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Resonator solid body six string Hi, ED Eker asked if I would show a photo of this guitar, he spotted it in a photo I posted on his recent peghead post. Well A.D here is a… Started by Taffy Evans	8	Jun 14 Reply by Taffy Evans
Celebrating 150 years of Gold Mining... Hi, I have not had time to build a box guitar in a long while, but last week I made the effort. The inspiration came from having an abundan… Started by Taffy Evans	4	Jun 13 Reply by Taffy Evans
Cheap and easy fret marker inlays? So, I am building my new neck. Its going okay. I drilled some holes for some inlays for the fret markers. I was going to use shirt button… Started by Jerryrig240	18	Jun 13 Reply by Cindy J
Building a mahogany box I want so much to make a mahogany box with dovetail joints like regular cigar boxes, but I don't have the skill. I can buy the mahogany - m… Started by Jo Jacobsen	2	Jun 13 Reply by BrianQ.
string gauge for short scale cbg Hi, I'm building a cbg with a scale length between 19 and 20 inches. What gauge strings should I use? I typically use 42, 32, 24 and build… Started by Jon	1	Jun 2 Reply by JP Lace Master
Do Measurements Matter? My former coworker gave me a couple of cigar boxes with all of the hardware, because he never got around to putting them together. I'm dece… Started by Jacob Shook	7	May 7 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
Flat Pickup bonjour. Peut-on poser le micro sur une plaque métallique ? . http://mgbguitars.com/products/mgb-micro-pup-3-4-string-single-coil-flat-pick… Started by Michel	2	May 2 Reply by Michel
CBG Bass Pickup I'm building a 2 string CBG bass. I'm not savvy on pickups. Is there a "special" pickup for bass guitars? Or can any humbucker be used? Started by Dean Walker	3	Apr 28 Reply by Tim Dvorak
Making Tone & Volume knobs Hi, if you want to take the found objects building to the next level, what about making your own control knobs. There are many small bottle… Started by Taffy Evans	2	Apr 19 Reply by Blues Frog
6 string license plate resonator CBG Hi folks: I'm thinking of building a resonator 6-string with a vintage 1965 license plate. In your collective experience, will the plate b… Started by Vincent Cuenca	0	Apr 8

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