Shane Speal's D.I.Y. Sitar Slide Secret - for Guitar & Cigar Box Guitar

Turn your guitar or cigar box guitar into a sitar this afternoon with this tiny little thing you have in your house.

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Known as the King of the Cigar Box Guitar, Shane Speal is universally recognized as the prime mover of the Cigar Box Guitar cult, a man who has made it his life’s crusade to spread the word and promote the popularity of CBGs. — Premier Guitar Magazine

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Comment by Anthony adams on February 28, 2023 at 10:42am

Shane, I believe you know who I am. I was making a mandolin from one of your tutorials. I order the torsion bar you recomended and lost the instructions on instaling into the neck. I need a copy of the instructions to know how to cut the neck and install the bar. Can you help me?

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