I found a message in a bottle along the Nishnabottna River.
How many instruments have you built so far?
around 100
What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).
I did manage 20 in the shop and made a bridge. Too cold to refret the guit though. I have to pull five frets and saw deeper slots. I did the job in the dark first time around. :*).. I hear Spring comes early in Iowa.
Thanks Uncle John! the Rev. Peyton owns that guitar! Keep doing what you do! I have been inspired by you from the very beginning! Love your style of just being U.J. Happy New Year!
HHaHa i whoed love to,and think me there ,traveling in the Back of the bus guys! but NO! cant leave my Kids!! my dogs and Chickens!! somebody must take care of them ,and takeing them all whit me is to much a thing at the USA Border Costums ,besides my new neighbour is building a new exstention to his house and he is trespassing on my land all the time so somebody has to stay here ,so he does not go on a rampage over my propety, cose the guy is a bit of a Jack Ass! From what i hear on the collabs there is a Nations Band Growing maybee there is a Manager Role there for you somewhere, you are verry trustwhorthy, so they will not get ripped,as allway's happens whit these
bands that get big overnight! it growing in to a great story John maybee your first bestseller who goes Global? now and then i get the ideer you guys are all living in the same town, but then again you do not, but it is a bit from the outsite looking in !!But again maybee some day? thanks for the invite! if it was One? will be reading and hearing you ! Greeeeeettssszz A.D.
Thanks again uncle John :) I like your sense of humor on the nachos!! Lol thanks for the friending as well!! I'm truly addicted to cigar box guitars now they are so fun to play!!!
Thank you Uncle for your kind words! You were the center piece, the catalyst, the storyline that got everybody involved to participate in this one of a kind festival of virtuality. Your a man of imagination and creativity, but mostly your big heart and humor made this a huge success. Glad you all made it back safely! Proud to be a franchise owner of Uncle John’s Pawn Shop West Coast Branch!
Hey Uncle John! I am a retired USN Master Chief (did 22 years and retired 16 years ago) and finally found a "Hobby" that is more like an obsession. Ha! The Chamber Pot Orchestra sounds like a Great Name for a band. :-) Just started my 2nd box and am working on the neck now. Will post when I'm finished. - Bob
The playing is not coming along as fast as I would like it to however, my wood shop is producing sawdust again and that is a plus. Ha! I am fascinated by the Mississippi Blues sound on the CBG and look forward to picking up some skill with that soon. I only recently started to learn the guitar (this past November) so it may be awhile. - Bob
Love this guy! I will definitely spend some time on YouTube with Knotlenny. Thanks for the guidance and have a Great Day! Time to get back out into my shop. - Bob
Mr Google informs me that AGP (AG Processing Inc.) is an agribusiness located in Nebraska, and is engaged in the procuring, processing, and marketing of agricultural products., unfortunately not owned by me :-(
BUT !!, this AGP (A Good Person) is also in the processing business, I'm currently perfecting the process of turning large quantities of Beer into Urine :-D
Hi there John it is tuned open D whit out the low and high E, its fun playing it i play it treu my little fender amp, its got tremelo on it and i like it whit tremelo all the high turned down ,and volume up, done a other track today by tampa red in the same setup! afterwards i see if i redub or do a solo track over it, it gives me the old time feel to the sound, not that perfect just a bit crunchy & and low bass, Thanks for asking ! A.D. say's Greeeeettssszzz
Just checking in to see how you are doing, no song post lately? are you well?You asked if i whoud, so here is , iowa licence plate owners greeeeetsszz you ! may the Blues bee whit you !
Hey John, I just had a youtube comment on the video I did with the diddley you built a while back asking if you took commissions. Thought that was nice and suggested they contact you here. Just wanted to give you a heads up and pass along a nice comment.
Thanks for your comments on the two latest builds.
I noticed you made some comments a while ago which I did not respond to,sorry for that.For some reason all my pictures reset to the "do not follow" setting so I'm not getting emails when folks comment.Being a dinosaur ain't got a clue how to fix that.
I erased the video, I got hate mail already ...so fast!!!
I didn't mean to imply I wanted someone to buy me a new car!...I was trying to say I expect God to work a supernatural miracle, because that was scripture says, that he wants to work in our lives, HE will solve our problems ...that could be thru a mechanic or a friend or some kind of unbelievable story or work in a random act of kindness.
I forget that the world was full no people who don't like the topic of God.
anyways, I was real sad this morning but he Holy Sprint got me out of bed and filled me up with so much faith that I KNOW the problem will get solved.... I know it will somehow!
Hi John! its compiled from left over stuff ! you can assemble these open tuners allmost any way! the broken turnner i replase whit a self made, kabel stopper you know the ones you use on a brake or clutch kabel on the Motorbike, i drill the hole out and screw it on the square end of the wormpin of the tuner, that way i saved a lot, and works well. Greeeeettssszzz A.D.
Hi John! working whit what we got ! a old & crappy tuner is still sturdier then a wooden peg ,and takes longer to make on a lathe ! it gives this Japanese chineese kind a look to it and thats not what im looking for. greeeettsszzz A.D.
