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Cigar box guitar builders are a creative and resourceful bunch. Share ideas for CBG materials and supplies that are free, nearly free, or recycled.

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The Effects of Coffee, in a good way, folks........

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Low Budget Sanding Tool

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Comment by Where's Uranus? on June 16, 2014 at 1:45am

Hey tmart came thru for me. I ordered the 12-pack of economy tuners for $7 with free shipping on Monday, and the postman handed them to me Saturday, and I'm on a really rural route, so well impressed.

Comment by Where's Uranus? on June 9, 2014 at 11:20am

Well I've been using http://dx.com for components and stuff, but they ship from Hong Kong and it does take about a month. Allegedley these guys are warehoused in the US and ship within 24 hours, so I stuck in an order today, and I'll see how it goes.

I had been going to get some buckers from cbgitty, but these guys had a pre-wired strat pickguard for $13, so that's 3 pickups, 2 pots, 2 knobs and a switch (which I probably never will use), and mini bass tuners, which I need for a bass neck project I have, the jumbo ear bass tuners are too big for modern bass necks.

I've got all these porch railings, just waiting to be made into something.

Comment by Brian Revels on June 8, 2014 at 2:25pm

Not a bas suggestion Uranus... These don't look half bad: http://www.tmart.com/6pcs-Chrome-Guitar-String-Tuning-Pegs-Tuners-M...

eBay can have a few decent deals too (if you don't mind buying from China and waiting almost a month for the hardware).  I wonder where these guys are located and getting their stuff from...

Comment by Where's Uranus? on June 7, 2014 at 12:59pm
Bueller?

Anyone here tried Tmart (http://tmart.com) for tuners? 6 for $5.60 or 12 for $7 seems like a neat deal.
Comment by Where's Uranus? on May 27, 2014 at 4:55pm
What's the best way to wire two piezo disks to a jack?

Series or parallel?
Comment by Wade on December 29, 2013 at 3:16pm

Nice contributions guys! Here's a cool vid of a builder who builds in a refugee camp with minimal resources

Comment by BUGGY (C) on July 21, 2013 at 12:04am

Pick up bobbins?

Comment by BUGGY (C) on July 21, 2013 at 12:03am

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on June 23, 2013 at 5:44am

Champagne corks work well too.

Comment by BUGGY (C) on June 23, 2013 at 12:19am

 

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Free recycled Piezo pickups

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