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First built Questions - Scale lenght and Bridge PositionsI am going to built my first CBG. A frettless 3 string. My Box has 30x20cm (about 11,8x7,8 inch) 1.I want many playable frets. Is 19 to muc… Started by Andreas Fischer |
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May 20, 2018 Reply by Andreas Fischer |
Finding scale length from fret spacingI recently did some work on a six string cbg. The bridge was free floating, and I forgot to mark it’s sweet spot beforehand. Now, I want to… Started by Brett |
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Jan 8, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans |
Building cbg version of upright bass (sort of)Have you have heard about 12 string basses like ones that Hamer makes, they have tripled every string so you have Eee Aaa Ddd Ggg strings o… Started by Dejan Nišić |
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Aug 15, 2017 Reply by Dejan Nišić |
Help! Fretted concert ukulele neck... scale?Newbie here. I am working on a CBU. I ordered a fretboard for a cigar box concert uke. Made by another enthusiast online... I asked for a 1… Started by PhattyPatty |
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Aug 8, 2015 Reply by Bluesheart |
Tuning and set-up issuesI finished my first (4 string) CBG and it seems to have gone pretty well. I strung it up and tuned it to open G, with strings I got from Gi… Started by brdfrd |
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Apr 23, 2014 Reply by Richey Kay |
Whats in a half size guitar?Have made a couple of sopranino/ piccolo Ukes with 27 cm (11") scales and have been tuning them with reentrant dgbe high tuning (an octave… Started by Titch the Clown |
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Mar 13, 2014 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague |
tuning and scale length?hi everyone I'm new to building (on my 3rd right now) and I want to build a cigar box guitar in every tuning. I have my first 2 tuned to G… Started by jojo mcelroy |
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Aug 24, 2013 Reply by jojo mcelroy |
hubcap banjoG'day, I was wondering if anyone had ever made a banjo only using a car hubcap as the pot? I have a shortscale tenor neck and some old hold… Started by rob bryon |
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Jun 13, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick |
Where do you get a fret scale ruller from in the UK?Hi Does anyone know where to get a fret scale ruler in the UK from and which is the best and typical scale to use. Thanks for any help B… Started by BUGGY (C) |
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Nov 20, 2012 Reply by Bluesheart |
warped box ? Fingerboard?I have good cigar box. Bad is that it's in propeller. Can I fix it and how ? I have guitar fingerboard what is 70cm long. I wanna make 2… Started by Jantan ux |
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Jul 10, 2012 Reply by Jantan ux |
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3-String Bass Project - Dual pickups with switch.
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Pictures of my new Guitar (4 strings).
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Will still be a awhile before us CBG builders are taken over by artificial intelligence.
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