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Permalink Reply by David L. on February 9, 2012 at 10:58am

Hi Roger,

There are a couple of places on line in the UK

http://www.globalwhiskyshop.com/empty-cigar-boxes-lucky-p-9412.html

http://www.simplycigars.co.uk/empty-cigar-p-1482.html

or ebay

I haven't bought from the top two places so not sure how good they are.

Bought one off ebay a couple of years ago - looked huge on the ebay listing and was about the size of my hand when it arrived - lesson learnt - always confirm the box size :O)

What I personally like are the wooden slide boxes (the old boots type ones) holding 175 slides which are 12" across and fit a full size guitar neck.  These go for about £10.  The smaller ones are good for smaller scale instruments.  They come up frequently just do a search on ebay for "slide box" and look in the photographic section.

If you are into Banjos you could always use a biscuit tin at least the UK is good for these.

 

There is a Brits group on here and if you ask there someone might be able to point you in the right direction. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/thebritsarecoming

 

Regards,

David

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Permalink Reply by Roger Franklin Weston on February 9, 2012 at 12:47pm

Thanks David for such a quick and comprehensive reply. I will certainly follow your suggestions up.

As a slight aside I have made a couple of cookie tin banjos and a shoebox uke but I now want to try my luck with a CBG.

Thanks for your help.

Rog

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Permalink Reply by Roger Franklin Weston on February 9, 2012 at 12:56pm

Hello David, as a slight aside, you may want to have a look at my instrument making forays over the winter months. I still have a lot to learn but I seem to build them better than I play them!

Have a look at them on my you tube site at http://www.youtube.com/user/nobbynickernacker/feed

 

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on February 9, 2012 at 2:47pm

   Why would a banjo player be lonesome? My grandpa always said...

                        "With a banjo, you're never alone"

        Of course grandma had a far different opinion of the matter...

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Permalink Reply by Roger Franklin Weston on February 10, 2012 at 11:01am

you haven't heard me play

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on February 10, 2012 at 11:31am

   Well, like I said, grandma was of another opinion!  >;-)

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Permalink Reply by David L. on February 9, 2012 at 11:37pm

Great videos Roger.

 

There is also a uke group who I'm sure would love the shoekelele videos.http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/cigarboxukulele and a group for Banjo players/makers http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/banjoplayersunite.

The how to make the Banjo and Shoekelele are brilliant! - You should put a link onto the CBG 101 group so others can see how you made them. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/class101 

Great job - I look forward to seeing the Cigar Box Guitar.

 

David

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Permalink Reply by Roger Franklin Weston on February 10, 2012 at 11:04am

Thank you - I've been blown away by all the help I've been given since joining CBN.

I'll follow up the links you suggest

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on February 9, 2012 at 11:40pm

Hi Roger,

apart from travelling to the US with a large suitcase on a box hunt the only way was the 'bay i found, the boxes to make guitars need to be at least 8.5" x 6", i managed to find some 11.5" x 8" boxes but the shipping costs are around $21 each, though two or three cost less overall when posted together.

When you add up the cost and the joy of a home made guitar shipping costs for boxes aren't really a major problem, some suppliers in the UK have boxes though as said before before are small ones, though you never know you might be lucky (-:

 

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Permalink Reply by Roger Franklin Weston on February 10, 2012 at 11:05am

thanks for the info

Rog

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Permalink Reply by Roger Franklin Weston on February 10, 2012 at 11:06am

thanks for the link, appreciate it

Rog

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Permalink Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on February 10, 2012 at 12:06pm

Hi Roger.

Just to add another possible source try http://www.tomtom.co.uk/Catalogue/Product.aspx?Product=1431. I haven't tried them so I can't say how good they are but they certainly seem inexpensive.

Good luck.

John

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