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April 2009 Blog Posts (28)

Starting tabs

It's been quite slow on the CBG front. I am working on some tab for beginning CBG players (since that is what I am). I'll hopefully get that posted in the next few weeks. I am also working on step by step how to build as well.

Added by Ara on April 9, 2009 at 4:17pm — No Comments

Got CGBs!!

Have to say that I've cheated and bought them (thank you so much Smojo and Chickenbone John).

But how much fun have I been having??!! I sound pretty crap at the moment, but am sure I'll improve. Never been much of a slide artist in the past, but have always been fascinated by it. Somehow it never just 'clicked' before, but feel thats changing. And makes a change to get into the 'less can be more' mentality rather than trying to set the fretboard on fire all the time.

And actually… Continue

Added by Richard Lees aka BabyfaceLouie on April 8, 2009 at 8:07pm — No Comments

Teaching the young people

I have spent the last couple of years teaching the young people at the conservation corps. how to build musical instruments from stuff they can find anywhere, Cigar Box Guitars, Drums, Dulcimers , making soap ect. Look in my photo files and tell me what you think!

Added by Larry McPheeters on April 8, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Finding the right CB's

I can find about any color or type of box except my favorite color in boxes.
RED, I cant find enough red boxes.
I'd like to trade one of the yellow Camancha boxes for a red Punch or similar if anybodies interested.

Added by Roger Martin on April 7, 2009 at 2:10am — No Comments

"Songs Inside The Box" on Facebook and MySpace

"Songs Inside The Box," the cigar box guitar documentary has a Facebook group now. If you are a Facebook user and you'd like to keep up with information about the documentary or show your support, please join the group at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144898435607

There is also a MySpace page for the documentary at:

http://www.myspace.com/songsinsidethebox

Becoming a MySpace friend is another way to get information about "Songs Inside The… Continue

Added by Max Shores on April 5, 2009 at 10:26am — No Comments

New here!!

Well, what can I say??

I'm gobsmacked at the inventiveness of the builds I've seen on this site, and totally inspired to start and make my own.

Now if I can only find the time........lol.

Just taken possession of one of ChickenBone John's excellent Mojobow Diddley Bows and am well smitten. The amount of entertainment available from just one string is truly obscene. Let me think, what have I belted out from it through my marshall 50w amp??? Oh yeah.....Purple Haze, Voodoo… Continue

Added by Richard Lees aka BabyfaceLouie on April 4, 2009 at 8:35am — No Comments

Bow

I got me a bow, I think it will sound better for the bagpipe drone effect I am aiming for. We'll see :-D

Added by Michael Carnright on April 3, 2009 at 8:50am — No Comments

Experimental Musical Instruments resources...

This site has a lot that could be used by CB builders.
Tuners, electronics, piezo film and cable - (to lay in bottom of bridge slot)
individual spot pickups suitable for diddly bows,
jacks and pots and shielded cable... etc. All in small quantities.
fret wire, and tuning machines too...
The rest of their site is pretty interesting too.
Check them out.
http://www.windworld.com/products/catalog.htm#hardware

Added by David Beede on April 1, 2009 at 10:06pm — 3 Comments