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Cigar Box Nation News for March 1

• Cool 3-string CBG Chord Chart
• Irish Cyber Jam on Cigar Box Fiddle and Guitar
• Easy DIY Uke Bridge
• Vintage Electric Guitar Plans from 1959
• Who is Eddie "One String" Jones
• We've Contacted the African Refugee Guitar Makers!!!

NEW 3-STRING CIGAR BOX GUITAR CHORD CHART RELEASED!  Designed by Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal, this 12x18 poster features 24 first position chords.  Break away from one-finger power chords and open up your fretboard.  One sale now for just $10.  Proceeds go back to into our ongoing cigar box guitar historical research.

CIGAR BOX GUITAR CHORD CHART - $10

"THE PAINT LID RESONATOR" BY BOB PUGH OF ANGRY ROOSTER GUITARS.  There's so much to this guitar that one glance isn't enough.  Pugh turned a tabak box over and used its thin back as the soundboard.  He then added a paint can lid with punched out hole designs as a resonator.  Then there's the spoon tailpiece, kitchen handle, striped neck.  Beautiful! 

From the article:   "...One of those two men (Jones) was holding a rough cut 2'x4' plank, a homemade one-stringed instrument of the crudest construction. After a bit of cajoling from Usher, Jones reached into his pocket and fished out the other two working tools he used to make music with the board, a half-pint whiskey bottle to slide with and a carefully whittled stick to bang the single string with in place of a guitar pick."  >>Read more..

UPDATE - UPDATE - UPDATE - UPDATE - UPDATE - UPDATE

Cigar Box Nation member, Mad Mike has contacted the Malawi Refugee Guitar Builders to find out more about their whole operation.  He said they could use tools to help them grow.  Here's his message:

Hello Shane,

I have that info to post for the guitar maker we chatted about.They would love to have some tools to work with.This is a great way to show the love the CBG nation has for all builders in any country.Thanks for your help with this donation.

-Mad Mike

CONTACT INFO:

Mike Mushamuka Nyirenda

Patron Guitar maker at LPG Local Production of Guitar

Dzaleka Refugee Camp

PO. Box: 31711

Lilongwe Malawi

E-mails: lpgpatron@yahoo.com and also palushangmc7@gmail.com

Phone: +265 99 56 19 764

Here's the original video that started the discussion: