WORKSPACE, SUPPLIES AND TOOLS
NECK
NECK, EYE BOLT TUNER INSTALLATION AND BODY BLOCK
MOUNTING THE NECK AND SOUND HOLES
FRET CALCULATION AND FRET MARKERS
Fret Markings: THANKS TO DAZEDLEMONPIE, the following fret measurements have been transcribed for us, and i've copied and pasted them here.
"i just written down all the fret measurement from part 5 of the video, I thought I would share it with those interested in building one.
The following are based on scale length of 59cm
59cm multiply .9439 (or any other scale length) equals your first fret location. It should be marked as follows:
STRINGING IT UP, STRINGS AND EYE BOLT TUNERS
TUNE IT UP AN PLAY!
PLAYING THE CIGAR BOX GUITAR : COLLECTIVE SOUL - "SHINE"
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Well, I never thought I'd ever build a CBG since there are so many great builders who make some nice instruments at reasonable prices, but after watching these videos a few times, I just had to give it a shot. I certainly took more than an hour to build it and made a few mistakes, but over all I'm impressed how well this thing plays in the end. A few notes from the build process.
Dean,
That looks great! Wish mine would have turned out looking that nice!
My first I scrapped (for now) due to some careless mistakes on my part. Plus I only had two 3/16th x 3" eye bolts (all they had in stock locally) anyway.
For the second, I basically finished it but used 3/16th x 1 1/2" eye bolts and mounted them vertically in the head like normal tuners. They worked, and as you said, can be a bear when they get tight to keep tightening, but hold a tune. At least for my D and High G string - I broke two Low G strings over tightening them. Now I am just waiting on my shipment of 12 packs of strings to get here.
Might eventually string up both I have built so far, but already looking at how I want to build my next one. I want to try a 'flying bridge' (think that's what they are called) like the ones I have seen on Uncle Crow's guitars in his latest videos...
Best, and thanks for sharing!
The Bane
Thanks! Not on to #2 yet, but it has me thinking about it.
Hey, thanks! More of the imperfections would show up if you could examine it in person. I am happy with how it turned out overall. With that many sets of strings coming, you'll have reason to build quite a few more. I would really consider standard tuners, but I also think it's cool that the only true part that's normally used for a musical instrument are the strings.
You're welcome! The imperfections is what appeals to me. It's what distinguishes a homemade CBG from a store bought git for me.
All those strings give me reason and I intend to get them all built. I did buy a set of tuners from the music shop but, like you, think it's cool that strings are the only thing that has to be bought for the CBG. Even with that, I intend to build at least one with weed eater string strings - bass style. Maybe with just two strings though.
Best,
The Bane
Hi Crow. Thanks for the very helpful "Uncle Crow Guitar" vids. I'm going to build one.
My question: Would your plan work with a metal box? I have a cookie tin left from Christmas, and I'm thinking of using it to make my "Uncle Crow". It's square, so that should help. I also have a couple of round tins. I want to make something with those too. Maybe...since the square one might be a tad flimsy, one of the round ones would be better. Maybe? Anyway, would a metal box work?
Thanks!
Uncle Crow is the man on these so he may have specific thoughts of course. I just want to say try it Andy! Unless you have zero boxes, parts and such (and they can be found, had or made for nothing or next to nothing) why not give it a shot? After years and countless builds of every variety and then some I have found you just never really know what it will sond like until it's built. You may have a ballpark idea from other builds you've done or other gits you've heard that others have built, but you really cannot know until you build and hear it -regardless of variables. I've made full metal gits with sheet metal boxes using conduit for a neck. Sound cool! I've built plenty of U. Crow models and they almost all sound amazing. And if you're putting a pickup in a git, heck, you can tape a piezo on a cantalope and hit it... it may eventually split but you'll hear it via an amp and can then adjust tones and volumes regardless of it's natural tone. Enjoy Andy. It's a disease... but a really fun, cool one to have :) -Glenn
Metal, plastic, cardboard, ceramic, dried gourd, this type of attachment by using a cleat to screw the resonator chamber to the back of a stick-on-top-neck will work for anything rigid enough to hold its own shape.
Great videos for the build and Love the eye-bolt tuning pegs!
These are great instructions . . . After building a basic one - I used the plans as an R&D experimentation platform and ventured over to make me a rather awesome sounding paint can lid resonator with a fly bridge using the "Uncle-Crow" building method that sounds incredible when played. See attached photos . . .
The last attached photo shows how I did my inside box bracing to ensure the lid was able to vibrate freely . . . I duct taped a piezo directly to the 1 gallon paint can lid to allow me to connect it to an amp, but the resonator is loud enough to where you really don't need an amp to easily play it with good volume in your living room . . .
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