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If you enjoy three string guitars, this is the place!

Hi Folks, This is the group to share everything about the three string guitar.

If you have had problems in the past playing regular guitar, try playing a three string guitar, they are much easier and the have a vintage sound that is super unique and easy to capture that old school blues sound.

There is another website on the net that has a lot more 3 string guitar information. Here is the link to the website 3-string-guitar.com

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Comment by Redbelly on October 20, 2012 at 2:14am: When I decided to make a bottle neck slide I had information on scoring the bottle and then using hot and cold water to cause the bottle to break. With many long necked wine bottles having a screw top, 2 cuts need to be made with (in my case disasterous results. The best results I have had (100%) is using a tile cutting blade in my hacksaw.The bkade is a peice of wire with carborundum glued to it. I just sawed through the neck in 2 places and smoothed the end with needle nosed pliers and wet/dry carborundum.No more than 10 minutes

Comment by rusty case on October 19, 2012 at 2:55pm: The Indian Tabac vid with wooden tuners is great, Wade!

(you didn't wear your signature shades & hat, though!)

Did you get a 7degree reamer for doing the peg holes?

(I always wondered abt getting one of those. :-) )

rc

Comment by Keith Stanford on October 19, 2012 at 2:21pm: Sam,

These were Martin 80/20 Bronze , Medium, Acoustic Strings.

String #1 thru #6 were:

Inches = .013, .017, .026, .035, .045, .056

MM = 0.33, 0.43, 0.66, 0.89, 1.14, 1.42

CBG #1 = Fretted, 25.5" (64.75 cm), GDG

CBG #2 = Frettless, 25.75" (65.5 cm), GDG

Finger or Slide?.....I am still a complete 'newbie' and am trying to learn how to play....so I am strumming, picking, using a slide, and finger on fret....and I still suck. (But give me about 4 months and see how I am doing! <grin>

Comment by Wade on October 19, 2012 at 1:39pm: 3 string with wooden tuners

Comment by Wichita Sam on October 19, 2012 at 12:22pm: kieta,

I'm curious.... what was the string diameter difference, string to string.... and did you change the tuning? Finally, please, scale length and fretted or fretless, finger or slide?

thanks,

Sam

Comment by Keith Stanford on October 18, 2012 at 5:03pm: On my first two CBG builds, I used the 5,4,3 strings. Then I got John McNair's DVD on "HowToPlayTheCBG". Even though it is a great DVD for learning the basics on how to "play" the CBG, he also has really good information on types of Slides and a really neat "Pearl-Of-Wisdom" about using the 4,3,2 acoustic strings (like he uses as well as Mike Snowden). So I made the switch to 4, 3, 2 and it made all the difference in the world in the way I wanted my CBGs to sound. I am sure the 5, 4, 3 will work just fine for some folks, however.

kieta

Comment by 3 String Blues on October 18, 2012 at 7:59am: try a 4 3 and 2 of an acostic set...that will sound great with a reso

Comment by Mal Chilvers on October 12, 2012 at 9:28pm: I am making a 3 string fretless resso with 23" scale lengthwith an olde lowe cone and cover plate and was wonderingwhat the best gauge strings for it ,any idea's.Regards Mal (UK)

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on September 18, 2012 at 7:28am: I don't remember who told me how to make it by soaking steelwool in cider vinegar then painting the wood (may have been you) Works great, just doesn't show up very well in this pic. The back & sides of the box really look cool, lots of figure. Post some better pics later.