Happy Monday! How's everyone doing? Any guitar building happening? I've been buying up books lately...from the Foxfire and American Boy's Handy Book to Maya...
... I started working on a fretless nylon six string this weekend, using a Patron cigar box. Most of the rough cutting on the neck is done. Did some more work...
I've been wanting to experiment with nylon stringed cigar box guitars. let me know how it turns out. You shouldn't have any tension and warping problems! ...
... Not for me, too busy with fixing siding on my garage and an audio archival/editing project. Both of these are projects that never seem to end. ... How do...
Hey guys. I finaly got a cigar box and am ready to make the gee tar. I do have one Q though. What about the frets? First off you need them dont you? and...
Don't need frets if you use a slide. If you need a fret calculator, go here: http://windworld.com/emi/tools/fretcalc.htm This is a cool little program that...
Fellow ciggitbuilders, Have a look at the jukulele i found on the internet, what a beauty ! http://www.aloha-club.net/ukumart/ukes/photo/bbcigarbox2.html We...
You can get along without frets - just takes practice. Rule of thumb: the distance from the bridge to a fret is 17/18 of the distance from the bridge to the...
That uke was made by the Black Bear Ukulele Company. There's one on EBAY right now. It's going for almost $600. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ...
I just joined this group again, this time under a different name just to see what's available to "non-moderators." It appears that only I can supersize the...
I have the Foxfire set but had never thought of looking in it for info on Cigar box instruments. Thanks for pointing that out Tom, and welcome to the group! ...
I had a day off yesterday-had some dental work done in the AM but I spent the rest of the day struggling with some planned 'refinement' of my last cigar box...
I haven't used frets on mine but some have been made that way. I've made a four string and a three string. I use a little tuner I got from a local music store...
Yes, this could be a compelling reason to finally buy a digital camera! Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent reasonably priced model that will show off...
... Those things are kind of hard to solder to. I had that problem with one that I did, the solder would just pull off of the top. Various things that I've...
I would like to remind everyone of a tip issued by Jay Kirgis on this group... we aren't tied to any one pickup choice. If the piezo's are driving you nuts,...
... Yeah, you can also use those little condenser mic elements, inside or outside, and they work pretty well. If you're not into building stuff, buy a cheapo...
... There's a book you can buy on the subject. Check out: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_plans/Electronics:_Pickups.html The author has a website with some...
If you do want to install frets, here's an online fret calculator that might be of help: http://www.windworld.com/emi/tools/fretcalc.htm Kawika ... From:...
I must be a real hill-billy..............I work out frets by fastening a thick piece of copper wire around the neck and moving it until it sounds right with a...
I received my copy of Foxfire 3 today. Great (fantastic) information on making homemade banjos and dulcimers. Stuff you could use to design new cigar box...
... For a nice article on this subject go to: http://www.mugwumps.com/FretKnot.html Mugwumps has a bunch of interesting stuff. You should also check out their...
... Mandolin fret wire , not guitar . If you trust yourself , you can stone it down further still. If you cock it up , and need to remove the wire from the...
