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Permalink Reply by Stefan on January 7, 2022 at 10:37pm

I'm not an expert at all, but in my humble opinion you can make any handmade box to a cigar box by putting a cigar in it.You can take the cigar out again and build a guitar - then called a cigar box guitar.
But you should have a proof. So make a photo when the cigar is in the box.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on January 8, 2022 at 1:23am

well have a look at the entries for some of the competitions here. there are a lot not made from actual "cigar boxes". if you are pedantic then call it a cigar box style guitar. 

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on January 8, 2022 at 12:24pm

If it’s in the spirit of a cigar box guitar, then it is? It’s just one of those things?

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 8, 2022 at 2:47pm

When I'm talking to a customer I call the ones made with an actual cigar box a CBG, and the others on display CBG style guitars.

I think I remember seeing guitars made out of a tin called canjo's, maybe they should be called tinjo's, haha.
Taff

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on January 8, 2022 at 3:58pm

They are called tinjo’s?

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 8, 2022 at 4:13pm

Well Whaddaya know, never seen that word used.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Carl Floyd on January 9, 2022 at 3:53am

Me ether.  Looks like someone has been using it, though.

https://reverb.com/item/7589648-shonky-tinjo-2017-natural-canjo-1-s...

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on January 9, 2022 at 2:20pm

A lot of the 3 and 4 stringers you'll here and on other sites have boxes built by the builder. Either because they want a better quality wood in the box or because suitable cigar boxes are not readily available to them.

Most of the folks I know just call them all "Box Guitars" and leave it at that.

In the end, it doesn't matter as what we are usually talking about is "Hand Made Musical Instruments".

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Permalink Reply by Infirmity Citrus President on March 6, 2022 at 2:53pm

if you build an ammo box guitar, its an "instrument, musical, ammo bov, field expedient"

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on March 6, 2022 at 6:38pm

I'd call it heavy.
Taff

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