Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge

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Permalink Reply by mike anderson Blues Box Guitars on November 20, 2011 at 11:42am

i'm in!

Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 20, 2011 at 1:55pm

Working on some innovative, aesthetically pleasing technically challenging new builds, would most definitely like to be in! (-;

Permalink Reply by Dion Bilalis on November 20, 2011 at 2:00pm

Hi.I'm in!! (even if judges don't get any bribery....)

Permalink Reply by Andy Eight Spades CBG on November 20, 2011 at 11:35pm

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Well, here's my entry. I call this girl the O.H. Baliset. She was made for a friend of mine on request. He had always wanted a tenor guitar so I made this girl for him. He didn't want any pickups that would show so I put in a piezo and jack. He isn't familiar with electric guitars and prefers them to look simple and classic. Actually had to convince him to get the piezo. She features a cherry neck, scarf joint headstock, rosewood fretboard with poplar fret markers, rosewood covered tail piece, a padauk and cherry bridge with threaded rod saddle, and a domino nut. 22.5 inch scale length

A Baliset is a guitar like instrument in the science fiction book Dune, written by Frank Herbert. I am a huge fan and that is how I met my friend years ago online. The O.H. stands for Orthodox Herbertarian. We call ourselves this because the authors son is now writing Dune books and many fans hate them, so we stick to the originals. The font that you see on the headstock was recreated by another dune fan friend of mine from the font that was featured on the original paperback and hard cover dune books in the 60s and beyond. As far as we know, it was never used for anything else other than dune books. He had to recreate the font and even make new designs for letters that had never been used on the books! I hope you guys like it, it was made with a lot of passion. By the way, there are no thinking machines or much higher technology in Dune because it was destroyed for fear of making us weak, so music and classical instruments were a high form of entertainment for the characters in Dune. Good to know that good music is still being created 25,000 years from now!

Permalink Reply by Andy Eight Spades CBG on November 20, 2011 at 11:39pm

Better look at font.

Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 23, 2011 at 7:10am

I know it's sad and pathetic but it was only when I'd finished making the pickup surrounds that I realised they looked like your local Klingons favourite weapon the Bat'leth.Hence the name of this effort.

Rocky Patel box with lauan neck (cut from old garage shelf ), Brazilian Cherry finger board with aberlone dots and rosewood/white edging.

The bridge has bought saddles sitting in a homemade tray made from brass sheet folded up and silver soldered.

Permalink Reply by Andy Eight Spades CBG on November 23, 2011 at 12:55pm

Gorgeous!

Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 24, 2011 at 7:06am

I return the compliment. Though I was scratching my head wondering what the markings on the nut were.A fixing,an adjustment should have read your description first doh!!

A Russell Eight Spades CBG said:

Better look at font.

Permalink Reply by Mark Lillo on November 25, 2011 at 11:38am

6 string dulcimer with maple neck, walnut fretboard.

Permalink Reply by Ted Kaczynski on November 29, 2011 at 7:33pm

Ole 49nr walnut neck copper tuners bridge cover copper tube beat to hell and bent and reso cover sum kind of vintage steam tray i think LAS CABRILLAS BOX ALSO BEAT UP AND SANDED

Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on November 30, 2011 at 6:17am

This looks as though it has been through hell and survived...I think it's great

Ted Kaczynski said:

Ole 49nr walnut neck copper tuners bridge cover copper tube beat to hell and bent and reso cover sum kind of vintage steam tray i think LAS CABRILLAS BOX ALSO BEAT UP AND SANDED

Permalink Reply by Tom Bingham on November 30, 2011 at 3:30pm

I'll give it a go, but I don't know what I'm gonna do with a new ferrari! lol....

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