BrianQ.

Thanks for the welcome BrianQ!  I certainly do intend on making the most of the whole site... Thanks again

Hi Brian.

The scale length is 650 tuned cgcg.

The timber came from a demolished conservatory, they were replacing it with a plastic one. It pays to get to know local builders. Not sure what the wood is , some mahogany substitute.Finished with Danish oil.

My wife bought a few of those printed metal plates thinking they would make interesting guitar fronts.

Sorry Brian talking rubbish, was thinking about the copper 4 string, that is 650 tuned gdg

Thank you for the nice welcome!

here you Go ! dont miss use it now ! GREEtszz AD

Hi Brian, many thanks for the encouragement. I'm happy to be here! Would you believe that about 10 days ago, I'd never heard of CBGs - I had no idea!!! It was instant love and I set out learning as much as I can. Within a couple of days I bought some tools, some boxes etc and set to work right away walking my way through my first one! It's been an exciting week! Thank you for sharing some names for me to explore.

Thanks Brian

 I've been looking at that schematic and looked it up online. Looks like I I have everything but the 2u2 cap. Looking forward to that article, Brian. You rock!

Thanks Brian!

OMG...this is all too much (trying to catch up) & participate on a digital level.  I'll mess around with it more - but what I really WANT to do is build more Guitars.  This is really encouraging to see all the people doing this Retro Art Form. 

Thanks BrianQ! Yes, I've been trying for a few weeks already to no avail.  Every time I post, it disappears.  And when I go into edit, my original post is gone as well.

If you can read this, let me know, I can notify the mods about it.  

Thanks again brother,

Ralph

An Apprehension Engine is a horror movie sound effects instrument. It features a three string guitar, a hurdy gurdy wheel, and other sound effects devices. I've included a YouTube video of the original machine played by its creator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk-l8Gm0MY

Thank you Brian !

Thank you

Thank you for your Kind comments on the Mutant Guitar gif,  see where your coming from, it is verry much inspired by art , and all the stuf on the nation is mostly catagorised as folk-art anyway so i dont see the special disticktion, but  i will probebly not fall in the catagory anyway's  ,after reading the rules again in a nations mail from Gitty it has to bee a mutant between two instruments, and allthow the paint brush is a instrument in a way , its one for painting and not for sound allthow that is produced aswell when rolling the paint but my intensions are from a diverend Nature anyway ! but i see you like it and i thank you for your kind words on the subject ! greeeeetsszz A.D.

Hi. Thanks for the,howdy.

when I click on the Essentials links I get notices of expired security certificates and that the site may be trying to steal my personal info.

maybe a site moderator should look into that.

thanks, Lorenzo.

true enough.

Thanks for your welcome Brian.

I'll beat a couple of my Chromebook's IT gremlins into submission, then I'll have a look around.

Cheers

Peter

Thank you so much!!

Shaun

Thank ya much Brian

thanks I will building 2 of the kits with my grade kids and will start making my own boxes soon after.  

Thanks for the comment Brian, as for being a keeper, it's getting crowded in here!

Thank you for the add, I have been following this page for some time and have found it very useful and informative.

Regards, Craig

Thank you BrianQ for the invitation. I need a guided tour as I cannot find my way around. I tried to show what I was doing but was only given 140 words. How do I sign in? How do I find postage costs for Germany? At present, I buy Gitty's things from Amazon de.

George

Dear Brian, 

Thankyou for your advice but when I click on HTML Editor the window merely shrinks or grows bigger. I find things, however, by chance such as this column and I have seen wonderful videosw but I have no idea of how the system works and how I can get to where I want to go at once. I would like to show you a picture of my new homemade guitar but though you told me 'This is the way to do it', I did not descover the way.

I am content to fiddle around but would really like some system to follow.

georgeformby2

Thanks Brian,

I wrongly clicked on the editor before writing, not after. As I have macular degeneration and Parkinson's and cannot read normal print and using a mouse is difficult, sometimes impossible, it is rather awkward for me to get about. I am thrilled, however, with what the Cigar Boy Nation produces and organises and can blow up most things on my computer. I copy the tabs, then with aid of a large magnifying glass, into a note book in a far larger size. In this way I get by quite nicely. I am most thankful for the patriotic American songs. Though I am a German citizen, my great-grandfather left for Alabama to help the Confederates in the Irish Brigade and, as he was a farrier, he helped build up the cavalry. My grandma was born and grew up in Alabama., her 'sweet home'. She had to leave for England to marry her cousin as there were few young men still alive in 'Sweet Home Alabama' after the war.

George

Thanks for the good luck wishes for this year's festival. Last year was lightly attended as everyone was kept outdoors and spread out in circles on the lawn. We're hoping the added instrument building activities for kids helps bring CBG awareness and appreciation amongst more families. 

Thanks for the welcome!  I am currently searching for a 3 or 4 string electric cigar box guitar, so I can play some "Samantha Fish" style blues...

Thank you for the welcome! Looking forward to building some CBG!!!

Brian,

   Thanks for the welcome.  The website is great!  I love all the resources.  I've already learned quite a bit without building a thing.  The 2x4 lap steel appears easy.  I'll have to try it first.  - Brent McNabb BME

Thank you for your comment, looking forward to being part of a community that I share the same interest in 

thanks

Thank you. tHERE BE ALOT GOIN ON HERE!

Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks BrianQ!

thanks much, glad to be here. site has amazing amount of content and very active/up to date. I plan on spending a fair bit of time just learning what's available.

Thank you Sir BrianQ

Thanks, it has 2 springs in it for reverb and it sounds just like a banjo

I had some extra material on my  neck, I was going to cut it off, but thought I could do something ornate with it, I'm going  to make a peg wall hanger for It, and try a strap with it also. Thanks for taking an interest in it. Its my first fretted instrument, I learned a lot along the way,

Thank you!

Thanks for the welcome, Brian!

Thanks for having me

thank's Brian,

i was guessing about 3/16" looking at pic's of dulcimer's, but if 1/8" work's that will do fine,

yes, i have'nt posted for a while, life just get's in the way,

Thank you for the info Brian, on my third build now! I’ll be sure to get more involved in the forums and posts. I’m from NH where you at?

OK thanks Brian

Thanks for your welcome Brian, and the guise to the  inks. Very much looking forward to becoming involved. All the best  Chris

Thank you Brian. I just picked up a few cigar boxes in the Beale St. Blues district in Memphis TN. They weren't aware of any cigarbox guitar festivals in or around Beale St. Do you know of any in the Memphis, TN area?

Brian, I looked through your photos for an example where you used molding for a fretboard, but couldn’t find one. I did note the use of toothpick frets, good on you! Doug

BrianQ,

Thanx for the info!

Eddie