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multi-piece fretboard--bad idea? Rooting through my scaps, I've come across some that I'd like to cut and use for a fret-board. They are thick enough (or will be as soon a… Started by Bill Weissborn	3	Mar 9, 2020 Reply by T-Gripped
A brand new question: 25 1/2 inches the only/best length of a fret board? Here I am, just finishing my first CBG and even getting it strung out/tuned up! Will wonders never end? But now I have enough timber suitab… Started by Bill Sheehy	9	Sep 14, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
cigar box sitar; first time post I was asked to build a cigar box sitar and this is what I came up with. No sympathetic strings but I kind of got the sitar sound out of th… Started by JD	4	Aug 16, 2019 Reply by JD
Tap Tuning Can tap tuning be effectively applied to a CBG? The only thing I can see that might be done to effect the tuning of the soundboard is addin… Started by Ken I	6	Sep 18, 2018 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
Does finger board and neck stock need to be planed? I am preparing to build my first CBG. I have collected some tools and cigar boxes. I am going to buy my wood for the neck/fingerboard this… Started by Ken I	10	Dec 3, 2016 Reply by Jim Saraceno
Concert ukulele fretboard? I made concert ukulele fretboard drafting. Is this correct or is it completely wrong? Started by Jantan ux	2	Nov 11, 2014 Reply by Jantan ux
Red cedar roof shingle sound board?! Hi, I've spent the last few weeks researching CB Ukulele's looking at various sites, tutorials, videos, this forum etc... so have most of… Started by Danny Burton	8	Aug 9, 2014 Reply by jack bowers
warped box ? Fingerboard? I have good cigar box. Bad is that it's in propeller. Can I fix it and how ? I have guitar fingerboard what is 70cm long. I wanna make 2… Started by Jantan ux	11	Jul 10, 2012 Reply by Jantan ux
Wiring 2 Pickups with Tone Control Board? I am building a new guitar based on this box: I cut the wood lid to fit the candy tin. I plan on using a Klangbox 3-pole pup on the neck… Started by Bad Finger (Eric)	8	Apr 13, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
For Sale 3 finger/ fret boards I have 3 fret boards for sale they are 1 3/8 inch wide by 22 inch long by 1/4 inch thick, a little narrow for an average cbg neck but mayb… Started by Tom Caneschi aka cbg tom	8	Aug 27, 2011 Reply by Tom Caneschi aka cbg tom

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multi-piece fretboard--bad idea?

Rooting through my scaps, I've come across some that I'd like to cut and use for a fret-board. They are thick enough (or will be as soon a…

Started by Bill Weissborn

Mar 9, 2020
Reply by T-Gripped

A brand new question: 25 1/2 inches the only/best length of a fret board?

Here I am, just finishing my first CBG and even getting it strung out/tuned up! Will wonders never end? But now I have enough timber suitab…

Started by Bill Sheehy

Sep 14, 2019
Reply by Jerry Jordan

cigar box sitar; first time post

I was asked to build a cigar box sitar and this is what I came up with. No sympathetic strings but I kind of got the sitar sound out of th…

Started by JD

Aug 16, 2019
Reply by JD

Tap Tuning

Can tap tuning be effectively applied to a CBG? The only thing I can see that might be done to effect the tuning of the soundboard is addin…

Started by Ken I

Sep 18, 2018
Reply by Cause the Blue rat

Does finger board and neck stock need to be planed?

I am preparing to build my first CBG. I have collected some tools and cigar boxes. I am going to buy my wood for the neck/fingerboard this…

Started by Ken I

Dec 3, 2016
Reply by Jim Saraceno

Concert ukulele fretboard?

I made concert ukulele fretboard drafting. Is this correct or is it completely wrong?

Started by Jantan ux

Nov 11, 2014
Reply by Jantan ux

Red cedar roof shingle sound board?!

Hi, I've spent the last few weeks researching CB Ukulele's looking at various sites, tutorials, videos, this forum etc... so have most of…

Started by Danny Burton

Aug 9, 2014
Reply by jack bowers

warped box ? Fingerboard?

I have good cigar box. Bad is that it's in propeller. Can I fix it and how ? I have guitar fingerboard what is 70cm long. I wanna make 2…

Started by Jantan ux

Jul 10, 2012
Reply by Jantan ux

Wiring 2 Pickups with Tone Control Board?

I am building a new guitar based on this box: I cut the wood lid to fit the candy tin. I plan on using a Klangbox 3-pole pup on the neck…

Started by Bad Finger (Eric)

Apr 13, 2012
Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)

For Sale 3 finger/ fret boards

I have 3 fret boards for sale they are 1 3/8 inch wide by 22 inch long by 1/4 inch thick, a little narrow for an average cbg neck but mayb…

Started by Tom Caneschi aka cbg tom

Aug 27, 2011
Reply by Tom Caneschi aka cbg tom

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