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"On the wine box guitar I built a while ago I removed the part of the sides that was…" Hans replied Nov 24, 2018 to Slider Lids	11	Nov 25, 2018 Reply by Brent Kasl
"Yes, and the one you linked to, Brian, is actually exactly the same as the one on Ta…" Hans replied Nov 20, 2018 to pre amp unit for Piezo	15	Dec 3, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Definitely worth the effort! " Hans replied Nov 17, 2018 to What in a headstock	18	Nov 19, 2018 Reply by BrianQ.
"Yes, they're all great! Really nice work! My favorites are the flamboyant one with s…" Hans replied Nov 17, 2018 to Some of my Headstocks [ not cbg related.] Part one.	8	Nov 27, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Thanks, Mikey, I stole the design idea for that one from CBN member Cpt. Nemoff. He…" Hans replied Nov 14, 2018 to What in a headstock	18	Nov 19, 2018 Reply by BrianQ.
"I can't decide... so here are my top three (in no particular order): " Hans replied Nov 14, 2018 to What in a headstock	18	Nov 19, 2018 Reply by BrianQ.
"Beautiful!" Hans replied Oct 30, 2018 to Number 11 NOT A CBG	6	Oct 31, 2018 Reply by Kirk
"I built one without reinforcement a while ago and it worked. The neck is fairly chun…" Hans replied Oct 22, 2018 to Cigar box mandolin	2	Oct 22, 2018 Reply by Hans
"Very nice! I wish I had the space to build myself a workbench. I build my guitars on…" Hans replied Oct 19, 2018 to My first real work bench.	18	Dec 18, 2018 Reply by 3 String Blues
"My "measuring tool" is a thin pick (it's 0.46mm thick - no idea what fraction of an…" Hans replied Oct 17, 2018 to How low can you go?	12	Oct 19, 2018 Reply by Bruce Young

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Buzzing strings when fretted. Frets look good. I have a zero fret license plate guitar. Break angle I can inprove at the nut however the buzzing is coming from the bridge, I used a banjo bridge.

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What's on your workbench?

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3 string or 4? Trying to make a decision

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Some thoughts needed....

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Are there a set of plans for a six string Cigar box guitar?

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Hans's Discussions (84)

"On the wine box guitar I built a while ago I removed the part of the sides that was…"

"Yes, and the one you linked to, Brian, is actually exactly the same as the one on Ta…"

"Definitely worth the effort! "

"Yes, they're all great! Really nice work! My favorites are the flamboyant one with s…"

"Thanks, Mikey, I stole the design idea for that one from CBN member Cpt. Nemoff. He…"

"I can't decide... so here are my top three (in no particular order): "

"Beautiful!"

"I built one without reinforcement a while ago and it worked. The neck is fairly chun…"

"Very nice! I wish I had the space to build myself a workbench. I build my guitars on…"

"My "measuring tool" is a thin pick (it's 0.46mm thick - no idea what fraction of an…"

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