

Up to my neck in it

Posted on April 8, 2016 at 6:34pm 6 Comments 0 Likes

So I was going to build a guitar for my daughter.. And panicked.. Argh!! I want it to be just perfect. What if it was just.. Well.. Crap.. Useless.. Unplayable?

See I had never built a neck before, and although I'm a 'jump right in' kind of guy I wasn't even sure what glue to use. So I needed a practice.

A close friend of mine (let's call her C.F.) has done me one huge life altering favour for the last year and I thought it would be nice to build her a CBG as a way of thanks.…

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Guitar 2 day 1

Posted on March 19, 2016 at 6:31am 1 Comment 0 Likes

OK now it's going to be more fun :)

This box has been waiting for me to get a little bit of experience, lurking on top of my cupboard. It's aimed as a gift for my daughter so my usual 'oh that will do' attitude will not cut the mustard, so to speak!!

Short trip out the house to get some oak for the neck and fantastic I find some that will do nicely :)…

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At 5:44pm on August 28, 2016, Paul Craig said…: Thanks for the friendship.

At 4:36am on April 24, 2016, Guiterretas del Turia said…: Hi Fomhorach, thank you for adding me as a friend!

At 8:12pm on April 12, 2016, David L. said…: Hi thank you for the friend invite. Love the headless guitar :0)

At 5:06pm on April 11, 2016, the anonymous pick said…: wasnt me .. maybe you were thinking sams post here .

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/class101/forum/topics/need-help-with-a-signature-headstock-design?xg_source=activity

At 8:59pm on March 18, 2016, Nhirvana said…: I like how you think. I have some Brazilian cherry that needs to be incorporated into a future build. It may become a dovetailed box for a license plate 4 string!

At 9:16pm on March 14, 2016, Nhirvana said…: Thanks for your encouraging words. I do want to experiment with different lengths and widths and shapes of necks and fretboards to find what I find most comfortable.