This weekend I fretted a 25" scale, 22 fret aspen fingerboard and three 12 fret soprano uke oak fingerboards.

Cut a hole and dry mounted my 1942 PA License Plate in an Undergrown Gordito box for MY guitar! I say MY but I thought my latest uke was mine, but I'm donating THAT to an raffle for a fundraiser for a local artist who is in a bad spot financially. 

1940's PA plates are 12" long & really wide - it takes up nearly the entire Gordito box and it's going…

I'm working on a songbook of traditional American songs, with simple but pleasant arrangements for 3 string Cigar Box Guitar tuned I-V-I and harmonica in 1st position. I'm avoiding deciding what key to use, and will simply post them using the Roman numeral system, so they will be less confusing for people who tune in a different key from me. These songs and arrangements are great for singing with the whole family, and are tunes that are so ingrained in many of our heads, making them a bit…

I tried switching up  things and went to lighter gauge strings. CB GITTY  acoustic/med   13p. 17p.26w. I tune GDG. I use a scale lenght of 25   and 25.5.  The 13 gauge cant get to G without breaking. I normally use 22,30 48 all wound.I 've never had luck with the lighter gauges.I usually buy an extra/light acoustic set and use the 3rd,4th and 5th string.  I tried to go light to get a different sound but it doesnt seem to work.

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After several months in the making I have finally finished a new album of foot stompin gritty cigar box blues music.The first track "Jesse James" has been posted up in the video section for your approval. The album is available for FREE so please download a copy and help us spread the gospel of Cigar Box Music to the masses!

Every time you download a copy it pushes us further up the Reverbnation Blues chart gaining us more exposure and therefore showing to the ill…

Finished the pain in the butt tin postcard reso uke build yesterday. Had only to glue down the bridge & nut and string 'er up.

Lots went wrong with this one - not the least of which was the really awful no good terrible really bad box I decided to use. I knew it was a bad box, but accepted the challenge anyway. The Royal Jamaica Petit Coronas box has a split opening, not a lid so working on the internals was a nightmare. Not only is the box shallow, because of the split…

I generally place them into a few categories, all wood, paper and wood, Masonite (particle board), and cardboard.

1. All wood is the best. I prefer Brickhouse the Mighty Mighty Menduro which is the largest box out there. I have one of the rare black. The Padrones are the same volume but longer and shallower. This is nice for the double resonator cone version you can see on my page. The quality of the wood is good the boxes are not constructed as well as a Brickhouse and I often…

Brought my reso uke into the bar I frequent both as a patron and performer and someone wanted to buy one just like it!

Wasn't even trying. Sweet.

ALMOST finished an entire build in one day yesterday. It's my second reso uke. This one is using a tin postcard from Hawaii. 



The box should have been rejected outright. Not a great box and it sort-of splits in the middle instead of having a top lid. Used it anyway.

Box got a hole for the reso plate and two grommet soundholes. Took a uke bridge/tailpiece combo and cut it in two to separate the bridge and tail parts. Glued the tail, made a damn mess of it with a drill…

Hi fellas, I'm shamelessly soliciting " likes " and " comments " for my entry, # 20, in The Australian Wood Review's " So You Think You Can Dovetail " comp.  I'm only going for the facebook popular vote and a mag. subscription.  There are some very fine entrys for the judged 1st, 2nd and 3rd.  You can just see my computer alcove below the loft.  I built 99.9% of what can be seen in the photo.

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