"non adjustable truss-rod, either round or square steel or aluminium tube, glued in solidly, i've used alloy round tube before, work's fine, probably all down to the wood you use for the neck, but i would'nt like to put…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin O'Connor Apr 12, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Is it just my computer, or, what is up with all the underlines that I get on everything????Continue
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Let me down easy - neanderpaul
"Good Golly! Paul, that was nothing less than excellent! I loved it!!"
Make your Own 2
"I was really into woodburning art for about 25 years, now I haven't done one at all in the last 12 years. Real nice work John, you should be proud. Wish you lived closer, I have so many cigar boxes that it's crazy, and I'm not going…"
Amplified 3 string tinyguitars electric cigar box guitar cbg =)
"You know what?? I am ALWAYS impressed by by everything that you post! AWESOME!!!"
Dan Sleep replied to Kevin O'Connor's discussion Cigar Smokers"I think that was from 2006 maybe? Worth a try..."
"No Dan, I never saw that, interesting though. I wonder what I could put in another letter to them that would strike an interest with the editor enough that they would cover CBG's? I'm going to think about it some more (again)"
colin mcgrath replied to Kevin O'Connor's discussion Cigar Smokers"snaps! Maybe sometime down the road."
colin mcgrath replied to Kevin O'Connor's discussion Cigar Smokers"yes, I was actually getting them by subscription when that article came out. I think it was for daddy mojo if I remember right...yup, that was cool."
"No, never heard anything at all from them. I subscribe to the mag too, so I've been looking for it"
Dan Sleep replied to Kevin O'Connor's discussion Cigar Smokers"And maybe you have seen this already, but there was a one page piece in Playboy Magazine a few years back that featured…"
colin mcgrath replied to Kevin O'Connor's discussion Cigar Smokers"I saw this post over a year ago, when posted. I did not respond then because until this year I would only smoke about 1-3 cigars in a WHOLE YEAR. And those would be the 1.99 crap. I am an 18 year long pipe tobacco smoker; on a slightly more frequent…"
Completed Cat Dish Rezo
"Sorry Tom, I never saw your questions. The top did not require any bracing and the scale is 25.5", from the box to the nut is 17 3/4""
"Amen on the finger board!! Here is another idea as far as the hold downs, nothing more than 2 eye bolts and a small piece of round steel bar. I did this to compensate for another…"
"Wow! That is cool as hell!!!! I like that Ron, really cool groove"
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- At 5:10am on May 6, 2012,
Jason Johnson said… Ill check the others out Kevin, after watching your bridge videos I spent hours researching different bridges like banjos, cellos, violins, etc. and everything stated was exactly right on with what you had figured out in you experiments. When I finish this guitar in a week or so Ill do a video showing you the bridge Im making......if Im lucky it will turn out half as nice as yours (; I dont know if it will effect the sound very much though because Im using a p 90 pup in this build....so its really running off of magnetic fields than vibrations like a piezo. Either way though it is a fun project, and got a bone bridge to match(;
Thanks again Kevin.
- At 2:27am on May 5, 2012, Jason Johnson said…
Thanks for the info Kevin. I let you know how it turns out, and I think Im gonna make one with a rosewood top also.
- At 4:55am on May 4, 2012, Jason Johnson said…
Kevin,
Thank you for doing all that experimenting with the saddles.....I got a lot of re thinking to do now that I see how much the design effects the tone (;
- At 11:57am on April 2, 2012,
BeetleJuice! said… Black on Black....what more could a CBG card carrying Batman want!
- At 8:25pm on March 31, 2012,
Lonman said…
thanks for the friendship. Yea, I would like to see the cigar stand when finished. I cannot say I have ever seen one.
- At 7:13pm on February 11, 2012,
James said… thanks Kevin, where you been , hope your not under the weather again!
- At 10:15am on February 1, 2012,
SmokeBoxBlues said… Hi Kevin!
Thanks for the friendship invite, glad to be your friend... and thanks for your great comments!
Btw, I like you work!
Fernando.
- At 7:43pm on January 29, 2012,
JUJU said… Hi Kevin thanks for the friends invite mate :) - glad the Bridge modification worked out for you - it's all a matter of ellimination - first things i always check are the nut and saddle then everything in between usuall it's just the smallest thing you overlook
anyway i'm always glad to help out if and when i can , thats the best thing about the CBG scene we all help each other out unlike most regular guitar forums that just try and outdo each other
enjoy your reso mate :)
- At 10:28pm on January 14, 2012, James said…
- At 11:02am on January 13, 2012,
darren brown said… thanks kev for the comment very kind .
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