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Permalink Reply by Paul 'PapaHogg' Smith on September 5, 2015 at 6:23am

A couple of links below...

http://youtu.be/Iyns3bs561A
http://youtu.be/S_OobBDV43Q

Permalink Reply by Justin on September 5, 2015 at 7:07am

Thanks Paul!

Permalink Reply by Paul 'PapaHogg' Smith on September 5, 2015 at 7:22am

My pleasure. I sometimes tune my 4 string DF#ad which is the high four strings from a 6 string open D tuning.
Let me know how you get on and if it helps later on I could do a very basic intro to that tuning.

GDgb seems to be a popular 4 string tuning and also DGbd.

Best of luck with your journey...

Paul

Permalink Reply by Justin on September 5, 2015 at 1:38pm

Again, thanks so much. My CBG gets here on Tuesday. I'm sure I will be needing help once I get a chance to play around with it some....can't wait!

Permalink Reply by Gary Ray on September 5, 2015 at 12:21pm

Welcome Justin! I am afraid I can't help with instruction but Paul has given you a couple of good links!

Permalink Reply by Justin on September 5, 2015 at 1:39pm

Thanks Gary. Can't believe it took me so long to discover CBGs!

Permalink Reply by Mark Bliss on September 5, 2015 at 1:33pm

Another good resource is Keni Lee Burgess's lessons:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cigar-Box-Guitar-CD-5-4-string-video-lesson...

Permalink Reply by Justin on September 5, 2015 at 1:40pm

Thanks Mark. I will check those out.

Permalink Reply by Mark Bliss on September 5, 2015 at 1:58pm

Personally, for fretted playing I have become fond of tuning four strings in fifths. If you do, its easy to use music tab and instruction from other instruments tuned in fifths. Like the Mandolin, Mandola, etc.

Open/slide playing is a different decision, and Keni covers that quite well. I own all his instructional CD's and recommend his instruction. 

Permalink Reply by Jimmy Parks on January 2, 2017 at 4:54am

Hello Justin,

I am new to CBN. Just building my first and second builds. I am not a musician. Can't play a note.

I just love building things. I would like to learn, once I get a descant box built.

I have been looking for someone who plays a cigar box guitar in my area , just to take a look at my first two guitars to give me some feedback and advice. I live near Winston-Salem, NC.

Would you be interested in getting together somewhere in the Asheville area to take a look at what I have built and see what you think.

There does not seem to be many cigar box players / builders in western NC.  It would be nice to try to get a little group together to meet once in a while and trade ideas.

Thanks,

Jimmy

jparks@fullerwelding.com