Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T11:28:58ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306362637?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=0f88phsmc0eqb&feed=yes&xn_auth=nojust came accross this pickup idea on youtube.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-03-24:2592684:Topic:38190802024-03-24T09:54:42.906ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
<p>It is a concept and working pickup for a variable tuned pickup. It is quite technical in sections but the bottom line is this pickup can be tuned to sound like a vintage single coil fender pickup to an overwound Humbucker.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aojyjsl3MI&list=WL&index=10">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aojyjsl3MI&list=WL&index=10</a></p>
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<p>It is a concept and working pickup for a variable tuned pickup. It is quite technical in sections but the bottom line is this pickup can be tuned to sound like a vintage single coil fender pickup to an overwound Humbucker.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aojyjsl3MI&list=WL&index=10">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aojyjsl3MI&list=WL&index=10</a></p>
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<p>I will try to keep this short if i can.</p>
<p>many years ago when i was about 10 my step father was a telephone installer for the PMG. T his is an Australian thing but it stands for Post Master General. it was the government bodu for postal services and telephone/telegraph services. </p>
<p>not rlelevant on a tangent already...lol</p>
<p>He had to crawl under houses to retro fit telephone wires etc. one day he came home with a guitar. It was a homemade thing and he made a wallhanging out…</p>
<p>I will try to keep this short if i can.</p>
<p>many years ago when i was about 10 my step father was a telephone installer for the PMG. T his is an Australian thing but it stands for Post Master General. it was the government bodu for postal services and telephone/telegraph services. </p>
<p>not rlelevant on a tangent already...lol</p>
<p>He had to crawl under houses to retro fit telephone wires etc. one day he came home with a guitar. It was a homemade thing and he made a wallhanging out of it by painting the back. not a good painting..lol</p>
<p>4 years later i inherit it when parents split and he went back to England. </p>
<p>i sanded it down and strung it with nylon strings because it had a classical style bridge. it had had steel strings on it and warped the top. i sanded the bridge to compensate staines it a red cedar type colour and did a poly finish... remember i was only 14. </p>
<p>i played that guitar for over 25 years on and off i loved it. .</p>
<p>so basically i want to recreate it. smaller body and a narrow neck 46 ish mm would be good under the 1"7/8 freedom unit mark. and a scale of 615mm or around 24.2" </p>
<p>without buying a new guitar can i put nylon strings on a steel string guitar ? do i need to chanbe the bridge first? do i just build myself a stick in a box 6 string with nylon strings? looking for the options and short commings of this idea? could i get a cheap second hand classical guitar and reshape the neck to a bit narrower? i would possibly have to replace the fingerboard with one say 16" radius?</p>
<p>i think the cheapest crossover guitar i can buy in Australia is over $700 AUD.</p>
<p>the whole point is to be able to quietly play at night and not wake the missus up! plus the nostalgia for a guitar i lost 24 years ago.</p> VIDEO: Building a CBG with limited resources.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-03-10:2592684:Topic:38176722024-03-10T05:48:17.067ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
<p>Hi, I made this video five years ago and agonized about posting it for public viewing. The reason is that I made the video and guitar kit for my son, to encourage him into building guitars, so some comments are directed at him only. He lives 2500km away.</p>
<p>Anyway, he said it was a good instructional video. He had the guitar built and playable on a long Sunday afternoon. This is a rank beginners’ tutorial; my son is an auto technician and has a mechanical workshop with only limited…</p>
<p>Hi, I made this video five years ago and agonized about posting it for public viewing. The reason is that I made the video and guitar kit for my son, to encourage him into building guitars, so some comments are directed at him only. He lives 2500km away.</p>
<p>Anyway, he said it was a good instructional video. He had the guitar built and playable on a long Sunday afternoon. This is a rank beginners’ tutorial; my son is an auto technician and has a mechanical workshop with only limited woodwork tools. I explain what to do and use with limited resources and knowledge.</p>
<p>He built four CBGs and now builds full-size guitars. His metal shop is now a fully functional wood shop. Enjoy, I hope. It does not include neck, fingerboard, or fretting, tasks.</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/0M4Cgm0DwNs">https://youtu.be/0M4Cgm0DwNs</a></p>
<p>Cheers Taff</p> Tune up songstag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-03-07:2592684:Topic:38172202024-03-07T05:26:05.419ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
<p>So I just finished a new project, and as I did I started to play around with it. And I started to think, I have the same songs I try every time I bring an instrument in tune. I finger-pick the Star Wars main theme and “London bridge is falling down” and try the chords to the Eagles “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” So I ask the community, what are the songs you play when you want to make sure a new project is in tune and ready for the world? THNX for any replies, and this discussion is a no…</p>
<p>So I just finished a new project, and as I did I started to play around with it. And I started to think, I have the same songs I try every time I bring an instrument in tune. I finger-pick the Star Wars main theme and “London bridge is falling down” and try the chords to the Eagles “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” So I ask the community, what are the songs you play when you want to make sure a new project is in tune and ready for the world? THNX for any replies, and this discussion is a no judgement zone. “Bad” songs might be the best ones to test our projects. </p> CBG site issues, continued.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-03-01:2592684:Topic:38163462024-03-01T23:23:57.644ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
<p>Hi, I thought I would bring this discussion from the <strong>Guitar For My Grandson</strong> thread.</p>
<p>Hi again, I did not want to risk hijacking the original poster post thread.</p>
<p>I just found the back information section, at least I think that’s what you are talking about, took me a while, I had not seen it before, it appears to be listed under another website, so I have never bothered to go there, my bad. Having seen it, I can understand the concerns expressed about losing some…</p>
<p>Hi, I thought I would bring this discussion from the <strong>Guitar For My Grandson</strong> thread.</p>
