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Man rolls a 142 foot long cigar... It would take a helluva box for this baby... http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090507/ts_afp/lifestylehealthcubatobacco Started by Dan Sleep in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	3	May 7, 2009 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
Microphones I've got two microphones that I think might work for mounting in a CBG. One I took out of a disgarded cordless microphone, and the other is… Started by Mark Werner in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	3	May 6, 2009 Reply by BLY
Warped lid on Cohiba Robusto box I'm no woodworker... ok, so I'm building a CBG... Anyhow, I need some advice on straightening a lid making it flat again. I've laid a wet… Started by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	2	May 6, 2009 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
Are there any CBG players and builders out west other then Me? I am looking to get a weekend gig going here out west. If anyone is insterested let me know. we'll see if we can pull it off. Started by Larry McPheeters in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	5	May 5, 2009 Reply by Larry McPheeters
Add another new person to the list... While looking up used electrics on eBay, I came across an odd sight... a Cigar Box Guitar! What in the world...? I had to find out what thi… Started by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	5	May 4, 2009 Reply by Paul Doug
24.5" fret scale on CigarBoxGuitars.com Has anyone used the printable fret template from this site? Seemed like it would be really easy. Marked it on my neck and checked with a co… Started by Jkevn in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	4	May 4, 2009 Reply by Ben
"Talking card" speaker as pickup. Thoughts? Anyone experiment with the speaker element from those "talking cards". You know, the kind that play tunes and such when you open them. ~$5… Started by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	13	May 4, 2009 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
Sealing the lids shut Do most folks seal the lid of the cigar box shut once the CBG is done? I can see leaving it able to be opened if you have electrics in it,… Started by Dan Sleep in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	8	May 3, 2009 Reply by Roger Martin
New to the scene Hey, I saw a guy at a fair type thing playing a cigar box guitar a few weeks ago and the sound was beautiful. So I looked around and finall… Started by toasterburn in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	8	May 3, 2009 Reply by toasterburn
Problem installing frets. Help! For the life of me, I can't get my frets seated well on my fret board. I'm using an oak fret board with StewMac medium jumbo frets and I cu… Started by Donald L. Fowler in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	6	May 3, 2009 Reply by don

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