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Well, I know that they aren't marking a major scale. If they were, they would be marked on 2 4 5 7 9 11 12.
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The Daddy Mojo story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome video. I wish they'd do a video of their build process, but then again, there's probably nothing beyond the obvious that goes into it
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These are from Bluesboy Jag's Website
you could use a suitcase.
Do a search for anything by R.G. Keen - http://www.geofex.com/ - book - Http://www.smallbearelec.com/Categories.bok?category=Books+And+Publications
Craig Anderton also has a great book, however, most of his stuff can be found on the web because his…
Thanks for the links. Howlin Owln
Well, I know that they aren't marking a major scale. If they were, they would be marked on 2 4 5 7 9 11 12.
Awesome video. I wish they'd do a video of their build process, but then again, there's probably nothing beyond the obvious that goes into it
Ah, i forgot levelling the frets. I haven't had any trouble, but the build i'm talking about is only two months old.
I don't have pics of the process, but its really easy. make a shallow groove with a hack saw. fill it with super glue. then press the toothpick to it for a few seconds. after they dry, CAREFULLY saw off the ends. if you go to fast you'll make the to…
I'm a sucker for these rustic builds. How did you attach the coins to the tuners? They look awesome.
Most of his wiring diagrams were adapted from seymore duncan's, but yeah, teds influence is obvious here.
how much do you charge for one of these?
I just noticed... "built in a shed 50 years ago..."
Theres a 1987 registration sticker on it, lmao
I found it. If you scroll down the page a little bit there are pics.
I've seen a guy on here somewhere that drilled small holes and melted solder into them, then sanded them flush. It looked REALLY cool.
I love that tone
I've done several wiring jobs with out grounding to the bridge. just consider the sleeve on the the output as the ground.
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- At 2:43pm on February 26, 2010,
Jeff Tinsley said… - Congratulations on the win, neighbor. You worked hard for that one. Lol
JT
- At 11:50am on February 24, 2010,
BB Melanson said… - Congrats Michael!!! Woohoo!!
- At 7:47am on February 24, 2010,
Shane Speal said… 
Congratulations Michael, you won FIRSST PRIZE in the Daddy Mojo Contest!!! Please contact me via email with your address. shanespeal@yahoo.com
-Shane
- At 1:04pm on February 2, 2010,
Shane Speal said…
- A duct tape challenge would be hilarious! However, I'm going to target these builds with specific goals in mind:
To see the advancement of cigar box guitars as an art.
To develop new instruments that will enable people to have well rounded cbg businesses.
To create instruments that encourage performance.
stuff like that...
- At 11:51pm on December 15, 2009,
HENRY LOWMAN said… - I wish they'd function as sympathetics, but the are the lyre part of the instrument. Thanks for the question...still tweaking the build, by the way...LOL
- At 7:38am on December 12, 2009,
David Lloyd said… - Hi Michael,
There is a "Wiring Diagrams" group on Cigar Box Nation and I have taken the liberty of posting a link to your "DIY effects" discussion so it is easy to find in the future - I hope you do not mind.;o)
Regards,
David Lloyd
- At 6:16pm on December 2, 2009,
JUJU AKA SOUNDSSOGOOD said… - Thanks for your kind words mate much appriciated
juju.
- At 2:12pm on December 1, 2009,
JUJU AKA SOUNDSSOGOOD said…
- Hi Michael thanks for the request happy to accept my freind
Juju :-)
- At 7:08pm on November 23, 2009,
bairfoot cajun said… - hello mike i,m gonna do a video with the double barrellcanjo as soon as i can.thanks fer the comment.
- At 5:14pm on September 25, 2009,
Denis Marcorin said… - Well, so you're from Conway, central AR. There are some pretty interesting carboniferous stuff there.
Lookie here:
http://www.paleoportal.org/index.php?globalnav=time_space§ionnav=state&name=Arkansas
Click the geologic ages to see more details.
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