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"Went online TO CB Gitty and ordered $125 of CBG stuff. Went to the check out to pay and see that $75 had been added for shipping!!!!

Question: what do you do with a “wirelessly” re-charged electric toothbrush when its battery eventually dies?

Answer: salvage the tiny induction coil from inside the sealed body of the toothbrush handle. It’s ideal for making your own pickups. All it needs is a magnetic core and some patient, fine wiring work.

I glued a stack of…

I just wanted to thank everyone who commented on my CBG build. I apologize for taking so long to write back. The idea for the saw blade came from wanting a metal resonating plate. I ground off all of the teeth to make it user friendly. the string guides where all cut out of a length of half inch aluminum channel. the fret board was a piece of oak I had standing in the corner of my garage. I think I might actual add fret bars. To answer Uncle John, I can't play this thing at all. I have never…

I've talked to some before about the Schireson Flywheel. Well this morning I'm building one and I'm posting pictures of it in detail. It is in my opinion a great alternative to a biscuit bridge for 6 inch cones.

Note: I use a Tri-Cone replacement cone (left) instead of the standard biscuit cone. For one, it comes in a 3 pack, and it is deeper than a biscuit cone. …

Hey everybody,

Success does have it's cost. For me it has been not having the time to devote to the Forums as I would like.

It is my desire to Inspire and encourage builders to push the limits of their creativity. Even now, I learn with every instrument I make, and I focus on improvements. 

I tell you from experience, do not settle for the easy way. Avoid taking those short cuts, and enjoy the Journey. Hone your craft, learn the History, and practice, Practice,…

Hey everyone I am still alive and kicking. I want to apologize for not being on here and listening to everyones great videos. With having COVID over thanksgiving and all the stinking overtime at work plus the fact that they have blocked youtube at work it is hard for me to find time to sign in here and listen. I have not forgotten all my friends on here. Hope to see yall at Callyfest 4

Just finished an electric tenor ukulele for my Great Grandson, Adam. He's a Star Wars nut.  Started with two pieces of 2 X 8 scrap.  The bridge is a mite unusual built up from 7 pieces of wood and....…

I went down to the local Goodwill Store and found a Radio Shack AM / FM / Weather radio for $6.00. (the four C-cell batteries cost me $10.00 - go figure). I don't get too much distortion at full volume (except when I use my Gitty Psycho knob.) One trick I used to find the right lead on the volume pot was to play music on my i-phone and put the phone directly over the pick-up on my CBG so that I get a constant signal from the jack to the pot and I don't have to keep strumming the guitar. This…

It`s been an age since I built a guitar due to the amount of gear out there and the fact all my relatives and friends have been gifted!

As a result I decided to re-visit an old 3 stringer I built several years ago. It`s a guitar I was never really happy with but I was loathe to get rid.

So I stripped it back and added a radius to the neck and refitted the frets. I kept the old under saddle pickup and decided to change it from a red stained wood and black fretboard to a black…

Boy it's been a while since I haven't posted anything here. But I must say that that confinement and this pandemic have taken the wind out of my cigar box building. Nowadays, getting hurt when working with power tools is not an option. So I had to divert my attention to other stuff.

Now I don't know if this will be of any interest to anyone, but I found it to be really a nice thing. There is a photographer named Timothy Duffy who is working on a project where he photographs non-famous…

Hey guys. This is just a little teaser for an upcoming builders swap. I'm collaborating with 2 other Texas-based CBN members and we're going to do a 3-way CBG swap to celebrate Texas on her 185th birthday. Here is the lineup:

Builder #1: Steve's Strings, based in the San Antonio area > …

Made this bridge for the DeVito half of the Twins, I didn't think my normal design would look right.

Components: 2 knurled 4mm screws, 2 knurled 4mm nuts, 2 domed 4mm nuts, 1 piece of 10 x 50 stainless sheet drilled both ends and folded on the centre line.…

Lyrics by my friend Rick Lindholtz. https://youtu.be/zJiWj9129UE

Yep, just helpin' my girl make poizza and whamo- sauce can lid and insides were gold. Here it goes! Video up tomorrow... -Glenn…

A song I wrote, played dulcimer in and sang in my old band :) Working on a cbg dulcimer, will post when I'm done w. it. -Glenn

Thanks Brian for email instructions on how to participate in this digital format.

So am I doing this "blog" thing right ? Can people see my text AND picture of my CBG ?

This computer stuff really is a struggle for me & I would really rather travel down to Louisiana to some CBG Festival & meet some of you guys and Jam !

Guess Covid-19…