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  • SOAPBOX - Rants & Raves

    SOAPBOX - Rants & Raves

    94 members Latest Activity: May 19, 2018 A sounding board for the CBG Revolutionary

  • Australian CBG

    Australian CBG

    169 members Latest Activity: Sep 9, 2021 Australian builders can meet and discuss issues with making guitars down under.

  • Canadian CBG

    Canadian CBG

    96 members Latest Activity: Oct 27

    Were Canadian CBG makers can talk CBG topics and share ideas and photos and vids.

  • Teisco and vintage Japanese Lovers group.

    Teisco and vintage Japanese Lovers group.

    100 members Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2020

    For all things Teisco. AND those sweet vintage japanese guitars with those vintage pickups made by Teisco that no guitar on the planet can match.…

  • Can Jo Consortium

    Can Jo Consortium

    250 members Latest Activity: Jan 31 The simplest little resonator instrument of all. Please add links to plans, photos of your canjos and ideas you've found that make the most of this…

  • Ohio CBG Cooperative

    Ohio CBG Cooperative

    46 members Latest Activity: Mar 4 A place for all you buckeyes to get together and talk about your cbg's- builds, purchases, performances etc.

  • Baritone Guitar (cbg)

    Baritone Guitar (cbg)

    63 members Latest Activity: Nov 1, 2019 If you build baritone cigar box guitars or have a likeness for them, this group is for you.

  • Introduce Yourself!

    Introduce Yourself!

    1364 members Latest Activity: Nov 14 We wanna know who you are! Where ya from? What'cha buildin'? This is a place for new members to introduce themselves and old 'uns to show 'em…

  • Scandinavian CBG headquarters

    Scandinavian CBG headquarters

    54 members Latest Activity: Jul 4, 2022 Welcome CBG players from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Let's share our “arctic” experiences and ideas. Broaden your CBG network in…

  • New York Cigar Box Guitars

    New York Cigar Box Guitars

    40 members Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2019 The Cigar Box Guitar group for builders and musicians in the New York area.

  • DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers

    DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers

    387 members Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2022

    This group is opened…

  • CBG Nation's Chapel

    CBG Nation's Chapel

    161 members Latest Activity: Feb 11, 2022 A place where you can talk about spirit, soul, God or anything that's weighting you down. We take prayer requests too. Wichita Sam - Chaplain

  • Piezos From Outer Space!!!

    Piezos From Outer Space!!!

    32 members Latest Activity: Jul 16, 2021

    The simple Piezo Disc pickup is one of the most underrated sound devices.  Sure,…

  • Curmudgeons of Cigar Box Nation

    Curmudgeons of Cigar Box Nation

    60 members Latest Activity: Feb 23, 2020

    A place for all of us disgruntled old farts to gather and do curmudgeonly things. Stand up and flaunt your attitude! We've earned the right to be…

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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

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Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album 2023???

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Fat Back Neck

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Sliders only.

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Back of the box or the lid?

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Sound holes, do we need them?

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Sound holes, do we need them?

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Neck and Fret Board material.

Started by Michael Bowlin in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by RON NORTHCUTT Nov 17. 11 Replies

Cigar box piccolo ukulele string gauge

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Aw, nuts......

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Latest build.....

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humbucker height

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Pin Tin Banjo

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EBE tuning

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Attention New Members

Started by BrianQ. in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Oct 28. 1 Reply

Buzzing strings when fretted. Frets look good. I have a zero fret license plate guitar. Break angle I can inprove at the nut however the buzzing is coming from the bridge, I used a banjo bridge.

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Building a gas can guitar

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String Gauges??

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First licence plate build

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What's on your workbench?

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Who will be the first to embed GO in CBG? =)

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Man & A Half ~ the Delta Blues Outlaws

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My first CBG from Captain Nemoff.

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I have not been 'round in a long time.

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New Album 2023

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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

I have a few cigar boxes of the pressed board/paper variety and would like tips on proper bracing,…See More
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1920's Cigar Box Blues - Homemade Resonator Guitar

Old School Blues from Dave Lynas - from website https://www.reddogguitars.com Original song by Jimmy Rodgers 1929 - Nobody knows but me#cigarboxguitar #3str...
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Christmas Time is Here: 2-String Surf Chugger Cigar Box Guitar

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The First Noel by Glenn Kaiser LIVE @ Everybody’s Coffee in Wilson Abbey (12.01.2023)

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Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album 2023???

Just wondering if there was going to a Cigar Box Nation Christmas album this year?It seems that…See More
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Cigar box banjo bidon shell 3 strings

Stream album:STREAM THIS ALBUM ON Doux Voyage: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/21jurPPYUy7dSwukAy1D1M?si=LcGvWgp5Ty2b_yFjOiNJbASTREAM THIS ALBUM ON VA...
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