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Three String Fretted CBG For Sale At just a little over $100 in materials and about 50 hours in build time I'm asking $200 for it. The Davidoff Cigar Box had it's bottom rem… Started by Chris Carlson	2	Jan 15, 2014 Reply by Chris Carlson
Tip for finding chords on a 3 or 4 string guitar in any tuning Hi Folks, I just ordered a cigar box guitar from C.B. Gitty (the basic model, via Amazon). I discovered the cigar box guitar (and the did… Started by Serge Hulne	5	Sep 7, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
Electric 3 String Cigar Box Guitar with Gibsy-Style Tremolo on ebay It´s beautifull!!! have a look ! regards Started by Marc Hase	0	May 29, 2012
Balalaika I know it not a cbg (and a bit communist) but I found a balalaika (Russian guitar)in a local charity shop that need a little TLC. Being cur… Started by Darren Gosling	10	Feb 12, 2012 Reply by Ice Bob
Which contact to use on 3 contact piezos? I got some different sizes piezo discs to experiment with, but there's one size that has 2 zones on the ceramic plate on top. I found out t… Started by Servaas (Der Groovemeister)	2	Feb 24, 2011 Reply by David L.
Tuner Peg Conundrum Hi, This is my first post but I am so glad to be here. Anyway, I just bought a 3 string Robert Johnson style CBG with a mahogany broomstick… Started by Roger Harris	38	May 10, 2010 Reply by Roger Harris
3 string slide bass hey yall, will post pics soon as i have them and add a link to the reply but i just finished a new build last night and fine tuned it today… Started by NoxTerran	4	Mar 31, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
Three guitar strings - bulk (help!) Hey all,I'm a shop teacher. My class is building a variation of cigar box guitars. I need to find nylon G-D-G or D-A-D strings in bulk. For… Started by jeremy lee	5	Feb 26, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars

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