ray, glad you enjoy it. as you can tell I am so busy that I can't keep up. I'm wondering if there is much point of keeping this group going except as an...
I understand the busy part. Since writing about your strummer, I've been playing the four string I built each Monday at the jam. Just this weekend, I lent...
Hey guys, sorry to be so out of touch here as well; I'm going through a divorce, trying to remain gainfully employed (pretty much succeeding, thank God), and...
The other day I went to the Michaels crafts store. Discovery a bunch a little wood boxes just waiting to be turned into instruments. Some of them even have...
I've eyed those from time to time. Since the Liquor Barn is nearby and still has a large supply of cigar boxes, I haven't bitten at Michael's. The other day,...
I have made a few diddly bo's from boxes at Micahels. They turned out fairly nice and I ended up selling all of them. Pick them carefully, some of them are...
Hi All, Please DO NOT open any mail with my name and my bluehiway66@... address with the subject line "Hey, check this out" Â Do not open and just delete...
Yes it is. It looks like he is selling his own manual "for less than $30", and there is a paypal link. It's on the Make a CigarBoxGuitar page. Regards, John...
Yep it's thar fellas....the book is only $8....over 80 pages, and over 150 photos....make a CigarBoxGuitar for less than $30! if the www.gittyman.com link do...
I bought it. I've built one CGB already. I found this instruction guide to be very detailed and clearly explained. It will definitely help when building my...
Hello everybody! I just found this site and I am so happy. I love this craft and it fills most of my time in retirement. Finally I can do what I love any...
Hi all my name is Barry Sholder I live in Dallas(a civil war town) Ga. on a civil war battle field. I have been building gourd banjos and gourd ukuleles for...
I have built 2 CBG's,both fretted with high action 3/16" at the nut. It seems playing with a slide, you pretty much have to be right on top of the fret...
You should lower the action but did you calculate those fret position for find them by playing notes. I ask this because the change in string stretch may...
I used a template for my frets for acoustic dreadnought guitar.. I've done that many times. So I think you are right to get the action lower for fingerpicking...
To be easily played I like the action to be about the height of a dime from string to the top of the fret. A little less is OK but not much less or the...
hi guys. ive decided i need to complete my 2nd cbg. the first one was very makeshift but gave a great sound. i did have one problem tho, i couldnt get the...
I'm with AG. I once heard a dime's distance at the first fret and a nickel's distance at the twelfth fret. That's usually what I go for. I'm not a prolific...
Thank you for supporting my work Monte....I sincerely appreciate it. (and to any others who might have spent the $8) It has been two weeks since I opened up my...
Hey there, Don, and W/C on board amigo. Many have found that the best place to start for 'first-timers' is at this website: www.GittyMan.com Kind regards, ...
