"Hey everyone, I've got a Back Porch Mojo cbg for sale asking $50+ for it, I live in downtown kansas city, if you arei n the area and are interested let me know. its like new just needs new strings."
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Barefoot Joel commented on Rusty Shackleford ( Mike )'s group The Beginners Club"I have a 3 string according to cigarboxguitars.com you can tune it A6 = A, E, F# for 3 string"
Barefoot Joel commented on Rusty Shackleford ( Mike )'s group The Beginners Club"I have a question; I love playing my cbg on my days off and I was wanting to play a bit of ukulele style music; what kinda tuning should I use?"
Barefoot Joel posted a status"so due to financial reasons I have post poned any production at this point. will show finished work when i get around to it."
Barefoot Joel replied to Mike Whisenhunt's discussion Conflicting Information - HELP in the group The Beginners Club"Trial and error; everyone builds their own way. It's like any crafting out there, what suits you, fits your budget and sounds good. I've seen baritones w/3 strings made(never thought possible); and I've seen bass guitars made as well.…"
Barefoot Joel commented on Rusty Shackleford ( Mike )'s group The Beginners Club"This is my salvaged body from my last project; I'm gonna do some more modding on it. The neck was crappily made so it warped and cracked; found out what I did wrong so I'm gonna make a new one. Its got some brass hinges, guitar strap…"
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body at work remake
salvaged the body from my last cigar box guitar which had a very badly warped neck, found out i carved where the lid met the neck too thin so the string tension warped it majorly and formed a crack in it, so im making a new neck. I want to do…
Barefoot Joel left a comment for C. B. Gitty (Ben)"I'm glad to hear that the new owner/operator of CBN is someone who performs and crafts like the rest of us. So does this mean we get discounts that we are members of CBN and we order supplies from you lol? Congrats and lets keep this train a…"
Barefoot Joel posted a status"so been shopping online for the past few days for supplies, hopefully will be start posting pics of my latest cigar box guitar"
Barefoot Joel commented on Roosterman's photo
Steampunk 3 String
"love it buddy, I was planning on using gas valves for the volume and tone knobs on my guitar, you kinda took it a step further i like it tho :D I want mine with the valves tho to look like its powered by steam lol"
Barefoot Joel commented on Roosterman's photo
Steampunk 3 String
"now that i like, this is exactly the steampunk example I have been looking for! It's minimalist, its simple, its clean but when you look at it you can easily see steampunk! I just simply love it!"
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Posted on October 9, 2011 at 10:27am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Sorry about that last rant. I am very passionate about this since I worked for a corporation that took away from it’s employees but gave back to themselves like all the employees did not play a role in it.
I was browsing the web regarding cigar box guitars and I’ve noticed a proud American comeback of a tradition that will not let go. Every time I hear music from this instrument and hear someone sing a soulful song along with it. My eyes may swell up with tears, my heart will…
Continue steampunkish cbg
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 6:59pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
so my first project and possibly my first model/series i will be making and selling is going to be called Lenore, after my first cbg I made. I am changing it a bit to reflect my style today. I want to make it steampunk style; now I know what you are thinking that steampunk is going to be gawdy and its just another way to rack up the price. I say nay, in fact historically the 3 string cbg design that is standard today started around 1840 which the victorian(steampunk era) began around 1837 so… Continue
Insolitus Guitars: An Adventure in CBG creation and playing.
Posted on October 2, 2011 at 3:55pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I am starting my own CBG company; Insolitus Guitars. I chose the name because cigar box guitars are unusual, uncommon and that is what I enjoy most. I love unusual things and music from these instruments is beautiful to me. Even on youtube from the least skilled player the music rings in my ears something sweet. I found out about cigar box guitars in college my sophomore year. I didn't have money for a guitar so I 'googled' DIY (Do It Yourself) guitars online and there they were. They were…
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- At 2:52pm on October 6, 2011,
Keni Lee Burgess said… - Thank you jrompmo for your friendship. Please write if I can be of any assistance. Enjoy.
- At 1:12pm on October 3, 2011,
Dan Sleep said… - Well, if it were me, I would make sure I had a band saw and some electric sanders. That should get you started.
- At 10:04am on October 3, 2011, Dan Sleep said…
- I have been getting all my 1x2s at Home Depot or Lowes. They usually have red oak and sometimes they have maple.
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