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My Flying "V" Dulcimer Project Shortly before Christmas, David, the son of a teacher-friend of mine, after seeing and playing one of my paddle-box dulcimers, said he'd li… Started by Rand Moore	9	May 13, 2013 Reply by Seaman Jay
My Build of a "Boat Paddle Box" Inspired by Rand Moore's comprehensive write up on the "Boat Paddle Box, I have decided to take a crack at one myself. Here is the start.… Started by Tom Walters	5	Jan 4, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
Blue Haze CBG Resonator Style--"Chicken Feed" Latest from the Blue Haze Cigar Box Guitar shop. This one is a resonator style. Four strings for ‘slide’ playing only. The resonator is a c… Started by DrByte	3	May 31, 2012 Reply by Sleepy John
My Teardrop Project -- A stick dulcimer with a tear drop shaped body Hi All. I've decided I wanted to try my hand at wet bending wood, so I'm planning to build a teardrop shaped bodied instrument (most likely… Started by Rand Moore	29	May 19, 2012 Reply by Mark Lillo
Placing and mixing multiple piezos I've got a box I'm constructing, and put 1/8" birch play on the back, and 1/8" mahogany ply on the front (because I only had the birch when… Started by David Ford	1	Nov 12, 2011 Reply by David Ford
anybody used wenge as a bridge or nut? bought a small block of it yesterday for this purpose. Just wondering it it's too soft. I know it's relatively hard, but only half as har… Started by David Ford	0	Nov 10, 2011
Thin wall vs thick walled boxes acoustic boxes I've currently got a hardboard cigar box git that I'm playing, and sustain is not that great, and highs are not that great either, but when… Started by David Ford	2	Nov 9, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
Neck Attachment Techniques Hi All, There seems to be some interest in the question "What's the best way to attach the neck to the box?" and it is a natural follow… Started by Rand Moore	8	Nov 2, 2011 Reply by c# merle
Let's Explore Paper Mache Sound Boxes... Hi All. Back in 1862, the renowned Spanish luthier Antonio Torres Jurado ("Torres") built an experimental paper mache guitar to prove t… Started by Rand Moore	30	Sep 27, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
How to cut holes in the soundboard for a resonator? Hi All. I was trying to install a home-made resonator in a cigar box, but was unable to successfully cut a round hole in the box for the… Started by Rand Moore	23	Sep 12, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

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Jigs & Tools

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Piezo Placement

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my first two guitars made this year

Started by Ron Lutz. Last reply by Ken Vickerson Apr 10, 2017. 4 Replies 2 Likes

The Boat Paddle Box -- The Traditional Stick Dulcimer Soundbox

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by Murdoc_420 Apr 3, 2016. 13 Replies 0 Likes

Notes on Making Sound Boxes for Metal Resonator CBGs

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by Philip Hale Mar 28, 2016. 8 Replies 1 Like

Homemade Box Clamp

Started by Monterey. Last reply by Monterey Jun 28, 2015. 13 Replies 2 Likes

Where do people find solid wood stock for soundboards?

Started by Barsymes Cratchnee. Last reply by Monterey Mar 9, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes

How I made the box for Reuben's birthday guitar

Started by sasquatch. Last reply by sasquatch Jul 27, 2014. 8 Replies 0 Likes

Building your own box that opens? Anyone done this?

Started by Barsymes Cratchnee. Last reply by gary sheldon Jun 17, 2014. 12 Replies 0 Likes

Measuring wood ( and/or box) resonances - cheaply

Started by Darren Addy. Last reply by gary sheldon May 19, 2014. 9 Replies 0 Likes

Box for three string reso

Started by Michael Fred Johnson. Last reply by Michael Fred Johnson Apr 29, 2014. 11 Replies 4 Likes

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Started by martin baker. Last reply by martin baker Apr 29, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Placing the Resonator Cone

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by Rand Moore Apr 28, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Most useful power tool for CBG

Started by David Ford. Last reply by Barsymes Cratchnee Jan 8, 2014. 14 Replies 0 Likes

My CATBRO Resonator

Started by Tom Walters. Last reply by Rand Moore Jan 1, 2014. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Alt. box material

Started by Bert the Welder. Last reply by Mike Strehlow Dec 5, 2013. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Problem with home-made box - warbling/distorting sound

Started by Richey Kay. Last reply by Richey Kay Nov 9, 2013. 13 Replies 0 Likes

My New "Thin-Walled" Sound Box Design

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by Rand Moore Nov 4, 2013. 6 Replies 1 Like

Advice on first box build

Started by Richey Kay. Last reply by Richey Kay Nov 4, 2013. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Rand Moore My Mountain Dulcimer Project

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