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All Discussions Tagged 'banjo' (20)
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free new CD by the Jerusalem Mulehttps://jerusalemmules.bandcamp.com/album/one-horse-town Here is a new Cd of mostly traditional songs played on a gas can banjo I made. I… Started by Matthew Borczon |
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How to Build a Gourd Banjo - Free Plans!It's Autumn Building Season... and what better time than now to cut into a dried gourd to make a musical instrument! The gourd banjo dates… Started by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker |
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Mar 6, 2018 Reply by Jim Morris |
COOL VIDEO: He Saved All His Wood Scraps for a Striped Guitar Neck!What happens when you spend all day cutting 1/8" thick wood on a CNC laser cutter? Apparently, C. B. Gitty's Jason Munoz gets inspired to… Started by Cigar Box Nation Official |
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Jun 12, 2017 Reply by Carl Franklin |
Free Plans: Build Your Own Cheese Box Banjo Plans - from 1893! PDF downloadWe have just discovered another set of historic plans as part of Cigar Box Nation's ongoing research to archive homemade folk instruments.… Started by Cigar Box Nation Official |
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How to Play Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster" on a Three String Cigar Box GuitarCigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal deconstructs the 6-string riff from Little Red Rooster and transposes it on three-string, open G (GD… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Mar 21, 2017 Reply by Blane M Hixon |
How to Get the "Fake Snare Drum" Like Johnny Cash on Cigar Box GuitarShane Speal shows the simple paper-thru-strings percussion technique that Johnny Cash made popular in songs like "I Walk the Line." This… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Lean-Back CBG Rack DesignFirst off, I'm still a newbie 'round here and not sure if this should be a blog post instead. This is my first time starting a 'discussion'… Started by Janis Wilson Hughes |
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Jan 23, 2017 Reply by Joe Caruso |
It's a thingamyjitarThe last build I did was a proper scale length baritone ukulele with 4 strings.. The neck I have on my table just now seems to be heading… Started by Fomhorach |
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May 7, 2016 Reply by Bristol Blue |
Tambourine Slider.....I posted a query about using a tambourine for guitar body a while back. Seems it had been done before, but I couldn't resist. I used the he… Started by Tom T |
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Jul 18, 2015 Reply by Tom T |
New to 4 String Banjo! NEED HELP!Hi there, I have just picked up a 4 string banjo and I am having much trouble finding sheet music, and just overall general information to… Started by Mason Van Luven |
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Jul 18, 2015 Reply by Bufo Bill |
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Are metal frets necessary?
Started by J. D. Woods in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Southern Ray 6 hours ago. 6 Replies 1 Like
UK - Best Place to Buy Cigar Box's
Started by Rich Butters in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. 17 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Busking Songs...
Started by Nomad Jack in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by J. D. Woods on Wednesday. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Joseph J. Rogowski about Current Based Pickup Design
Started by Moritz Voegeli in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray on Monday. 6 Replies 2 Likes
crossover guitar.
Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Apr 10. 14 Replies 3 Likes
Flat bucker under box top. Any Success?
Started by Tom T in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Apr 9. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Has anyone tried this? Thoughts?
Started by Southern Ray in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Apr 4. 7 Replies 1 Like
just came accross this pickup idea on youtube.
Started by Timothy Hunter in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 27. 1 Reply 2 Likes
VIDEO: Building a CBG with limited resources.
Started by Taffy Evans in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 10. 1 Reply 3 Likes
Free PDF Download: Vintage Guitar Effects Plans - 1967 Fuzzbox and 1969 Treble Boost
Started by Cigar Box Nation in Feature Articles. Last reply by BrianQ. Mar 9. 4 Replies 3 Likes
Tune up songs
Started by Ghostbuttons in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 9. 5 Replies 1 Like
Duel output jacks
Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 8. 6 Replies 0 Likes
No Harmonics
Started by Ken I in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Brian partington Mar 8. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Camera suggestions?
Started by Southern Ray in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box related. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 6. 5 Replies 0 Likes
CBG site issues, continued.
Started by Taffy Evans in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 5. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Anyone used a violin-style tailpiece on a CBG?
Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Carl Floyd Mar 1. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Guitar for the grandson
Started by Joe in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Carl Floyd Feb 29. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.
Started by Chance in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Feb 22. 12 Replies 1 Like
How to Get Your Own Music on Spotify
Started by Cigar Box Nation in Feature Articles. Last reply by Southern Ray Feb 21. 2 Replies 4 Likes
Trash Canjo
Started by Brad in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box related. Last reply by Southern Ray Feb 19. 6 Replies 3 Likes
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I'll be fashionable this summer =)
Posted by Vlad on March 31, 2024 at 11:48pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Everyone can make CBG. And I did it =)
Posted by Vlad on March 6, 2024 at 2:32am 5 Comments 2 Likes
.✨. Cover Me ..♪♫•*¨*•. ~ the Delta Blues Outlaws
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Q&A with Arkansas-based talented blues musician Billy Jones, one of the very best authentic modern artists
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Big Power Bank for Small CBG =)
Posted by Vlad on February 11, 2024 at 1:06am 1 Comment 1 Like
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