you can go that route, but I say why spend 10-20$ on a set of 6 pegs when at
Back porch mojo...you can get what you need, 3 or 4 string pegs and under $10...
check it out!!
http://shop.backporchmojo.com/Cigar-Box-Guitar-Parts_c7.htm

Big Daddy

hey guys! long time member, first time poster here!!

alright, obviously geared tuners are favored and best, but they're EXPENSIVE.

zither pin tuners work GREAT and are CHEAP but it's a pain in the butt gathering
wrenches for people when i build my instruments and hand them out

solution: resort to eye bolts for tuners (?)

i know the original (modern) CBGs used eye bolts for tuners, but i've never had
much luck. should one use them as friction tuners, or in combination with nuts
as a compression tuner?

has ANYONE here had good, reliable, dependable results with eye bolt tuners?

what size? what size hold drilled? how did you attach steel strings to them
reliably?

thanks in advance to ANYONE that can help me resolve my question.

i've attempted using them before, but they may have been too small, because low
E and low A strings would not hold tension....

thanks again!!!!

Have you seen the results of the Cigar Box Nation shirt vote?  The black shirt
won with 57% of the vote.  The runner up is the tan shirt with 31%.  Both are
for sale right now at the Cigar Box Nation Store. 
(http://shanespeal.bigcartel.com)  You can buy either one...or both in a special
package deal that includes a free "Masters of the Cigar Box Guitar LIVE" cd.

Thanks to all who voted.  This was cool.  Wanna do it again in a month or two?

-Shane Speal

With 469 votes cast (WOW!!!), we have a winner in the t-shirt contest.  Results
are at http://www.cigarboxnation.com

Also, there has been a late-breaking development:  THE RUNNER UP SHIRT IS ALSO
FOR SALE FROM NOW UNTIL MONDAY ONLY!

Who won?  How much are they?  Can you buy both?  http://cigarboxnation.com

-Shane Speal

Today is the last day to vote for your favorite T-shirt design.  Just go to
http://www.cigarboxnation.com and cast your vote.  Quite honestly, I never
expected such a big response!  Thanks to all who cast their ballot.

The winning design will go on sale for pre-order tomorrow at the Cigar Box
Nation Store.  You can choose from sizes as small as Youth Extra Small to Adult
XXXXL if you pre-order!!!    Please note:  The pre-orders will be taken for four
days only (Friday, Nov. 13 - Monday, Nov. 16).  Shirts will be mailed out the
first week in December, just in time for the holidays.

Who's gonna win this horse race...the "red logo natural" or the "weathered heavy
metal black" shirt?

-Shane Speal

*******
Advertise your CBG related business on Cigar Box Nation for as little as $25 a
month.  For info:
http://shanespeal.bigcartel.com/category/cigar-box-nation-advertising
*******

Today is the last day to vote for your favorite T-shirt design.  Just go to
http://www.cigarboxnation.com and cast your vote.  Quite honestly, I never
expected such a big response!  Thanks to all who cast their ballot.

The winning design will go on sale for pre-order tomorrow at the Cigar Box
Nation Store.  You can choose from sizes as small as Youth Extra Small to Adult
XXXXL if you pre-order!!!    Please note:  The pre-orders will be taken for four
days only (Friday, Nov. 13 - Monday, Nov. 16).  Shirts will be mailed out the
first week in December, just in time for the holidays.

Who's gonna win this horse race...the "red logo natural" or the "weathered heavy
metal black" shirt?

-Shane Speal

*******
Advertise your CBG related business on Cigar Box Nation for as little as $25 a
month.  For info:
http://shanespeal.bigcartel.com/category/cigar-box-nation-advertising
*******

All,
The voting is live on the frontpage for the Cigar Box Nation t-shirt.  We want
to know which shirt should become the first official Nation swag.  Just go to
http://cigarboxnation.com and vote.  Pre-orders for the winning design start
Friday.

Other quick news bits:
1.  CBG IN FILM -  Watch the world premier of Kevin Lawton's "Drifters" short
film (featuring a cigar box guitar playing vagrant).  The film is also on the
Nation front page...right below the voting box.  Great Job, Kevin!
2.  TRADE FOR ADS - Contact me if you want advertising on the Nation's front
page.  I'm making the large "long" banners available available in trade for
cigar box guitars.
3.  UPCOMING PROJECTS:  "The Cigar Box Guitar Christmas" free download album,
"Masters of the Cigar Box Guitar Vol. 4" cd release (featuring an unreleased
track by Jesco White, "The Outlaw Dancer!"), even more sets of "how to build"
plans to be uploaded...and more more more.

...stay tuned, Nationals.
-Shane Speal

Cigar Box Nation t-shirt designs have been UNVEILED! Voting starts Tuesday! See
them at http://www.cigarboxnation.com