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Better late than never...

Started by Crazed Fandango yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

After joining this forum in 2014, I finally have my 1st CBG which my wife bought for me at the weekend (a 4 string from Frethound Custom Guitars). I was never going to get around to building one.Now…Continue

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My 1st CGB

Started by Mi Rankin. Last reply by Ian Jan 16. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Just finished my 1st freeless acoustic CBG, based on the #Glenn Watt design. 31inch neck, 25inch scale, 42/32/24 gauge strings. Sycamore neck and a 200mm x 180mm x 45mm box made from 7mm ply. Neck…Continue

Hi, y'all.

Started by HazelFyrebird. Last reply by Ian Nov 14, 2023. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Hi, I'm HazelFyrebird, and I'm a wannabe luthier (I feel like I'm standing up at a Builder's Anonymous meeting...) in Virginia. I'm a bit of a lurker, as I've been reading and reading for a while,…Continue

I Am Blaming All of You with YouTube Channels.

Started by William Bannier. Last reply by William Bannier Sep 25, 2023. 3 Replies 1 Like

This is not so much of a reintroduction as a rebirth so to speak. I joined Cigar Box Nation many, many years ago when I initially developed an interest in more "primitive" instruments, CBGs, mountain…Continue

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Comment by Lenny Henderson on May 8, 2019 at 9:51am: This is one of my early additions to my musical instrument string collection. I made it with a root end piece of bamboo that I grew. I had it for flute making. This didley bow now belongs to Paris James, a local blues legend.

Comment by Lenny Henderson on May 8, 2019 at 9:45am

Comment by the anonymous pick on May 2, 2019 at 4:38pm: nice firsty Tony .

Comment by Tony Pistilli on May 2, 2019 at 9:43am: thanks. That's a real rattlesnake skin on the neck too.

Comment by Poorness Studios on May 2, 2019 at 9:36am: Welcome j-v, rick, and Tony. This is a great community. Share pics and videos often. We all love it. BTW, great lookin' git Tony.

Comment by Tony Pistilli on May 2, 2019 at 8:15am: Hi all. New here and to cbg's. I live in New Mexico. I built my first cbg and am now addicted. Here's a pic.

Comment by rick washbrook on April 4, 2019 at 7:01am: Rick Washbrook resonator gutiar and 4 string box slide guitars. Happy to be part of the comunity Cigar Box and learn what others are doing.

Rick Washbrook ' Whisky Drinkin' Woman ' Original

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtzFmFtLF9E

Comment by j-v on April 2, 2019 at 5:39am: bonjour everybody !! me it's j-v from a tiny village in Corrèze , France , blacksmith on my spare time lol got more and more sparetime , starting to be a second job , always like the sound of cbg , the creative side of it and the fact that's you can play almost everything with it , i'm 53years old , if i don't give it a go now ... see you on the forum ..

i hope it's the right place , lol i'm a bit lost on the forum ..

Comment by Blues Frog on March 23, 2019 at 12:46pm: Welcome to the addiction Bill. Questions aren't a nuisance, they are a part of what we all do here. There's a lot of instruction from building to playing on this site. I think you'll like it here.

Enjoy !!

Comment by Bill Weissborn on March 23, 2019 at 12:08pm: BRAND New to this whole cigar-box guitar, 1,2,3,4 string(s) guitar.

Been fascinated by these instruments for several years but just haven't had the time to give it a try. That's fixing to change. In fact, just bought 4 boxes today from the local Goodwill to experiment on. If I'm pestering ya'll too much with questions, just let me know.

I'm stoked!

OH, and I don't play--yet.!