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At 3:36pm on October 19, 2009, Bluesheart said…: Hey Thanks. I think they use either pine, or maybe spruce for studs and such but it sure is pretty grain and you did a great job of selecting and then using it. May have to try that .

At 12:23pm on October 19, 2009, Vince Stark said…: Nice spider! Very leggy.....

At 6:49am on October 13, 2009, Bluesdog said…: Thank you for the coment on the cbg back Nathan, its just two coats of plain red mahogany laquer on Larixwood but i was quite happy with the result it gave!
Thanks and cheers, Frans

At 5:14pm on October 9, 2009, bairfoot cajun said…: thanks nathan,i see you like my new black locust slide,the angled feets on the stom box is more comfortable to me and the fact that the box bottom dont touch the floor makes the whole body of the box vibrate more so in theory it should be louder.havent tried it yet just made it a few minutes ago.

At 10:55am on October 5, 2009, Fiddler said…: Thank you for yours comment, at first it was a chunk of wood, but I did not manage to make shoulders, then I have make one sleeve for instrument

At 11:41am on October 3, 2009, bairfoot cajun said…: yep i darkened the corners first then kinda shadowed the top corners to go all the way to the f-hole area so that it would appear to have that light colored area in the shape of a teardrop like a lot of old vintage guitars,also shadowed the bottom corners to go up to the reso coverplate. thanks fer the comments Nathan.yep i discovered that i could play without using the slide and the time passed from hours in reality to minutes in playing time.

At 5:24am on October 3, 2009, Weizel said…: I like the triangle, I was wondering of you'd used a Dremmel, but it's nice to hear you used hand files - goes well with the "primitive" nature of these instruments.

At 7:01pm on September 27, 2009, bairfoot cajun said…: hey bro i,m just a guy that likes to experiment with building,i put you way above me in the playing department and put you right along side of me in the building department. you are as good at building as i ever could be.in fact you got some classy headstock work that i havent taken the time to do yet so you better than me in the building department.keep up the nice work man, good to have friends like you.

At 3:43pm on September 26, 2009, Bluesheart said…: Hey Nathan, and thanks. I posted some pics of one of my D-bows you may get a kick out of. Please check er out if you get a chance.

At 10:40pm on September 24, 2009, Joker said…: Nathan, thanks for the comment about the podcast. I have alot of fun doing it. As far as voiceovers it would be to have someone besides myself do my intro. Even something as simple as "The Joker Cigar Box Guitar Podcast". Whatever you feel like. I just wing the show most of the time. I am an electrician by trade, but doing the show just seems to come naturally.

At 12:43pm on September 19, 2009, Paul Doug said…: Nathan, thank you for the nice comment on my Kokopelli Ukulele. Much appreciated.

At 5:39pm on September 11, 2009, Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) said…: I love the elegance of that headstock but I think the thing I was most impressed with is the precision in those z shaped sound holes. The edges are all nice and sharp, I can see no tearing in the paper label, and they appear to be perfectly symmetrical. All of the seams where the stick meets the box appear to be very clean and tight as well. This all indicates a great amount of patience and attention to detail. There's a lot of raw ability there.

Josh

At 4:29pm on September 11, 2009, Doug Thorsvik said…: Nathan, Fretted instruments aren't all that difficult. The only critical tool is the fret saw to cut the right slot (I didn't have one and the first cbg was extremely difficult!). I made the miter box for it out of wood for cutting slots; I used a C clamp to make a press to push in the frets, and a grinding bit on my drill press to ground down the fret ends and then bevel on a sanding board. I never actually use a file on the frets anymore. Since I'm a chording rhythm player, so frets are essential!!! Doug

At 8:30am on September 11, 2009, Doug Thorsvik said…: Nathan, thanks for the postive feedback; it's always encouraging. I have found the guitar style dulcimer really encourages me to improvise more than a standard fretted instrument. They are fun and easy to play. Have fun on your fretless CBGs!!! Doug

At 11:40am on August 28, 2009, Ishmaelprophet said…: You have some cool ass builds here bro!

At 4:57am on August 23, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Hello,
I have started a CBN group entitled, "How to Play CBG" It is my hope and intention to encourage the "Wealth of Talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skill to further the CBG movement. Please consider contributing an instructional "video" link to this group. If you are a viewer seeking instruction, please feel free to write. If you have any suggestions or know other players who you think may want to post instructional "video" links, please contact me. Thank you for your interest and support, Keni Lee