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Put together a Guitar stand that will hold 6 or 7 guitars, cost less than $20.00 and took about 1 1/2…

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Well, last weekend that time of year had come round again, and it was time for me and Hollowbelly to head off to Europe to meet up with our good friends over in Germany for the 3rd edition of the Van Thom Weekender. We were sad to hear that Paul Smith wouldn't be making it due to chronic back problems, hope you can make it another time buddy.  It's a weekend of music, fun and friendship hosted by our good friend and handmade music fan Tourette Van Thom, who, together with his wife Danni…

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On holiday with friends in Norway recently one day i knocked up this CBG, its rough as hell but was built with what was in the barn.Box is pine made from pine barn planking planed down, Neck 2x1 pine, tuners studding & nuts, bridge 2" of rebar. We had no polish but as the barns in Norway are invariably painted red & there was a drum of that handy thats what i…

We got holidays in our school. So, we decided to enjoy our vacation as much as possible. So, three of our friends packed the luggage and started our journey to Hill Area.

As soon as we reached the hill station, I saw many people smoking. So, I too got the desire to smoke. I went to the cigar shop and asked for a cigar. He asked which type of cigar do you want?

As Ii was very new to smoking, I said to the cigar shop owner that I am very new to smoking. Then the cigar owner gave…

Here's a portion of Hutch's gear, featuring the Percolator 2W tube amp. Following are his comments. Look elsewhere in this blog for a nice audio recording Chuck made with this setup.

“The amp itself is still in its primal unclothed state, however it has been paired up with a variety of speaker/cab combinations including a 4×4, a 2×4, a big cab 1×12 (20x20x16), and several 1×8 variations. Pictured are the 2 cabs I’ve decided to use. The black one started off as a fender frontman.…

I've looked at all the wiring diagrams I have and the one that I don not see is:

wiring two piezos to a jack and volume without a  3 way switch.. could anybody point me in the right direction ?

sincerely,  

Kirby

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Well this is my first build, it is a 4 string dandy. I hope by the weekend I can post the picture of the completed project.

I cant wait to play it. I'm already looking forward to my next build, man I am hooked. I thing the next one will be a 3 string.....…

Our book about Ed Stilley is coming out this November.  We are a folk duo called Still on the Hill who have been collecting his instruments and stories and singing his praises for 18 years or more.  check out a 5 min video about him and his work and our new book/project  on our website…

Earlier this year I was given a pile of unknown scrap wood from a friend doing some renos. He knew about my cbg hobby and that I liked to use reclaimed materials is possible. I was a little unsure of agreeing to take half a…

My first cbg was a three string made from a really cool Niles and Moser Chancellor box. I think I built it in an afternoon.   Against the odds it worked, stayed in tune and was fairly playable - if you ignored the biting fret ends.  Since then I’ve built about 20 or so and like the first, each has presented me with questions or problems that…

Have you been over to Cigar Box Nation's Facebook page?  This week, we had a full-on "Piezo Day" with videos and how-tos.  There were follow ups to the Pennsylvania and Kansas City Cigar Box Guitar Fests (photos and videos), featured instruments of the day and more.

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My summer is officially over, despite what the calendar says.  I start teaching high school Chemistry next week and I have a lot of desk time to put to prepare for my new career - one I've always wanted but have been too distracted to do for 20 years.  My other jobs I've taken for the money, the challenge of more responsibility that leads to promotion and more money, and a great opportunity to start up and run a company for eight years trying always to be the best employer possible and the…