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Cigar Box Nation member "onesixtwocbgs" built this fantastic 4 string electric dog bowl resonator.  

The instrument features 

• poplar neck,
• Corian nut,
• alder fretboard,
• wine box body (with 1/4" plywood top),
• P90 pickup with volume,
• dog bowl resonator,
• alder bridge,
• gate hinge tail.
• 25-1/2" scale

A MUST-READ FOR CIGAR BOX GUITAR BUILDERS

Ben "Gitty" Baker shares his expensive lessons on the legal use of ...

"... this was just another big corporation trying to strong-arm and scare a little guy into compliance... My belief was that repurposing an item like this was covered under the Fair Use doctrine, or was at least in a solidly gray area, and that doing so was a legal activity.

Turns out, I was wrong. Here is what I learned:   Read the rest of the article here...

HOW TO PLAY THREE STRING CIGAR BOX GUITAR - OPEN E TUNING

Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal recently posted two new how-to-play videos featuring a low Open E tuning (EBE) that utilizes the three lowest strings from a standard pack of guitar strings. The lessons feature simple riffs used on his original songs:

More lessons, articles and all things cigar box guitar have been posted at CigarBoxGuitar.com

ARTISTIC SOUNDHOLE CONTEST COMING IN APRIL!!! 

Cigar Box Nation wants to see your most original and artistic soundholes. Scroll saw art, found object sound hole covers, you get the idea!  We're currently putting all the details and prizes together (we'll announce it next week)... but you can get a jump start on it.  Shane just started a forum discussion for "Sound Holes - Free Scroll Saw Templates."  Find some links to great artwork that you can print out, trace and cut out for exotic sound holes in your cigar box guitars.

The contest will run April 1 through May 31, 2015.  We will post submission details, rules and prizes on the front page of Cigar Box Nation soon.  

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