Hello everyone I hope you are all well.  I play guitar all the time but have never played a cigar box guitar.  I must say I am quite impressed with some of the guitars shown here (I had no idea).  Anyway I am a husband, father, civil engineer, inventor, manufacturer, and business owner.  I have lived in several states including North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, North Dakota, and now Indiana.  Most of my growing up was in North Carolina in the foothills area in Elkin.  I went on to college at University of Maryland and NCSU.  I have supervised highway construction for 15 years now and I also own Pick Punch LLC (Some of you may know me as the guy that invented the Pick Punch Guitar Pick making tool).  I am married and have three children all under 7.  When I had time (before having children), I used to hunt, fish, snow ski, and pretty much anything outdoors I have done it on a obsessive level at one time or another. Now, most of my time is spent with my website, factory issues such as tooling and CAD work, distrubtion of my products, and most importantly keeping track of my little ones.  It seems the only thing I do have time for anymore as far as hobbies is playing guitar or throwing a line in the lake out back because that is about all I can do while at home when I am with the little ones.

After looking over this website, I would like to possibly add to my guitar collection and get one of these cigar box guitars.  If anyone has information as to the collectible side of these guitars and where I might obtain one that would be great. I will look around and see what has already been discussed as well.   I don't think I will have time to build one any time soon so I guess I will settle to buying one if that is possible from someone well known for making these interesting guitars.

Shane thank you for the introduction to cigar box nation. 

Von