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Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101 Discussions (298)
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 removing a bad fretWhen building I pressed in one of my frets (the seventh) too far into the wood, so about 1/3 of the fret (the part on the 1 and 2nd strings… Started by HarleyTodd |
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21 hours ago Reply by Ellwood T. Bear |
 The elusive scarf jointOkay, after failing to pull of a crisp scarf joint with either: hand saw table saw band saw by slicing the neck stock at an angle, flippi… Started by Diane in Chicago |
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yesterday Reply by John Rivers |
 String vibration at nutI have finished my second CBG and it just does not have as good of sound as my first. One of the problems is I hear some string vibration a… Started by Tom Baugues |
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on Friday Reply by Tom Baugues |
 Long cutDiscovered today just how difficult it is to do a long (36") cut in a piece of hardwood. Started off with a piece 2.5 " wide to cut for a… Started by Tony Brown |
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May 13 Reply by Michael Recchione |
 string bushingsDon't know if anyone else has tried this or not, but I have found with many of my builds, especially with a neck through design that using… Started by 3 string Kenny Lee |
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May 12 Reply by Michael Boone |
 Frets/No Frets?Hi all I've made a couple of CGB's and am planning on one again soon, after a gap of a couple of years. I've never bothered with frets - ma… Started by tdq |
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May 9 Reply by Michael Recchione |
Where to buy hardwood?Hello I am a rookie getting ready to build my 1st. Could someone tell me where can I buy the hardwood for the neck Homedepot, Lowes do… Started by Lennox Gavin |
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May 7 Reply by Mark Kortuem |
 My First CBG finaly done,... take a lookWell, after alot of searching for info and working most of the kinks out. I finaly got it done. The Neck is made of white oak with a Southe… Started by Marie Hynden |
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Apr 29 Reply by Bad Golfer |
 I think I've screwed up, advice please.This is my first build and I think I have messed it up already. I am using a Romeo & Juliet box and have just cut the slots to fit the… Started by Hep Cat |
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Apr 23 Reply by Tim LaFave |
diatonic scalehi guys i am building a 3 string for my nephew want to make it with shorter scale length may be 18 to 20 inch would it be the same as 25 i… Started by thomas h. a. brown |
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Apr 17 Reply by thomas h. a. brown |
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