Thanks Ivan! First of all, it's good to hear from ya! I hope the PHD is coming along ok. www.cigarboxguitar.com looks like a huge success! HOW MANY PEOPLE...
Ivan, One big Dutch applause for You My first rebuild of the CBG was indeed made by your instruction. Dries ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked...
Hi all, If anybody has been trying to e-mail me lately and had your letter returned, it's because my e-mail has been slammed with virus letters and it maxes...
I haven't seen Ellis McDaniels referred to in reference to a Cigar Box Guitar - but his playing name, and his 60 year history of terrific music should be...
... 4" is a good size for a full sized guitar body, but on a cigar box you'll lose all bass response. For a cigar box sized body, a six string guitar in...
I've done a lot of research on Bo Diddley, and amazingly, everything I've found points AWAY from cigar box guitars. (Dang!) Name: "Bo Diddley" is also a...
Hey all, I managed to get 'workable' frets on a banjo I made this weekend, without even taking the strings off. hehe. It's not glamorous or beautiful by any...
This is the type of inventiveness that I love! For some reason, I'd rather play on bobby pin frets than StewMac fretwire anyday. viva la primitive! -shane...
... think I have ... it's http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cookietinbanjo the post is exactly the same on that group too. I try to post relevant info on this...
you may not believe this but i was clipping bobby pins for frets. i had been hanging around the house thinking about frets and noticed the bobby pins. since i...
Wow, that sounds like cool and practical fretting! My first cbg, with hundreds of hours of play, bears frets made from round hardwood toothpicks. They are...
I noticed that they were talking about their compensated bridge saddles and that the actual bridge appeared to be on a slight upturned angle toward the lighter...
If you're building a fretted instrument it is something to consider. Different strings need to be of slightly different lengths to give the proper notes when...
THIS DID NOT GET THROUGH SO I WILL TRY A DIRECT POST. NEWS FLASH>>>>> sagamore Records , Adrian & myself have been thinking of getting a tribute CD for the...
hi shane and Smokeless tribe? ( i enjoy cigars now and then but i could never afford those that come in decent boxes.. better smoke a herring and then i can...
Yes, it is, but only if you really want to make a 'perfect' instrument. Some people might well consider this to somewhat past the scope and spirit of a CBG. ...
It's basically because of differences in how much the pitch is raised for different strings when they're pressed down. Thick stiff strings raise pitch more...
CBG builders, I have a small problem, I don't know for sure what You people mean with `bobby pins`,do You mean these things ? ... Outgoing mail is certified...
... I mean little metal things that people (most girls) put in their hair. Available in any department, or drug store. And looking somewhat similar to these...
Fret not, youg Bobby Pin. Your day will come. Somewhere, out there, is a Cigar Box with your name on it! Enjoy the ride! ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder...
Another option would be to use weed whacker replacement line. The kind that comes in a spool at Wal-Mart in the garden section. various thicknesses are...
Oeps, something went wrong. I tried to enclose a photo in my previous mail, but that didn't work ! I mean something shaped like this <=============, So yes,...
I still haven't tracked down the elusive CIGAR BOX UKULELE plans. They were published and I know the magazine...I just haven't had the time to do the research....
What the FU@#$ is weed whacker replacement line, What do you mean with Wal-Mart in the garden section? Suppose this was a Dutch group,and someone said to You ...
Ah now, let's calm down and take this a little slower. A "weed whacker" is a grass trimmer...the type with the thick nylon string that rotates at the bottom....
... Nevermind.. I'm endorsing the toothpicks. lol. Not sure how to say toothpick in Dutch though.. sounds easier and I don't want to get blamed for the holes...
