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At 9:12am on July 30, 2010, Roger Padgett said…
Hey Shane, Did you sell out of the skeleton playing CBG tshirt? I don't see it in the store any more. I just wrapped up my first CBG and now I have the fever!
At 12:51pm on July 29, 2010, colin mcgrath said…
hey Shane, how about this for a t-shirt slogan "Cigar Box Nation...Where Square is hip".? Even though most these boxes are rectangular. Just a random thought.
At 7:26pm on July 28, 2010, beStillroy said…
Hey Shane,
I got my Chugger #32
and made myself a stubby steel slide.
But that's not what I wanna talk about.
I got this T shirt concept in which ...
One String Willie is a Giant (towering above the world)
and he is playing Diddley Bow on the
Electric Power Lines.
I thought you might could use that.
Rock On
beStillroy
At 9:59pm on July 25, 2010, Mike Willmouth said…
Thanks Shane! I bought it and downloaded it. When are you going to offer Jug Fusion Album as a down loadable buy?
At 5:32pm on July 25, 2010, Mike Willmouth said…
Hey Shane, when are you going to sell your albums in mp3 format for downloading?

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About Shane Speal

Shane Speal is a musician and marketing professional from York, PA. He is married to Melissa (Bilello) Speal. The couple has two sons, Shane Jr. (age 7) and Brennen (age 4).

Speal is the self-proclaimed "King of the Cigar Box Guitar" and the creator of www.cigarboxnation.com.

The History of the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution
In 2003, Shane Speal posted the first free plans for a simple 3-string cigar box guitar on the internet using a free 1-page Geocities website. In the site, Speal declared himself the "King of the Cigar Box Guitar" simply because noone else was too stupid to claim it first! He also declared there was an uprising "Cigar Box Guitar Revolution" made of musicians who were looking for a deeper music made on the most primitive of instruments.

That single web page presence grew into a fuller Geocities site and eventually into a Yahoo based Cigar Box Guitar Forum. At its height, the forum boasted over 3000 members. After 5 successful years, the Yahoo forum is becoming eclipsed by Speal's newest endeavor, CigarBoxNation.com.

Music
Speal has performed cigar box guitar concerts solo and with his bands Jug Fusion and The Primal Brothers. He has appeared at the first Cigar Box Guitar Festival in 2004 and in many subsequent cigar box concerts. He is a central figure in the Max Shores documentary, Songs Inside the Box (www.songsinsidethebox.com).

Recordings
Speal has recorded more than 10 self-released cigar box guitar albums. He releases them under the name Insurrection Records. He has also appeared on releases by Crow Tongue, By The Way, Boz and Chris Ballew. His cds all use his hand-assembled "poverty art" packaging and are sold at INSURRECTION RECORDS on Etsy (and eventually a full store at www.cigarboxguitar.com). Speal also compiled 4 volumes of cigar box guitar music from around the world in the Masters of the Cigar Box Guitar series. He also publishes Uncle Enos zine (underground magazine) dedicated to cigar box guitars and other primal poverty art/music.

You can contact Shane Speal at shanespeal@yahoo.com


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Two free cigar box guitar album downloads by Olds Sleeper

Dear Cigar Box Nation,


Just a quick note: You can download two free albums by Cigar Box Nation member, Olds Sleeper this week, "Gemini E.P." and "June." Olds is a great musician and cigar box guitarist from Lancaster, PA. Click the album art to go to each of the downloads.


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Posted on July 13, 2010 at 12:51pm — 3 Comments

Shane Speal

Rock star designs Cigar Box Nation tee shirt - on sale now


It's Cigar Box Nation's first ever rock star-designed tee shirt!!!


This week's shirt was designed by Chris Ballew, lead singer a

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Posted on July 6, 2010 at 11:50pm —

Shane Speal

Book Review: "Made By Hand -- Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World" by Mark Frauenfelder

Review of Made By Hand written by Mark Fraunfelder
Official site (with sample chapters)

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Posted on May 16, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Shane Speal

Spambots are out in force...and I'm picking 'em off as fast as possible

Sorry for all the Viagra type spams in the BLOG section. Due to our success, the spambots are after us. I suspect it will last just a few days, maybe a week. Until then, I'll just keep nuking them as they show up.

I hate to make membership a "wait and get approved" thing. If people want to join, then hell...COME ON IN. So expect some stupid blogs for a while. I'll keep my finger on the NUKE THE F*CKERS button.

-Shane

Posted on February 12, 2010 at 8:23pm — 6 Comments

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CBNation Worldwide Gathering - August 28th @ PA CBG Fest
The First Annual Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival will take place on Saturday, August 28th from 10am-5pm at the grounds of the York Emporium bookstore in downtown York, PA.
6 hours ago
Wichita Sam commented on Shane Speal's group 'Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101'
Rand, In the case of the trim, if it's important to keep it "pristine" then go ahead and finish it.... Yes, anything the stiffens the top reduces volume and cuts off the treble dynamic. But, it does so slightly that very few would notice the diffe…
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Introduce Yourself!
We wanna know who you are! Where ya from? What'cha buildin'? This is a place for new members to introduce themselves and old 'uns to show 'em around. I'm Shane & I run the Nation. I'm glad you're here. Come on in and tune up!
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Rand Moore commented on Shane Speal's group 'Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101'
I'm working on a cigar box uke with a cigar box that has decorative paper glues to all the edges of the box. I was wondering, as this paper is fairly delicate, would it be better to "varnish" the cigar box with polyurethane so that the paper would b…
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Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101
The basics for first time builders. Where to start, what to do, tips and techniques.
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It Goes To 11
Amps, amplification, effects, hackwiring and general mayhem. Anarchists welcome
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Diddley Bows and Other Primitives
A place to discuss one-string diddley bows, washtub basses, washboards and any other primitive instrument that may fall outside the Cigar Box realm.
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Steampunk Collective
A place to discuss, dream up and create Steampunk instruments.
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How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar
Playing tips and secrets. Tunings. Primal music theory.
on Wednesday
Jon Pruett commented on Shane Speal's group 'Classifieds and Swaps'
For Sale: three 9 volt piezo pre-amps - - $20 mounted in a mint tin with 1/4" jacks - $15 bare circuit board pre-soldered to a piezo for mounting inside your CBG PM me for details - thanks!
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Jon Pruett joined Shane Speal's group
Classifieds and Swaps
A place to buy, sell, trade cigar box guitars and other related gear.
on Wednesday
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The Open Mic
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.
on Tuesday
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Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101
The basics for first time builders. Where to start, what to do, tips and techniques.
on Tuesday
C. B. Gitty (Ben) commented on Shane Speal's group 'Classifieds and Swaps'
Hey everyone - just wanted to let you know that I am now carrying basic sets of CBG strings, for 3 and 4-strings, acoustic and electric, Open G, Open D and "standard guitar" tunings. See all of the string sets I have available at: http://www.cbgitty…
on Tuesday
Shane Speal replied to Joker's discussion 'Death of the podcast'
Gimme a little time and I'll host the old podcasts on www.cigarboxguitar.com I have plenty of space there. Joker, if you make some more podcasts, simply send me the mp3. this is a no-brainer. We don't need dedicated podcast hosting sites anymore.
on Tuesday
Shane Speal replied to Joker's discussion 'Death of the podcast'
It's summertime. Builders/players go into hibernation from online activities. It's the nature of the beast. Even I have been somewhat absent in here due to the new job and things. It's all ebb and flow. There will be a massive return once weather ch…
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