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price point for low cost diddly bows

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague Apr 14, 2016. 16 Replies

Not sure if this is the right forum but I bet some folks can help:I have been doing well selling my cigar boxes, mostly at craft fairs where people hear me play, a few from the local music store and…Continue

How come this single coil pick up did not work?

Started this discussion. Last reply by JL Mar 30, 2016. 3 Replies

I wired a single coil pick up, which was working when installed in a store bought guitar straight to the input jack of a cigarbox build. No sound. Looks to be good connections and all but I have…Continue

Capacitor Question

Started this discussion. Last reply by Wayfinder Nov 19, 2015. 27 Replies

So thanks to the knowledge shared by the CBG community I am always trying new things in my builds. This week I jumped the input jack of a piezo pickup guitar with a .01 capacitor to get a darker…Continue

My grand daughter in this week's newsletter

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague Aug 2, 2014. 4 Replies

Thanks to Ben for featuring my grand daughter Coraline as the Gitty fan of the week in this week's newsletter. Cigar box people are the best kind of people. Continue

 

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At 3:23pm on October 22, 2013, Muddy Creek Guitars said…
Thanks for the friend request! I started by checking on eBay. CBGs similar to mine we're selling for between $50-80. I started charging $55-60 for my guitars. Everyone bought the $60 ones. For only five dollars more, people wanted a "premium" guitar. Now I charge between $55-75 for a guitar. A box with a stick and hardware is 55. A guitar with box corners and at least three sound hole, with covers is 75. Others fall in between. Other factors include how much the box cost or how rare a box is or how difficult a box is to work with. This gives a range of guitars and prices for people t choose from. I also have three sting canjos for $40 and small one string kid canjos for $15 and tin can microphones for $10. I also build amps from cigar boxes with the parts kit from C. B. Gitty.
What I think helps my sales ( usually 3 to 5 guitars a day) is that CBGs are virtually unknown where I live (west-central Illinois). Many people think that I invented CBGs! I give them a quIck history and I need to explain that traditionally these had 1, 2, or 3 strings.
I also demo on my guitars constantly through an amp. This attracts people to my booth. Everyone loves them, and a few buy them. I never try to make a sale. I just invite them to try one out (most say no), and I offer to answer any questions.

I have LOTS of business cards on hand so people can take them and share them.

I hope this helps. I don't claim to everything. Asks me anything anytime. There's also a group called "Sell Those Puppies" dedicated to selling builds.
 
 
 

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