Benjimen Peck

thanks fer the great compliments benjimen i do appreciate them.

A matter of fact IT was a tough job going threw the material, And yes it is all done by hand ( no electric tools ) Thank you for your comment!

Hello,
I have started a CBN group entitled, "How to Play CBG" It is my hope and intention to encourage the "Wealth of Talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skill to further the CBG movement. Please consider contributing an instructional "video" link to this group. If you are a viewer seeking instruction, please feel free to write. If you have any suggestions or know other players who you think may want to post instructional "video" links, please contact me. Thank you for your interest and support, Keni Lee

Sorry I missed your comment. Thank you for your kind words. If you have any questions about learning to play or I can be of some assitance, please feel free to write. Enjoy.

Thanks for your kind comment on my video . . . I am humbled.
K

Hey man thanks, I just spray the neck with gloss black then sand it , sand till you get what you want off, depending on how much stressing I want is to how much I sand, then stain it. Check this one out http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/dsci0115-1?context=user

Oh ya the tin can reso sounds great, sorta got that banjo tone.

You can hear the soup can mic on my page. It is the first track on my playlist "Keep Your Lamps"

Thank you for your encouraging comments and interest. When I finish the 3 string CBG lessons, I will be doing a series on 4 string CBG. For now, you can easily extend my 3 string lessons onto 4 string by adding a high d string (.016)and tuning GDgd. If you examine this tuning 1515 you will notice that the first 2 strings are an inversion of the 3 string CBG's first 2 strings 151. If you invert the information you learned in the 3 string lessons, it will help you understand this string arrangement. The future lessons will utilize Dgbd tuning. This adds a 3rd. This is a miniture of spanish tuning DGDgbd, 515135. Do you see I still have a 151 relationship hidden in the 6 string arrangement? Enjoy.

You bet I sent you the recipe for vintage tuners in your mail

Well, I wasn't blowing smoke, man. Most first guitars (and in some cases 100th guitars) are rickety creakers. My first definitely was. That's a hell of a start you've got with that one, and if you keep pushing yourself to do harder stuff you'll be building some very serious shit in no time.

thanks benjimen for the comments i burned all the leters in free hand just got lucky they turned out that good,

NICE CANJO. DO YOU HAVE TO USE A TRUSS ROD IN THE NECK TO BUILD ONE?

thanks for the info may try to build one later

Thanks for the comment Benjimen. you have some cool builds in here,keep it up.

Thank you for your kind comment! I was using and recycling materials I had lying around, hence the name...LOL! This was actually a total reworking of an earlier build, done WAY before I discovered this site. CHEERS! :-)

By the way, it sure looks like you have advanced in YOUR building skills! I like your work!

http://www.microtonalguitar.com/ ...Since you asked, you might want to check this link out. Have fun! :-)

Benjimen, the strap is made from rawhide strips and walnut shells. Thanks for the comment!