Wal Callaby
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It’s been a long time but stuff has been made...

Started Jun 20, 2020 0 Replies

About twelve months ago I began clearing a derelict garage in back of our house of decades of festering nastiness, then- during the hottest late summer I can remember- demolishing and hauling away…Continue

We build guitars

Started this discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Jul 2, 2019. 52 Replies

This has been niggling at me for months, and now is the time to raise this in the community. I’m guessing that many of you have, in response to some question or another, replied “I build guitars.…Continue

Next CBG event in the UK?

Started this discussion. Last reply by David L. Jul 18, 2018. 4 Replies

They seem to be rife in the US, but I can find no mention of any upcoming CBG-related events in the UK. Any clues, anyone?Continue

Springs

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lonman Jun 9, 2018. 4 Replies

Springs in guitars- yes or no? If yes, why- and how.Continue

 

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It’s been a long time but stuff has been made...

About twelve months ago I began clearing a derelict garage in back of our house of decades of festering nastiness, then- during the hottest late summer I can remember- demolishing and hauling away the re-inforced concrete building. In the autumn I paid for a 16’ x 8’ wooden studio to be put up, which I then had lined and insulated before decorating it inside and out. Built a workshop at one end, and furnished the other end for studio purposes. Had to wait until late February for the power to go…See More
Jun 20, 2020
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"https://soundcloud.com/user-130140863/you-still-got-a-hold-on-me Benn playing more than I’ve been building..."
Jun 16, 2020
Wal Callaby replied to Pim's discussion Hey there in the group Introduce Yourself!
"Very nice. Love the long box... and that’s your first? Your twenty-first (and there likely will be a twenty-first) will be something!"
Aug 17, 2019
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"I like that quite a lot.  I would play In The Pines."
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Taffy Evans replied to Wal Callaby's discussion We build guitars
"Hey thanks for the nice comments guy,s. It's taken a while. But it has always been a back runner to family, motorcycles, instrument repairs and "going bush". It's been a lifelong hobby. Now im retired I devote more time to the…"
Jul 2, 2019
Paul Craig replied to Wal Callaby's discussion We build guitars
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Jul 2, 2019
Cause the Blue rat replied to Wal Callaby's discussion We build guitars
"Awesome builds Taff. The idea that someone as talented as you takes the time to make CBGs is totally cool.  Don't tink I didn't see that Paul Craig. You tone wooded me. Oh Ya??? Well tone wood to you too. : )  And speaking of…"
Jul 2, 2019
Paul Craig replied to Wal Callaby's discussion We build guitars
"It's apparent that Taff has spent a long time over some years building all types of guitars. The term Master Builder comes to mind from some of the examples I've seen."
Jul 2, 2019
Timothy Hunter replied to Wal Callaby's discussion We build guitars
"that is beautiful Taff.  love the gecko inlay.  if i ever get enough money together i may need to commission a 12 string from you.."
Jul 2, 2019
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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?
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Coupla dozen...
What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).
I find, to my utter astonishment, that at the age of 60- and with minimal woodworking skills and very few tools- I can build musical instruments that are not only playable, but at their very best are capable of making proper musicians say "wow" in tones of ill-concealed admiration. Like the Stones and their 'Blue and Lonesome' album, it is perhaps a shame that it was done so late in life- but it may not have been possible without having lived that life, y'know?

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At 10:04pm on February 20, 2018, A.D.EKER said…

And her are some standard violin F holes! Have Fun !

At 10:02pm on February 20, 2018, A.D.EKER said…

Well i use a template draw by my self (paper) put sharkcole on the back and draw over that on the place on the Box, and then drill small holes in the inside of the cutout drawing and use a scrollsaw, and cut away sand them down and if you like for special effect paint the rim gold or any other color of disire! Good Luck and Greeeeeettsss zz A.D.

At 9:22pm on September 25, 2017, A.D.EKER said…

Hi there Wal, Thanks for the Kind remarks there, thank you for detecting, i like to see my self a adept of the worldfair composer Varese, who workt whit klang & tone ,in a similar fasion like Zappa does or did must say, Music concrete as we say. Thanks again for your interest in the Work! Greeeettss A.D.

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For the greater good of the greater number

Posted on April 17, 2018 at 9:41am 3 Comments

I should share this, because much of it was shared with me- and it has helped me enormously. I've been building these things for less than a year, and I now find that each new instrument I finish plays like a real guitar. For the love of Gitty, some of them may even be saleable... Anyway, here goes.

I was initially shy of showing my builds to my friend S. Not only is she a skilled carpenter and fully qualified boatbuilder, she does not suffer fools gladly either. But she was really…

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To each his own

Posted on March 6, 2018 at 10:18am 10 Comments

One day last summer I was driving down the hill to the local market town for bits and pieces. Saw a 'bike down in the middle of the road, so stopped and asked the chap in black leathers if he was OK. When he turned I could see he was my age-ish- late 50s, grey beard, that sort of thing. "Fine" he said, "only had this thing a couple of days", so I drove on. Got to town, parked, and burst out laughing. My wife, I thought, is luckier than she knows. There was a chap who may not have ridden a…

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