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Comment by Dave Gatton on December 25, 2012 at 5:11am

Merry Christmas everyone.  Just finished building my first CBG recently and I have a question about the nut location when using a threaded bolt.  I use a CNC router to make my fretboard and mark the fret locations by using a 1/4" 60 degree v-bit to etch a line so I know exactly where to cut my fret slots with my fret saw.  If I want to use a bolt or threaded rod for a nut where do you measure from.  Do you use the centerline of the rod/bolt where the strings would be making contact?  Thanks in advance for all your help.20121224_191931.jpg

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on December 23, 2012 at 6:26pm

Hi Troy, I built one using a Partagas Gigante box that was fairly large and it sounds great.

Comment by Mark Kortuem on December 23, 2012 at 2:51pm

If you want something bigger than a cigar box, you might want to look at various drawers from desks, cabinets, or dressers. Of course it's not a cigar box, but they could work.

Comment by the anonymous pick on December 23, 2012 at 1:58pm

hey troy  ,, consider a double  wine  box .

Comment by Troy on December 23, 2012 at 1:42pm

I'm looking to build a cbg with a bigger cigar box. Can anyone tell me what the names of some of the larger cigar boxes are? Thanks

Comment by Wichita Sam on December 18, 2012 at 10:37pm

jamie, you can have perfect intonation, if... you play slide perfectly... otherwise, the higher the strings from the fretboard, the harder it is to get the intonation right....

 

Thomas, I didn't see that thickness measurement, you could ( and are probably) right that this is the cause of the flexing neck....

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on December 18, 2012 at 4:51pm

jamie bark, I think some of your problem may be the thickness of your neck. It seems the standard is to use a 1X2 board for the neck and the board actually measures 3/4" thick by 1 1/2" wide. Add a 1/4" thick fingerboard/fretboard and the neck will measure 1" thick by 1 1/2" wide. If you are using a piece 1/2" thick even with the added 1/4" fretboard that may explain the flex.

Comment by Rick Schramm on December 18, 2012 at 2:52pm

hey guys I am starting my first build and have been told to use the top for the bottom and the bottom for the top. I want to start gathering stuff to start the build and know I need to get wood for the neck to make the measurement for the box so I will be asking tons of questions

Comment by William McCauley on December 18, 2012 at 4:10am

Jamie, just a thought, that oak board could have an internal split running lengthwise. I bought one like that at Lowe's one time. I found when I started sawing the board.

Comment by jamie bark on December 18, 2012 at 3:38am

Thanks Sam- I think lowering the action was the best fix on this one- playing good now and keeping tune. Even with a 1/4" fretboard glued to the 1/2" oak I can flex the neck pretty easily to get a cool wha wha going. This piece of oak seems weaker to me-it flexes easy even though the grain is going the right way too. I guess I am working thru a few building ideas and seeing what will happen if... Is it possible to have  a higher action and still keep intonation? Seems to be an either/ or type of endevor. I do want to start getting more elaborate on my bridges too, instead of just using a bolt, so that will spur more questions I'm sure.

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