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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on March 1, 2014 at 10:51am

i doubt there are many specifically left handed plans, because its unnecessary. its just a mirror image.. I've only ever done a couple lefties.. its easy, except you need to constantly be reminding yourself its a leftie; last time i did side dots on both sides of the neck cos i did em on the 'normal' side first without thinking, just on autopilot

so its only really the side dots go on the other side of the neck, any pots or electronics will probably be on opposite side of body.. slots for strings in nut and bridge go in reverse.. cos its a regular guitar, upside down

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Permalink Reply by popsomatic on March 1, 2014 at 5:06pm

thank you.i will keep this in mind.....I am slowly educatin myself here..........what a great site.

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Permalink Reply by DeltaglowBoy on March 1, 2014 at 12:08pm

Be aware that the nut and bridge will have slots that are cut for the left handed way the guitar is strung. I generally built my left handed CBG's and string them up and then do fine detail work on the nut and bridge once the strings are in place and I'm satisfied with the overall build. Regarding the input jack and volume, tone pots .... make sure they are oriented for comfortable access for the lefty and don't forget the strap mounts are also left hand specific.

I've also built some with the above items placed in a neutral position so that the CBG can be played by either a left or right handed player with only restringing required for the appropriate "handedness".

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Permalink Reply by popsomatic on March 1, 2014 at 5:07pm

thank you....... I will do my best......I really appreciate your help.

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Permalink Reply by popsomatic on March 1, 2014 at 5:22pm

thank you so much for the video link..........yes my nephew at age 10 played the sax very well.......one day I took him to my friends antique store he has 5 dozen guitars on the wall as a collector...as he played for many years. Not knowing my nephew was a lefty he gave to him a right handed generic guitar. I thought nothing would come of it..you know how kids are. I stopped by the house one day a few weeks later and up in his room I heard some damn sweet sounds floating down the hallway. I walked in to see him playing a righty upside down and playing it well. I was shocked and amazed......after making a few calls..........I was told to take the guitar a way immediately and find him a lefty......which we did.  The rest is history............10 years later hes earned a scholarship to Berklee and he plays in 3 different local bands.......all different types of music. The boy is so dedicated he will play his guitars all day..........I have clocked him on some 16 hours of straight playing.......he loves it....... and calls it his life.       You should see what happens when he walks into a music store and asks to play one of their high end leftys........he usually has a crowd around him in under 15 minutes.... Hes a talented kid and I am really proud of how hard he works doing what he loves..................thanks for your input !  I can't wait to build this CBG for him.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on March 1, 2014 at 10:00pm

I'm right handed but I play left handed due to an arm injury i received many years ago, i build left and right handed guitars and i can tell you there is absolutely no difference between them or how they're built or played, one is literally a mirror  image of the other, i have many photos of left handed guitars on my home page, hope this helps!  (-:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SteveTrowbridge

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Permalink Reply by popsomatic on March 4, 2014 at 3:48pm

thanks for your input.......I happen to like a good Partagas cigar now and then.......makes me smile to see the box being used

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