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#2 CIGAR BOX GUITAR 4 STRING

Thanks Henry, I know I wanted to keep it for myself . Oh well I got more to choose from to make another one to keep this time HOPEFULLY .

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Thanks Wes , too bad I sold it two days after I built it , not much time to enjoy it . Looks like I got to start another for myself again. Which has been the plan since the first one. I got some dark…

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Latest build , four string with piezo for pickup , 25.5 scale. Oak neck and fret board , fret board colored to look like ebony. Guitar picks set to look like inlay dot fret markers. Sink drain for…

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My first three string CBG ...

Thanks Adrian keep on truckin' on , soon you will have it together . Learn for the mishaps , ask for help if you need it and there is a lifetime of information on this awesome site . I made mistakes…

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thinking about my next build , maybe a four string with a hummer ... Jan 31

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At 4:11pm on July 14, 2010, Bear said…: Alright, NOW I know how to add somebody as a friend! Thanks. As for 6-string necks, I don't know how much advice you need -- you seem to be making pretty good necks! Basically, though, I just try to make a neck that's got the same feel as a regular electric guitar neck, so, a shade over 1 5/8" wide at the nut, about 13/16" thick at the first fret, etc. About the only difference between mine and a normal bolt-on neck is the scale length: I've settled on 23" as being about right for the cigar boxes I use. That, and NO truss rod. Instead, I use only quartersawn hardwoods (mostly cherry) which is stong enough to counteract string tension perfectly. A local supplier has hardwood "turning squares" from which I pick ones that I can cut to be perfectly quartersawn, and get two necks per turning saquare.

At 6:30pm on July 13, 2010, Bear said…: Kenyon, I'm already listed as a friend on your page ("view all"). 'Sides, I can't seem to get how to invite somebody without having their e-mail address...

At 11:35am on July 12, 2010, Bear said…: Hey, Kenyon -- Not sure what you're asking... Looks like you're listed as one of my friends, and I one of yours. Tell you the truth, though, I still have trouble figgerin' out this new-fangled "social media" stuff!

At 8:01pm on June 22, 2010, Tony Esposito said…: Thanks for accepting my friend request. I am finding the CBG more difficult to learn then the 6 string. I would love to chat with you about CBG's and yes maybe we can help each other in some way.

At 7:02pm on May 24, 2010, Bear said…: Kenyon -- Thanks for the friend invite! Nice work on your instruments, too. I gotta make an amp like yours someday!

At 6:40am on May 14, 2010, Wes Yates said…: Hey chief, sorry I was in Atlanta these past few days and busted my laptop so no Internet on the road...

... Hmmm I would say about a 500MB flash would be sufficient. You prolly have that or better. I've only sent half that up to divshare.

HEh, funny you saw them ... or at least recognized them as me but then again, it has Simpsonville on it. Web68 is me on ebay. one is already sold.

-WY

At 10:18pm on May 3, 2010, Wes Yates said…: C8^(|) <-- Homer Simpson in smiley

At 10:17pm on May 3, 2010, Wes Yates said…: :-)

no prob. Its a LOT of stuff tho. Good luck.

-Wes

At 11:13am on May 3, 2010, Wes Yates said…: Hey chief, I have the files uploading as I type. I also have some links to the tools I use from Harbor Freight:

Bench Plane, Spoke Shave (I have one of each but you only need the blue one.), Diamond cutting disks for slides, Cheap set of diagonal cutters for fretting - I have a technique for using them, indispensable pocket ruler/caliper, any 1/4" hole punch from office stores, this set of forstner bits from Northern Tool and Equipment. A 35W+ soldering iron for small parts. Do not get this from Harbor Freight. 3M Sandblaster 120 grit sandpaper (other grits too -- 220, 400, 600), Woodworking vise (VERY handy), Wood Clamps.

... and my all time fave -- Japanese Flush Cut Saw for cutting fret slots.

there's more but these are my most used.

At 9:18am on May 3, 2010, Wes Yates said…: See, I told you to message me ;-) I forget sometimes. I'm sending my stuff up to a cool site called divshare.com. I will send you the link when I'm done.

On another note, my folks said is was a great pleasure to have you at their house and to call you next time (I'm) in Pink'll! They were very impressed with you and your guitars and I told them that prior to us meeting here on the Nation, you had no prior knowledge of CBGs. Oh and one thing I wish pop would have done is to bring his dulcimers out. Oh well. Maybe nest visit.

I might be in the area sometime in June. Dunno yet. My wife and oldest are going to Guatemala for a mission trip with her uncle so me and the little one (9yr old) might be making a road trip.

Anyhow, I'll send you a link real soon as well as post the pics from last week.

peace

-Wes