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We wanna know who you are! Where ya from? What'cha buildin'? This is a place for new members to introduce themselves and old 'uns to show 'em around. I'm Shane & I run the Nation. I'm glad you're here. Come on in and tune up!

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Started by Richard Holmes. Last reply by Jeff McFadden yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes

I'm Rich Holmes, sometimes known online as Doctroid. I've been playing music all my life, and you'd think I'd be any good at it by now. Part of it is that I keep switching instruments. I took piano…Continue

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Started by Jeff McFadden. Last reply by Jeff McFadden yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Howdy, y'all. My name is Jeff and I'm sitting in the Missouri sticks about an hour drive from Kansas City, east and a little north. The post office thinks I live in Richmond, MO, but they're wrong.…Continue

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Started by Kirby Gordon. Last reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry yesterday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I'm Kirby from Harmony Pa. I'm learning violin repair and bow rehairing.My family has a music shop. I grew up around music but don't play allot. A friend I went to violin repair school with told me…Continue

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Started by Uncle Devil. Last reply by G.S.Monroe on Sunday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Hey, y'all! Name's Andrew, and I'm from Durham, NC. As far as CBGs go, I've purchased one, and built one, and have plans for so many more projects; including guitars, dulcimers, ukes, and maybe…Continue

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Comment by Nick Lanier on June 11, 2013 at 10:28am: Greetings fro Florida. I found this site, and am now addicted. I am hoping to build my first CBG soon.

Comment by Chris Thomas on May 29, 2013 at 2:38pm: Hi Joe, welcome from here in the UK to another Thomas, we might even be related mate. Hope you have a lot to contribute to the super builders at the Nation, some very skilled guys here and they are always ready to help. All the best mate, Chris. :)

Comment by Joe Thomas on May 29, 2013 at 10:12am: Hey new friends! My name is Joe and the Owner, Proprietor, and Luthier at Excelsior Cigar Box Guitars. I'm also the nephew of Harry B. DeArmond of DeArmond pickups and he taught me allot as a young man. Setting up and hope to be winding pickups as well as soon as soon I can find wire with the proper alloy (new copper has to much tin added). Also a retired Master Electrician and did sub-work for NASA, Northrop Grumman, and other defense contactors. Also learned to make Violins in Saltzburg Austria too. Currently building a 28 1/2 scale tin bodied Baritone, 25" Scale Gold Foil powered little Blues Machine LOL, and a 25 1/2" scale Dual Active EMG (EMG-S @ EMG-SA) With 18v conversion and 20db boost for one that plays sweet Blues but will just flat out Rock as well. LOL

Comment by Chuck Cobillas on May 18, 2013 at 6:21pm: Very nice, beautiful work!

Comment by smilingdog1 on May 18, 2013 at 4:05pm: Nice web site James and awesome looking guitars.

Comment by James Mellozzo/ Nikita Guitars on May 18, 2013 at 2:13pm: Hey guys check out my new website www.hoboaxe.com

Comment by Albert Cook on April 29, 2013 at 6:33pm: Hello My name is Albert and I'm a cigar box guitar lover. Love the Blues, my family and my friends. So glad to be part of such a great group of fellow music lovers :)

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on April 25, 2013 at 11:44am: No problem with your english coyotte. You do better than most of us would do with french. Have fun with your CBG. That is what it's all about.

Comment by coyotte on April 25, 2013 at 8:03am: Hello all,

I'm french ( bordeaux) I make my first CBG and I love it.

This site is very good, but hard for me to hunderstand...I see a lot of pics and listen some very good music here.

I try a new CBG with a good fretboard .

sorry for my english.....

Comment by John Metcalfe on April 22, 2013 at 9:54pm: Hello All,

NEW HERE AND JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK INTRODUCTION. I'M RETIRED AND ENJOYING PLAYING AROUND BUILDING INSTRUMENTS AND LEARNING TO PLAY VARIOUS STRINGS. STUMBLED ARCOSS CBG STUFF A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND I' FINALLY READY TO TAKE THE TIME TO BUILD. VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE.THANKS, JOHN