<p>Hi again, I did not want to risk hijacking the original poster post thread.</p>
<p>I just found the back information section, at least I think that’s what you are talking about, took me a while, I had not seen it before, it appears to be listed under another website, so I have never bothered to go there, my bad. Having seen it, I can understand the concerns expressed about losing some or all of it.</p>
<p>The search facility is chock full of info too, I have not used that before either. I tried it with a question and had a choice of over 3000 posts on one subject. I do not have time to sift through all that, so posting a question and getting an up-to-date answer is the way I would go. Also, many other members benefit from the question and the answer/s, not just me, if I had found time to do the research. I would imagine it also keeps that search facility fresh and updated.</p>
<p>My thoughts were that if I bring the matter up again there may be a member with enough computer/web building nous, to help affect the fix. I do not use Facebook, other than my business page to post information, nor any other social media. I’m probably alone there. Old school, hahaha.</p>
<p>I did check the Facebook site and was disappointed, I scrolled back to the start of the year and all I could see was mainly advertising of one form or another. Maybe I did not search the site properly. I could find no builder’s info sharing, as I was expecting to see, as there is on here.</p>
<p>For me, this site, even with its faults, would be more beneficial to up-and-coming builders and players. I was also thinking of the frustrations I experienced back in the day when losing posts. The sad thing is, too often the person whose post was lost does not come back for whatever reason.<br/> Anyway, <br/> Taff</p> Busking Songs...tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-28:2592684:Topic:38158822024-02-28T17:10:16.084ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
<p>Does anyone have experience busking with cigar box guitars? What are your favourite songs to play? Not been playing CBG long but got the bug and started working out which songs I'd like to learn and go out to play. So far started with ....</p>
<p>Roadhouse blues</p>
<p>The boys are back in town</p>
<p>Walk of life</p>
<p>Don't look back into the sun.</p>
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<p>What are your recommendations?</p>
<p>NJx</p>
<p>Does anyone have experience busking with cigar box guitars? What are your favourite songs to play? Not been playing CBG long but got the bug and started working out which songs I'd like to learn and go out to play. So far started with ....</p>
<p>Roadhouse blues</p>
<p>The boys are back in town</p>
<p>Walk of life</p>
<p>Don't look back into the sun.</p>
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<p>What are your recommendations?</p>
<p>NJx</p> Guitar for the grandsontag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-26:2592684:Topic:38158202024-02-26T16:56:33.964ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
<p>Hi all. Looking for information on how to scale down fret spacing to make a small guitar for my young grandson. I have built many with 25.5” scale but want to make the neck smaller and maintain the right sound. Would a ukulele scale work or would it work to shrink the template on a scanner?…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>Hi all. Looking for information on how to scale down fret spacing to make a small guitar for my young grandson. I have built many with 25.5” scale but want to make the neck smaller and maintain the right sound. Would a ukulele scale work or would it work to shrink the template on a scanner?<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Camera suggestions?tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-22:2592684:Topic:38153682024-02-22T00:50:06.084ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
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<p> Hey guys and gals, hope all are well.</p>
<p><br/> I was wondering of anyone has a good suggestion for a camera that can take video with decent sound and pics with good clarity. My Nikon L610 gave up. Something with decent battery life and is less than $500. Any and all thoughts are welcome and appreciated.</p>
<p>Ray</p>
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<p> Hey guys and gals, hope all are well.</p>
<p><br/> I was wondering of anyone has a good suggestion for a camera that can take video with decent sound and pics with good clarity. My Nikon L610 gave up. Something with decent battery life and is less than $500. Any and all thoughts are welcome and appreciated.</p>
<p>Ray</p> There goes the property values...tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-16:2592684:Topic:38147542024-02-16T21:13:37.209ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
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<p> Hello everyone,</p>
<p><br></br> I finally was able to get a working ISP here and I'm finally back. Sure have missed you guys and gals. I have a lot to catch up on here.</p>
<p> I had problems with ISP reliability and lost internet access just after we lost our wonderful friend, Dave Lynas. He is surely missed by all here. I read last night before they approved my new email here at CBN, about Clock The Wolf. My condolences to all. <br></br> Well, didn't mean for my return to be a…</p>
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<p> Hello everyone,</p>
<p><br/> I finally was able to get a working ISP here and I'm finally back. Sure have missed you guys and gals. I have a lot to catch up on here.</p>
<p> I had problems with ISP reliability and lost internet access just after we lost our wonderful friend, Dave Lynas. He is surely missed by all here. I read last night before they approved my new email here at CBN, about Clock The Wolf. My condolences to all. <br/> Well, didn't mean for my return to be a downer...</p>
<p>Looking forward to catching up with all of you.</p>
<p> Southern Ray</p> Anyone used a violin-style tailpiece on a CBG?tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-09:2592684:Topic:38140872024-02-09T05:25:26.865ZErasmo Cocohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ErasmoCoco906
<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>Have any of you built a cbg with a violin-style tailpiece, one that is fixed by a cord to a tailpin and essentially floats rather than being hard to the body? How did it work out? I'm building a couple of baritone scale guitars and thought such a tailpiece might make it easier to find strings long enough.</p>
<p>FWIW, I've built a lyre with this style tailpiece and swapped out the tails on my viola before, but I've never tried one on a guitar.</p>
<p>All thioughts…</p>
<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>Have any of you built a cbg with a violin-style tailpiece, one that is fixed by a cord to a tailpin and essentially floats rather than being hard to the body? How did it work out? I'm building a couple of baritone scale guitars and thought such a tailpiece might make it easier to find strings long enough.</p>
<p>FWIW, I've built a lyre with this style tailpiece and swapped out the tails on my viola before, but I've never tried one on a guitar.</p>
<p>All thioughts appreciated.</p>