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E bay CBG Kit

"So my lovely wife bought me 2 CBG kits on e bay. The first I intend to finish as a fretless acoustic (frets to be added later). The second will be electric with a fret board."

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"Thanks. I've been given a couple of kits for Christmas so this scratch build is now on hold. Updates to follow hopefully"

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"Hi, you will get sound, the challenge comes when searching for a decent, pleasing sound in both tone and volume. Enjoy the journey. Taff. Use HTML editor"

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Lesson 1: Not all cigar boxes are the same size. Bought this one on e bay without checking. Timber from local merchant and all parts purchased from a UK supplier. Total cost about 60 quid. I'm hoping a couple of pizzos will produce some sound 20231221_130207.jpg…See More

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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).: I'm intriqued with the idea of three strings. I have an acoustic and an electric guitar but I can't really play plus I am a massive blues fan

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Working on the notch

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Tuners fitted and lid cut to size

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Box trim/headstock

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Box trim being glued and headstock cut. Needs tyding up tomorrow when the last two sides of the box trim will be glued. Bought a draw saw off amazon to do the headstock cutting and was suspicious as I couldn't see a country of origin. Turned out to be Chinese crap and was blunt before I finished cutting it out. I'm thinking of using a router for the next two.…

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