With a little bracing, cardboard can work fine. The White Owl CBG that I made was the same thing that you describe, wood sides, cardboard top and bottom. I...
I just posted 4 pictures of a Stella guitar that I refinished. It is amateurish but I had to start somewhere. This guitar came off the trash pile and was in...
Hey jim... Nice job on the tenor....I had one just like it for a couple years (traded for drill press and tools). I tuned it like a mandolin (GDAE) using...
You are right. At least about Rollie Tussing's playing. Anyone happen to know what tuning he uses? Shane <cigarboxguitar@...> wrote: Shane Speal is a...
I DON'T Agree with the Shanester's comments about his playing. The diversity in style and ability (let alone spelling capability) is what drew me to CBG music....
There's an upcoming album by a certain CBG player who lives in a THUMB that will blow everyone away. A little bird told me that this certain album should be...
Sorry if anybody thought I was implying I agreed with Shane's comments about his own playing. ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
Thanks AG, looks better in the pic than up close..... -- Jim Farris mailto:jimfrets@... http://www.jimfrets.com http://www.flickr.com/people/59473356@N00/...
My secret to a smooth finish is several coats and lots of rubbing compound and an electric drill with a polishing bonnet on it. You're welcome to the...
Has anyone made a cigar box dulcimer. I am going to the Philippines around the last of March, and would like to be able to make one while I'm there for one of...
It's been discussed in the group. It was suggested that you would need at least a couple of boxes stuck end to end to make one long enough. If you could find...
Greetings, It is fairly easy to make a dulcitar using a cigar box and strumming it like a guitar as opposed to being played on the lap. I have built several,...
Check eBAy for DIXIE MAID boxes. They're antiques, they look great and they're nice and long. Two of those placed end-to-end would give you a dulcimer body...
Someone has placed a historic CBG postcard on eBay. http://tinyurl.com/73j46 There were several variations on this postcard that features three black boys...
Don, you have some very nice instruments in your photos.I especially like the one with the sunburst shading. making a cbd: You dont need a long box for a cigar...
It's gonna be a real man's 34" like Shanes with a Higher nut to fit Ben Sharpee Capo. I'll be sending a cds of pics to Shane from the Bucc show as well as some...
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I have a copy of that post card I picked up at an antique shop. It is postmarked Jan.25,1918 and was mailed by an Army Lieutenant that was stationed at Camp...
Larry I'm mailing out a bunch of stuff tomorrow. What's the addy again? I'll send you some of my cds. shane ... to ... something ... sending ... three ... two...
I have WAV files of Willie Joe and his Unitar here at work. The songs I have right now are Cherokee Dance and the uber-primal Unitar Rock. If anyone wants me...
The use of red cedar for the neck and back is interesting. I've thought about using it but I've never seen any pieces wide enough for a back. Thanks for...
