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Bob Herget liked Chance's discussion Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

Feb 4

Bob Herget replied to Chance's discussion Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

"Hello, I've made quite a few builds using pressboard boxes. I use neck-through design on all my builds. Using a neck-through design, the only tension is that of the bridge pressing down on the box top. The rest of the box is then just hanging…"

Feb 4

Bob Herget replied to Ken I's discussion No Harmonics

"Hi Ken, I'm a little late to the conversation, but here's my two cents worth on the subject. Are you able to produce harmonics acoustically? If not, technique is the sole reason. Any taut string will produce harmonics acoustically if done…"

Feb 3

Southern Ray left a comment for Bob Herget

" Thank you for your offer of help! I have new info about it that I will post to that thread about the damage. There is more damage than I thought. Thank you again! Ray"

Mar 20, 2020

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Mar 19, 2020

Bob Herget replied to KOOL DOG HOOCH's discussion Springs in an acoustic cbg in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"My wife's last worn out pressure cooker is currently in my "To Be Built Someday" pile. Lol."

Jun 1, 2019

Bob Herget replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Taff, Thank you for a thoughtful reply, germane to my question. I've built two, 3 string CBGs so far, one with an unfretted red oak neck with heavy, "Blues Blaster" strings, and the other has a fretted yardstick tacked to an alder…"

Jun 1, 2019

Tim Pannabecker replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"So are you saying that the lamination of a couple different woods plus fretboard, gave you the best result? It makes sense, but I have my builds as you mention in the last paragraph. "

Jun 1, 2019

Taffy Evans replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hi, good question, and there will be many answers and claims that they all worked, and they probably did work, so I will just mention my thoughts on the subject. To overcome any neck problems down the track a bit of forethought can go a long…"

Jun 1, 2019

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Wouldn't a "hollow steel rod" be a tube?"

Jun 1, 2019

Chuck Groves replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"I just get low profile two way truss rods from Stewmac for $10.90 apiece. They are relatively easy to rout in and are adjustable, as opposed to putting a stiff rod in and hoping it works out"

Jun 1, 2019

Tim Pannabecker replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"If you use a high bridge, it is similar to several stringed instruments. If your neck has a back lean, the bridge and nut should place the strings parallel to the fretboard. At least that is how I would do it"

Jun 1, 2019

Bob Herget replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hi David, Thanks for the input. Cheers, Bob"

Jun 1, 2019

David Clewell replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Yes. I reinforce my four string necks with a 1/4 inch hollow steel rod. When I epoxy the rod in place I clamp the neck to my workbench with one or two credit cards under the twelfth fret area. I don't know how much backbow that introduces, but…"

Jun 1, 2019

Bob Herget replied to Bob Herget's discussion Intentionally Introduced Neck Backbow in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"I don't know. There aren't many Hergets in the U.S. There's a Gary Herget here in CBN who is big in the CBG world who lives close to me. We're pretty sure that we're not related, unless there a connection before records can…"

Jun 1, 2019

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: Surfin' on the old interwebs for CBG info!

How many instruments have you built so far?: Two.

What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).: As soon as I first thought about making CBGs, I immediately started to think about all the crazy recycled components I could use to enhance the quality or singularity of the sound produced from a CBG, or 2 of them, or 6, or 12, or..., well, you get the idea.

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At 2:18pm on March 20, 2020, Southern Ray said…: Thank you for your offer of help! I have new info about it that I will post to that thread about the damage. There is more damage than I thought.

Thank you again!

Ray

At 4:38am on February 23, 2018, David L. said…: Hi Bob,

Thank you for the friend request. Regarding your question they are geared closed tuners. I buy them from eBay and from which seller has the cheapest price at the time. Typically this means a seller from China and a delivery time that varies between 2 to 6 weeks. I have never had a problem and if I did PayPal would refund the price. If you prefer a USA seller CB Gitty had an excellent reputation and a large choice with quick delivery.

https://www.cbgitty.com/search.php?search_query=Tuners&section=product

The only reason I don't buy from him is because I live in the UK.

If you are looking for ideas for your guitar build please feel free to have a look through my photos and ask any questions.

Kind regards,

David L