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Kevin M. Kraft answers the question: Who were or are your main musical influences?

Q: Who were or are you main musical influences?



Kevin: Many would probably laugh at the vast array of music that I love and has influenced me. The British band The Electric Light Orchestra epitomizes my typical hybridizing of musical styles and genres, with Jeff Lynne's always reliably captivating slide guitar work sealing it for me. I learned a lot from Lynne and the band about songwriting and arranging and unusual vocals and symphony, even something as "trivial" as the drumbeats…

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Added by Kevin M. Kraft on October 29, 2019 at 3:30am — 1 Comment

Hear a Guitar Made from a 100 Year Old Box

Ever wonder what an authentic Turn-of-the-Century cigar box guitar sounded like?  Me too... so I built some!  (Scroll down for the video.)…



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Added by Cigar Box Nation on February 23, 2018 at 5:28am — No Comments

Les deux petites soeurs

Les deux dernières CBG sorties tout juste de l'atelier.

Une 3 cordes équipée d'un micro 3 plots "Rola" de ma fabrication. La table est bombée et sculptée…

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Added by Rob on February 1, 2018 at 4:14am — 4 Comments

3 Lessons for the Blues, Slide Guitar & Cigar Box Guitar Building

Three brand new lessons for playing the Blues, tasteful slide guitar & getting the best tones from your cigar box guitars.

NEW TODAY:  Quick Blues Lick of the Week:  The T-Shape Riff   A seriously badass…

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Added by Cigar Box Nation on November 15, 2017 at 5:48am — 1 Comment

The new StubbySlide.com - strange "curiosities" for Cigar Box Guitarists

It's time to get weird.

Tonight, I've re-launched www.StubbySlide.com, my online catalog of…

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Added by Cigar Box Nation on September 21, 2017 at 5:41pm — No Comments

Cigar Box Guitar Documentary FREE on Amazon Prime

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Added by Cigar Box Nation Official on April 11, 2017 at 2:00am — No Comments

Cigar Box Guitars by Heavy Fog Guitars

Our Story

Here at Heavy Fog Guitars we handcraft Cigar Box Guitars with premium exotic hard woods and high quality accessories. We build unique 3 and 4-string electric cigar box guitars. Our guitars are built in Canada at our St. John’s, Newfoundland…

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Added by Peter Lake on November 23, 2016 at 7:07pm — 1 Comment

Guitar 2 day 1

OK now it's going to be more fun :)

This box has been waiting for me to get a little bit of experience, lurking on top of my cupboard. It's aimed as a gift for my daughter so my usual 'oh that will do' attitude will not cut the mustard, so to speak!!

Short trip out the house to get some oak for the neck and fantastic I find some that will do nicely :)…

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Added by Fomhorach on March 18, 2016 at 11:31pm — 1 Comment

Murdoc_420's Progress

 Guess this is the best place to start a progress thread so here we go.

 I've been wanting to build a CBG for quite awhile now, past attempts to find boxes were futile but I now have found a box supplier near me :D

 I found this selection of boxes, found  this site of course and started watching tutorials on You Tube.

(I was hoping to find one cool box and walked out with 7, yikes!)…

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Added by Murdoc_420 on February 12, 2016 at 8:45am — 13 Comments

My first solo build - and first post

After designing a few CBGs and lap diddley bows that my husband brought to life with power tools, I made my first solo creation this week, and I'm smitten with my guitar style diddley bow. 

While I've made 2 lap diddley bows and 4 CBGs with 3 strings with my husband on the power tools and me on design,…

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Added by Janis Wilson Hughes on January 2, 2016 at 4:54am — 20 Comments

Hello! I just joined' Cigar Box Nation ' and I am meeting some cool slide hand made box guitars

Hi,

I just found cigar box nation. I sure would like to get one of their kits and make a simple one with a pickup on it. Have you heard of 'Sea Sick Steve'? He is great, check him out!

 

I want to share this resonator played song I wrote.

I hope you enjoy my song, slide playing resonator style as much as I enjoyed making the video.

Best wishes from Rick Washbrook

 

Rick Washbrook ' Whisky Drinkin' Woman ' Original ' …

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Added by rick washbrook on April 5, 2015 at 4:20am — No Comments

Brett’s Opinion on What to Look For in a Cigar Box Guitar

Cigar Box Guitars Have Soul - The look and sound of every CBG is unique and as different as the people playing them. So what may work great for me may not be the best fit for you. 

Here are some basics that may be helpful in finding your perfect CBG. 



Scale Size Matters - I have seen 5 year old children playing huge classical guitars like pros. So it is possible to adjust to the size and fret spacing of any guitar, but why should you? As a person with…

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Added by Brett Ford on November 29, 2014 at 1:11pm — 2 Comments

What a great weekend!

Thanks to everyone who came by our booth at the Rockbrook Village Craft Show on Saturday and the Aksarben Village Farmers Market on Sunday! A great turnout both days. And the weather was perfect was it not? I appreciate the folks who saw the uniqueness of these instruments and made the purchase. I hope you enjoy these instruments whether they hang on a wall, sit on a shelf or get played wherever you take it. Keep looking for us at Aksarben Village Farmers Market and the Old Market Farmers…

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Added by Al Nelson on May 5, 2014 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Tabs for Bluegrass Cigar Box Guitar Part 2 Lesson - Joe Cribb

As promised here are the tabs to go along with my latest lesson video download them here:

Tabs%20for%20Bluegrass%20Cigar%20Box%20Guitar%20Part2%20%E2%80%93%20Joe%20Cribb.pdf

My youtube lesson playlist - HERE

If you enjoy my lessons please show your…

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Added by Joe Cribb on February 25, 2014 at 11:00am — No Comments

Tabs for Bluegrass Cigar Box Guitar Lesson - Joe Cribb

Hi All

Here are the tabs for my latest lesson 'Bluegrass Cigar Box Guitar'. Will be posting up more videos on this topic. Watch this space....

 Download tab here: Bluegrass%20Cigar%20Box%20Guitar%20Lesson%20%E2%80%93%20Joe%20Cribb.pdf

 My cigar box guitar lessons playlist is …

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Added by Joe Cribb on February 18, 2014 at 11:17am — No Comments

Tabs for The Claw Grip part 3

Thought i would put up some tabs for my lesson video 'The Claw Grip' part 3. Hope they help. You can download them using the link below

The%20Claw%20Grip%20Part%203%20%E2%80%93%20Joe%20Cribb%20%E2%80%93%20Cigar%20Box%20Guitar%20Lesson.pdf

You can find all my lessons on my…

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Added by Joe Cribb on February 7, 2014 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

free plans for a Ray Jacobs Rocky Mountain Dulcimer

Happy 5th! Here's a set of free plans. It's called a Rocky Mountain Dulcimer, a cardboard topped 3-stringed instrument. Sounds great! …

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Added by Kiko Denzer on December 10, 2013 at 5:30am — 9 Comments

Tips On Building A Cigar Box Violin

For those new to cb fiddle building, permit me to share some hard-earned tips to get you started right.

1.   Getting Started:   If you want to build a full-size (4/4) violin, it is critical that you get the correct measurements for the string length from the nut to the bridge, and the height of the bridge must be the same as a real violin. Bear in mind that a violin has an arch top, which raises the bridge height. Your cigar box will have a flat top, so to compensate, you must angle…

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Added by Tim LaFave on November 19, 2013 at 2:30am — No Comments

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