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Tom replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Soldering? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"With all the old timers on here I am surprised no one mentioned the old style irons. Just supply your own heat source and walla. 63, just outside Phoenix-have made a couple cbg's that so far are cool to look at, but dont play well, but then…"

Oct 3, 2012

Sarah Warren commented on Shane's group How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

"..... TMI... But thanks! Hopefully once I get my first build done, I'll convert this nice St Mortiz radio to an amp too!"

Oct 2, 2012

Jason Hitesman replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Soldering? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Soldering is pretty easy and you should be able to find a cheap iron. Harbor Freight has one for $3. If Tucson is anything like Yuma you've probably got a few swap meets that are getting ready for snowbird season and can find…"

Oct 2, 2012

Sarah Warren commented on Shane's group How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

"Thanks! I'm about half way through my first build. I'm excited"

Oct 2, 2012

Sarah Warren commented on Shane's group How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

"Is this a bad time to say I'm 18?"

Oct 2, 2012

Randal replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Soldering? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Find someone to do it who knows how to solder. Soldering is not simple without a bit of practice."

Oct 1, 2012

Marmelade replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Soldering? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"I would buy a second hand one on a flee market. Or hope that a person has several ones and would be nice enough to send you one. Good luck !"

Oct 1, 2012

Thomas Petry replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Soldering? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"What QGolden said. The cheap ones will work fine, but you need to buy an iron."

Oct 1, 2012

QGolden replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Soldering? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"There is really no replacement for soldering. (IMWO (in my worthless opinion ) Lowes and Home Depot offer a Soldering Iron for about 14 dollars. If you can search for a Harbor Freight near you, they have the same one for about…"

Sep 30, 2012

Sarah Warren added a discussion to the group Vintage Radio Guitar Amps ~Converted & Amp Kits~

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photo.JPGOkay. This is the inside of my St Moritz one speaker transistor radio.The blue and white wires lead up to the speakers and the red wires go to the battery and outlet plug. I am MAJORLY new at hacking and the short, step skipping, guess and check videos are too fast and hard to understand for me. I could really use some help…See More

Sep 30, 2012

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Sarah Warren added a discussion to the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

Soldering?

Hey guys! New to the cigar box scene. I am on low low low low low budget and was wondering if there was a cheaper way to solder on the piezo to the jack?I kno I need to buy the iron, but getting a hold of the tool is something my bank account is not going to let me do anytime soon. How else can I do this?See More

Sep 30, 2012

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Sarah Warren joined BeetleJuice!'s group

Vintage Radio Guitar Amps ~Converted & Amp Kits~

This is the group for Lo-Watt Rock & Blues.Here is the place to post photos and information on how to convert vintage electronics into awesome sounding and really cool guitar amps.I am not an expert at amps or electronics, I have dabbled off and on over the years and lately really finding my interest growing in the subject and have decided to put this group together for the more experienced people to join and teach us all...also a place to organize the info found on this site.if you would…See More

Sep 30, 2012

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frank tennyson replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Tuning Machines in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hey, it works. Fixed a broken tuner by taking the button shaft off a lefty and putting it on a righty! Thanks!!!"

Sep 5, 2012

frank tennyson replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Tuning Machines in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Tuning - as in tuning the guitar? Try http://www.proguitartuner.com/guitar-tuner/ I'm brand new to building CBG's. But like everyone I have an opinion and a story. Go with guitar for guitars. Nothing is as…"

Sep 5, 2012

Stewart Corlett replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Tuning Machines in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Awesome tip Glenn, I didn’t realise you could swap them around, I've been using closed machine heads on my builds and I don't like the way that every second one looks like a left handed one (I much prefer the headstock to be a 2L +…"

Sep 4, 2012

Glenn Reither replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Tuning Machines in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"If you can find open gear reversible ones then just buy a stack of them. They will cost about $1 each. To turn a right tuner into a left tuner or vice versa , just remove the center screw, flip the button shaft over, and reassemble. You won't…"

Sep 3, 2012