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Eric here. Fellow rambler-alotter ----
I take it you built a straight unfretted slide guitar? If you're talking about learning new slide techniques etc ...never fear...I too was not much of a slide…"
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My first build when horribly wrong... please help!
Started this discussion. Last reply by David Beasley Sep 2, 2011. 25 Replies 0 Likes
OK, I am new to cigar box guitar and I decided to build one because it didn't look to hard, now I don't know if me and my Dad over complicated it or it is actually quite difficult either way... It…Continue
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Eric Townsend replied to David Beasley's discussion I'm fairly new to this, so hi! in the group Introduce Yourself!
David Carmony replied to David Beasley's discussion I'm fairly new to this, so hi! in the group Introduce Yourself!"Hi David,
I'm Dave. I'm new to the site, but have been making and playing CBGs for about a year. I found that if I didn't play regular guitar and just stuck to the box I got better at the box a lot quicker. It also taught…"
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I'm fairly new to this, so hi!
Hi I'm David and I recently finished my first build, I had a few problems with it but I won't go into detail as I have already done that on the forums! Some how I thought playing CBG would be easy as I already know how to play electric guitar but oh was I wrong, well I suppose it's not difficult it's just getting to grips with the different techniques. so yeah, I ramble on allot so I'm just going to put a stop to that story before I get carried away and repeat myself and so on.So introduce…See More
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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!See More
David Beasley replied to Marshall Novak's discussion I built a a thing that makes noise that is in the shape of a diddley bow"Looks better than my diddley bow! (mine looks like a crucifix) As Thomas Smith said "If you had fun building it then that all that matters, right?" he's right in saying that, I had fun making mine with little to nothing (…"
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David Beasley replied to David Beasley's discussion My first build when horribly wrong... please help!"I have finished the CBG now but it's not perfect, but hey, it's my first one it's allowed to not be perfect right? I do have pictures and I plan to upload ASAP but I don't have them handy right now! So stick around I'll…"
David Beasley posted a status"made a diddley bow today to tide me over until the cigar box guitar is finished!"
William McCauley replied to David Beasley's discussion My first build when horribly wrong... please help!"That looks good. Hope it works for you, keep us posted.
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David Beasley replied to David Beasley's discussion My first build when horribly wrong... please help!"I made no changes to the neck, the new head stock, bridge, tail piece and string trees of some description should solve the problems.
I have uploaded the unfinished headstock but bare in mind it is unfinished and it will have a nut,…"
David Beasley left a comment for Michael Fred Johnson"My dad has made a new head stock and has glued it onto the neck, and I like the idea of brass eye screws as string trees! Thanks for the advice! I am putting up a picture of the unfinished headstock soon"
William McCauley replied to David Beasley's discussion My first build when horribly wrong... please help!"I'm confused, send a pic.
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Michael Fred Johnson said… - I'm equally baffled ? photo ?
- At 10:18am on August 27, 2011, Michael Fred Johnson said…
Set the face of the headstock well down from the level of the fingerboard as on the first photo.
You could retrieve the neck by grafting on a new headstock.The second photo has a headstock grafted on with screw in brass eyes to hold the strings down.
Use a 'three square' (triangular) needle file to make the nut grooves then you dont need to worry if the string fits.
- At 10:10am on August 27, 2011, Michael Fred Johnson said…
- At 10:08am on August 27, 2011, Michael Fred Johnson said…
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