Cigar Box Guitars: building tips, music and the cigar box culture

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Cigar box guitar builders are a creative and resourceful bunch. Share ideas for CBG materials and supplies that are free, nearly free, or recycled.

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Comment by Cogdell boy (Robert J.) on March 1, 2010 at 5:23pm: While your there ,you might want to look in the plumbing dept. at the copper fitting . I picked up some there about an inch or 11/2" cheap . they work good too . Just have to get the bar codes off.

Comment by ken farmer on March 1, 2010 at 5:01pm: Matt wrote:
> Good cheap slide are available at Lowe's Hardware.

Perfect! I'll make a trip this week to check those out. I had checked www.mcmaster-carr.com and didn't see the right size. BTW, highly recommended resource otherwise.

Comment by Matt Towe on March 1, 2010 at 4:19pm: Hey Ken!

Good cheap slide are available at Lowe's Hardware.
In the specialty drawers in the fastener section.
Steel bushings .. Buck .50 each. ($ 1.50)

Matt

Comment by Dakota Don on January 20, 2010 at 11:28pm: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360220178209

Have any of you seen these? They actually work ok and come with 110v adapters. They are super easy to take apart and install in a cigar box. I like to use them to make matching guitar/amp sets. Plus, they can easily be converted to run off a 9v battery. I actually used to buy them from Best Buy, but they are getting more and more difficult to find. Cheap Amp!

Comment by Quadraphonic Octopus on December 15, 2009 at 4:23pm: The Quadraphonic Octopus invites members of Low Budget to sample our latest song, "Line 'Em Up." It is located on our profile. The drums were perhaps the lowest of budgets: they are plastic buckets. They were performed by the Ghetto Bukkets drumline.

Comment by Wichita Sam on December 14, 2009 at 9:04pm: works fine... pots a little scratchy and the speakers sound like a t0's something "solid state" amp... yes... a steal and fits a "vintage" CBG vibe...

Comment by Steve Becker on December 14, 2009 at 6:44pm: If it works, $10 sounds like a steal to me.

Comment by Wichita Sam on December 14, 2009 at 1:30pm

Craigs List find..... cost?.... $ 10

Comment by jim on November 25, 2009 at 3:40am: wade, sorry im late on the invite.cheap is my middle name and i got some great idears for this place

Comment by Mike Willmouth on November 23, 2009 at 9:38pm: I was at Lowes the other day looking for brass rods for a bridge or nut, and I ended up in the hinge isle where I found a package of 2 brass hinge pins on sale for 24 cents. They come in 3 1/2" and 4" sizes, and all you have to do is cut off the flat end and then you can cut your own string groves with a file. If you are interested in them, you had better hurry up because they are on close out.