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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on November 7, 2012 at 3:25am

Yea, it does that. I started out with one and am well over 100 now. Welcome to The Addiction!

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 7, 2012 at 5:35am

your   stuff  looks  great  man  ,,  and welcome    to  the addiction  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Josh Thompson on November 7, 2012 at 8:11am

Amazing stuff you made.  I think all of us here at the nation started the same... made one and now can't stop.  : )

Keep up the great work!

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Permalink Reply by Clarky on November 7, 2012 at 10:06pm

Thanks very much dudes!  I've already started a couple of other projects.  I'm off into the loft tonight to see what junk I can find.  I'd prefer to make them out of old bits and bobs but I rapidly ran out of junk.

The family reaction is amazing.  A lot of people have never even heard of cigar box guitars.  Best....hobby....ever!

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Permalink Reply by Greg Roberts on November 8, 2012 at 2:54am

Nice looking builds. Keep it up and yes it is a good hobby to have

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Permalink Reply by Stewart Hutton on November 8, 2012 at 4:12am

I was struck by the clean lines of the early pics especially - then I realized many of them don't have bridges/saddles.

Is that just for the pics or do you have some secret no-bridge design?

In any case I do like the biscuit theme :)

Stewart

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on November 8, 2012 at 4:19am

It looks like the ferrules stick up above the neck sufficiently to provide clearance over the soundboard.  An interesting simple method.  Probably not the loudest, but very clean looking.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on November 8, 2012 at 4:20am

You're in good company here.  :)

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Permalink Reply by Clarky on November 8, 2012 at 7:57am

Yeah Ed's spot on. Nice and simple but it works!

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Permalink Reply by smilingdog1 on November 8, 2012 at 12:16pm

Great looking CBG's. You might try adding a solid bridge just ahead of the ferrules measuring between nut and bridge for intonation, this would improve volume and sustain. Another  technique I find helpful is making a template for my necks where they join the box. This will eliminate any gaps and reduce building time drastically for your next one. I have several different neck styles and several routing templates to match. Cuts out all that remeasuring and ensures accuracy. I use a thin sheet of maple ply 1/4" works great, easier to work with and holds it's edge for reuse.

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Permalink Reply by Clarky on November 8, 2012 at 11:07pm

Thanks for the tips, I'm a total amateur to be honest and I've just been making it up as I go along.  I've been lucky so far in that 11 out of 12 builds have worked and can be played.  The advice on the gap where the neck joins the box is great thanks, it's pretty annoying.

I'm slowly building up a set of decent tools to work with too.  I started out with nothing (and I still got most of it left). :D

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Permalink Reply by smilingdog1 on November 8, 2012 at 11:43pm

I've kept my first build as a humorous inspiration to remind me that things can only get better. What I find unique about all of the cigar box community is the openness to share our ideas, thus I have salvaged many helpful hints from others. Anyway twelve makes is a lot for one just getting started. Keep em rolling!

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