"hi jon ,you will love this site loads of info...carl from the small island of ireland."
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Carlton F replied to jon neet's discussion New to CBGs and Big Island of Hawaii in the group Introduce Yourself!
jon neet replied to Enfield Tex's discussion Tornado Weather Introduction in the group Introduce Yourself!" I'm 58 now and started riding off road at 8. I've owned maybe 25 motorcycles over all those years. I've never got as much reaction as I did when I rode that great looking and sounding Royal Enfield 500. You…"
jon neet replied to Enfield Tex's discussion Tornado Weather Introduction in the group Introduce Yourself!" First, we hope you are safe.
Second, why Enfield? The first thing I thought of is Royal Enfield motorcycles. I bought a new 2007 Bullet 500 Classic and rode it for a few years.
Welcome."
jon neet commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars" Just bought a new 3 stringer CBG. If I want to use open G tuning (gdG), what are some of you using for strings? Brand, type and diameters? Mine is an acoustic/electric with a piezo type of pickup. It came with Rogue strings, and I…"
Bob Lumpkin left a comment for jon neet"Yes, I have a few on there. Store name is The Jewelry and Guitar Store (for now)"
jon neet commented on Shane's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101" That's a good idea about the fret. I have no fret material laying around. I also thought of using maybe some small diameter brass tubing cut to length and shoved through the block of wood at the three holes. Since the wood block is glued…"
jon neet commented on Shane's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101" Well, this morning I pulled off each string one by one and grabbed my pop rivet kit. I found that the smallest rivets with the "nail" removed were the right size to push into the bottom of the wood block used on my CBG to hold…"
jon neet commented on Shane's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101" Looks like I joined this group at a good time. I bought my first CBG from a builder on ebay. It's a nice looking three string fretted one. So far, a couple issues. First, the strings are mighty low for clean slide work. Note that…"
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Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101
This group is for discussing the basics of CBG building for newer builders - where to start, what to do, common pitfalls, tips and techniques.Keep in mind that new builders can find other great informative articles on CBG building, as well as most of the parts you'll need, over at C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply!See More
jon neet commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"Just got my first CBG. It's a 3 string fretted acoustic/electric built by Dan Dukes. Bought it through an ebay auction. Beautiful guitar and very nicely made. I tried it out on an old Fender Deluxe 112 Plus solid state amp, and it has that…"
Keni Lee Burgess left a comment for jon neet"Thank you jon for joining my group. Feel free to add to the discussions or ask questions. Please check out my instructional video CDs:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/njmikeb/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
Enjoy your…"
jon neet commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars" Well, the good neys is it looks like the guy got banned quickly. Anyone belong to any Yahoo "groups"? Some of those lost the moderator and are just like a runaway train for endless spam. Many are quite good though."
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A cigar box guitar was meant to be played!!! Cigar Box Nation is encouraging all its members to get out and perform in public. Find an open mic and PLAY. Then come in here, post pictures and setlists and exchange ideas. Tune up and rock out.See More
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- At 10:46am on March 16, 2012, Bob Lumpkin said…
Yes, I have a few on there. Store name is The Jewelry and Guitar Store (for now)
- At 6:26am on March 4, 2012, Keni Lee Burgess said…
Thank you jon for joining my group. Feel free to add to the discussions or ask questions. Please check out my instructional video CDs:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/njmikeb/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee
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Piezos and Preamps
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Slotting fretboards...finding an easier way!
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