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"Hey Ron, use the HTML Editor tab, the visual tab isn't visual. it's just there to co…"

Taffy Evans replied on Tuesday to Sliders only.

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"Hi Chance and Justin, you are welcome. Most of my CBGs have been built as slide guit…"

Taffy Evans replied on Sunday to Sliders only.

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"Hi, unfortunately, the small soundboard area provided by a cigar box does not lend i…"

Taffy Evans replied on Sunday to Back of the box or the lid?

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"Hi, I find that the narrow flat fingerboard used in CBG-style instruments poses litt…"

Taffy Evans replied on Saturday to Sliders only.

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"Hi, I have not tried this but could you not copy the design on the front print it ou…"

Taffy Evans replied on Saturday to Back of the box or the lid?

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"Hi, I can't help with the string gauges, I'm a "suck it and see" kinda guy. But you…"

Taffy Evans replied Nov 13 to Cigar box piccolo ukulele string gauge

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"Hey James, ya got to be happy with that, well done. If it gives you all that you wan…"

Taffy Evans replied Nov 4 to Latest build.....

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"Hi, don’t know what happened here, I thought I had lost one of these posts. Taff"

Taffy Evans replied Nov 2 to humbucker height

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"Hi, the height will also have an effect on tone and volume, so I would suggest exper…"

Taffy Evans replied Nov 2 to humbucker height

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"Hi, pickup heights vary from player to player and guitar to guitar as different sett…"

Taffy Evans replied Nov 2 to humbucker height

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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

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Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album 2023???

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Fat Back Neck

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Sliders only.

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Back of the box or the lid?

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Sound holes, do we need them?

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Sound holes, do we need them?

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Neck and Fret Board material.

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Cigar box piccolo ukulele string gauge

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Aw, nuts......

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Latest build.....

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Pin Tin Banjo

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EBE tuning

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Attention New Members

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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.

Started by Robbie in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Oct 25. 5 Replies

Building a gas can guitar

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String Gauges??

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First licence plate build

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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

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