Hey!
So I've bought a few boxes from eBay here and there, and even nabbed one or two from a tobacconist in Brighton, but they're a dying breed, so....
In the Uk, where do you get your empty cigar boxes? The nicest ones are prohibitively expensive here, and they're all pretty scarce and come along in single units...
They're a real pain to find at a reasonable price and I get very jealous looking in the background of videos from over the pond at workshops with stacks and stacks of empty boxes waiting to become guitars!
I'm sure this has been asked a lot of times before but I couldn't find anything, so please forgive the repeat posting!
'Chelle
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I jealously guard the source of my supplies! But seriously, building up a relationship with a good tobacconist is very useful. Importing in bulk from the USA is good - I've got about 30 boxes in customs at the moment, but it does mean a sizeable outlay, plus shipping and VAT...buying them in ones or twos from overseas is not worth it.
I'm afraid you might have to trawl eBay..but prices get stupid for one-offs, and I won't go there. Beyond that, you just have to get creative.
I intend to make my own box etc.
like chick john said to buy 1 or 2 is too costly.
if your making just a few for your own use like me,just make a box,
shouldn't be that difficult to make.
if you can't make a box then no doubt you wont be able to make a cbg .
Look for the Walker's Chocolate commemorative boxes as an alternative.
I've used two and have been very pleased with the tone of both guitars.
The Trafalgar Square box is dimensionally close to a cigar box.
Here's what you can do...the simplest of self-made boxes ...pine frame with MDF front and back with a pine neck..
It doesn't have to be a cigar box...
The biggest problem with USA boxes is import duty and shipping, I have suppliers who can do them for 10-15 pounds each and save shipping on twos and threes, or fours, if you're making a guitar for yourself a tenner isn't bad for a beautifully made cigar box, if you're selling just pass the cost on, they're out there if you look :-)
I've started selling my own gold foil style pickups and they are quite a hit over in Australia. The post office charges less if I supply my own box for shipping- It is almost $10 more if I use a US postal box. I am wondering if I could use a cigar box as a shipping box for pickups- that way customers would get a little something extra. I would have done this already but I was concerned that the recipient may have to pay extra cash when it arrives. Let me know what your thoughts are.
Wade
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