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At 2:44am on August 2, 2010, churchpew kev said…: hi again ps the buiscit is fastened in place with a small screw passing through the dogs bowl and tightened cheers

At 7:49am on August 1, 2010, churchpew kev said…: hi bob thanks for the comments the neck was glued to the vee shaped block and then the vee block attached to the box using 3 screws one through the back of the box & 2through the end utilising one of these to attache the strap button the dog bowl is stainless steel and a second hand humbucker off ebay £3.00 and yes it is loud cheers

At 6:01am on July 7, 2010, Sander said…: Wow, that are some great ideas! I never thought of old furniture and pallets as wood for guitars. My dad sometimes brings a little piece of wood, because he's a truck driver and can sometimes be found on building sites. I will surely make use of these tips!

At 5:49am on July 6, 2010, Sander said…: Haha, yeah I noticed I'm already thinking about some other projects, but as I'm still just 15 years old, it's hard to get a little job to earn money for funding all this fun. So I guess I'll stick with being a paperboy for a while...

At 1:53pm on July 5, 2010, Uncle John said…: Hi Bob,
Very nice on regarding your grandkids. I wish Lamoni was closer, I would like to meet and play some. Too far! I was looking at your photos. You are and advanced and high end builder using good materials. I am a bit of a hack.
I need to go back and fine tune/ finish some work and get back to playing instead of building.
John Bolton

At 2:37pm on June 30, 2010, Uncle John said…: Hi Robert,
Thanks for the friend's invitation. First time I got one, hope the acceptance came through. I like the Courier and Ives canjo. Pretty work. I had been looking for the right can and settled on an aluminum ammo box. Built it last weekend as a 4 banger and it sounds and plays nice.
Good to know there is another Iowan making and playing CBGs. People around here think I am the only one. I hope to have instruments for each grandkid that shows interest. My oldest grandchild is 14 and doing super on a storebought 6 string. :}
Good wishes. John Bolton, Harlan

At 12:09pm on May 29, 2010, Paul Doug said…: thanks for the invite. great build

At 12:57pm on May 27, 2010, dogfinger steve said…: cheers 4 the shout :0) yr makin some sweet guitars there...

At 3:38am on May 20, 2010, JUJU said…: Hi Bob
thanks for the invite mate , good to have you as a friend - just noticed your first build that looks superb great craftmanship on the neck really looks sweet
juju :-)

At 2:44am on April 25, 2010, Wichita Sam said…: glad to have you as a friend.... let me know if I can ever help out... Sam

At 7:58am on April 20, 2010, smojo said…: Thanks Bob, just keep playing the thing and you'll get there before long.

At 1:35am on April 20, 2010, Tom Lanford said…: Thanks for the invite Robert! Love the work you've done. Take care - T

At 11:34pm on April 17, 2010, smojo said…: That's a real beauty Robert. Nice box and lovely neck.

At 5:30am on April 13, 2010, Dianne Woods said…: Robert, very nice first build. The neck is beautiful.

At 1:38am on March 21, 2010, Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates said…: Welcome aboard, Robert! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBU, CBB, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc.).

Up in the Free Resources menu at the top, you will see a number of plans for building and playing cigar box guitars/ukuleles/banjos/dulcimers/violins. I encourage you to download any of the plans, take a look at them, and ask questions from there. Also our site is VERY searchable. I bet you your questions have already been asked, so take a few moments and look around.

Join our Chat sometime (see the bar at the bottom of your browser page). Keep in mind that tho the chat window says there are X number of people online, not all may have the chat window up.

Most of all, have fun!

-Wes