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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

The How and the Tao of Folk Guitar: Volume One

http://tangiersound.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/folk-guitar1.pdf Some of you might find this guitar book useful. Of course, it is for six…

Started by Jacob Blackwood

 6 Oct 13, 2009
Reply by Fergus Morris

Scale Lengths, etc. Group

I just started a new group for all things related to Scale Lengths, String Gauges, and how it all relates to tuning. It seems like with so…

Started by Ben

 0 Sep 15, 2009

A minor (Am) on CBG

I may be out of luck here. I am accompanying my sister with a bottleneck slide on my CGB tuned to GDG on Johnny Cash's song I Hung My Head.…

Started by Ara

 20 Aug 31, 2009
Reply by Diydc

Fret Issues

Hi everyone, I am mostly done building my first cigar box guitar. I decided that I wanted to fret the instrument and found and used a templ…

Started by Chris

 4 Aug 6, 2009
Reply by Doc Oakroot

Stringing and string guages.

I am a bit confused with the High, Low tuning compared to the string lengths of the CBG and the string gauge to use. I realize that there…

Started by Brian Lemin

 6 May 29, 2009
Reply by Brian Lemin

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