Not all radios can be hacked, BUT...the face of this radio is set up perfect for an amp....leave the speaker in it, then use one hole for the cable guitar plug in and the other one for the on off volume switch, these old plastic bodies are perfect for that....and try keep the speaker...it will sound great with that old speaker.....you'll just need a amp kit....get the 5 watt one, the extra power makes a difference
as for the radios...don't sweat it, for almost 80 years every house had a radio in every room,...there are ga-zillions of them on eBay at any given time...just keep looking, usually when I miss a deal I end up finding a better or cheaper one and then I'm thankful the deal fell thru in the first place as I ended up getting something better : )
Eggsample for sure ! Yep BIG opera vocalist sins he got the new coop can't shut him up , but that goes whit living in the country, im not bothered by it but i can see the nextdoor woman hate him !, but here there are all kinds of animal & sounds in my neighbourhood! greeeeeettsszz on ye John !
Uncle John, and others who commented on my pics, my apologies for not responding, I don't keep up with messages and forums and such the way I'm probably supposed to, but it's easy to get distracted, like earlier, I was opening my email program and this wood I found at the curb caught my eye. Went and picked it up and over an hour later I had it apart. It was some kind of leg I think, two pieces of beautiful hardwood over an inch thick and, yup, over two inches wide. Two necks. Woo Hoo! Long story short, just remembered email... Got to go measure those future necks. Are we having fun yet? I reckon so.
THANK YOU jOHN !sumtin differend i geush ,it was fun to do some paint work on a stringer, have not done that for a while , now im playing the thing must say i do not have the proper tuning yet for a two string, its more difficult than a one must say !im whit E& A at the moment tryed G& D but that came short, will try some more and still have to do the jack input for the piezo in the tin ! but the head was easy whit the Band saw done in minutes, the finisch whit the file was the work, but thanks for the kind words John ! glad you approve ! Greeeeettssszz A.D.
hey my friend!! I got the gitar yesterday and is it fun to play!! I love the tuning and am having a great time with it. I will post some music or a video or maybe both as soon as I figure out how to sound my best with it. I can not thank you enough for this!! You are the very best sir!!!!
Thanks UJ ! Who know maybee it evolves in to a new genre climat change Blues, its got a ring ! and there are a fjew out there by now ! what journalist will pick up on it !! greeeeettssszzz A.D.
Sounds like wonderful books Uncle. I’ll give them a gander. Have you read Steibeck’s book “Travels with Charlie”? It’s a great read. Charlie is Steinbeck’s Dog. Thanks for the good words Unc. .. Dave
Yes she was the oldest of my two, still have a little sweety left, she been walking the floor for day's looking for her sister, while she sat next to me while i buried her ! strange ,somehow she seems to understand, and somehow she does not ? its time for a animal translater divice ! sorry im rambeling again ! greeeeettsszz A.D.
Hello UJ a while ago you posted this picture from all your white owl build, now i found this vintage cigar tin from the Dutch White owl in a Tin, is this maybee a tin you like in your collection! i had in mind to make a 3 string out of it,the size is 9 inch long 4,5 inch wide & 2,5 inch deep!
Thanks for the nice comments! I need to post some neck photos...if I don’t here, I will send them to you on FB.
Pandora online? I haven’t tried that. I used to listen to some blues stations on 365 a year or two ago. I love custom/fan made stations. I’ve actually wanted to start a local blues station on AM/FM, but just too much money needed to be involved and I don’t have it.
Ill look into Pandora! Thank you for telling me about it.
Thanks for the kind words on the box!...I drew that Hosanna art and added it to the box myself, it was quite a bit of work envolved, i didn't think anyone would even notice!...I am glad you did!
Dave Lynas
I did manage 20 in the shop and made a bridge. Too cold to refret the guit though. I have to pull five frets and saw deeper slots. I did the job in the dark first time around. :*).. I hear Spring comes early in Iowa.
Dec 31, 2017
Delvero
Thanks Uncle John! the Rev. Peyton owns that guitar! Keep doing what you do! I have been inspired by you from the very beginning! Love your style of just being U.J. Happy New Year!
Jan 3, 2018
Scott Schoepf
Thanks for taking my friend request Uncle John. I appreciate all your comments and likes. You were the first to like my first build.
Jan 9, 2018
Kevin Patrick
I'll be goin' to California in my mind.
Jan 22, 2018
A.D.EKER
HHaHa i whoed love to,and think me there ,traveling in the Back of the bus guys! but NO! cant leave my Kids!! my dogs and Chickens!! somebody must take care of them ,and takeing them all whit me is to much a thing at the USA Border Costums ,besides my new neighbour is building a new exstention to his house and he is trespassing on my land all the time so somebody has to stay here ,so he does not go on a rampage over my propety, cose the guy is a bit of a Jack Ass! From what i hear on the collabs there is a Nations Band Growing maybee there is a Manager Role there for you somewhere, you are verry trustwhorthy, so they will not get ripped,as allway's happens whit these
bands that get big overnight! it growing in to a great story John maybee your first bestseller who goes Global? now and then i get the ideer you guys are all living in the same town, but then again you do not, but it is a bit from the outsite looking in !!But again maybee some day? thanks for the invite! if it was One? will be reading and hearing you ! Greeeeeettssszz A.D.
Jan 27, 2018
Kevin Patrick
Wow! Look at that! I’m famous.
Jan 27, 2018
JB
Thanks again uncle John :) I like your sense of humor on the nachos!! Lol thanks for the friending as well!! I'm truly addicted to cigar box guitars now they are so fun to play!!!
Jan 30, 2018
T-Gripped
UJ--Gotta tell you that I truly enjoy your comments. Thanks for your part in nurturing the lifestyle... Or addiction.
Feb 1, 2018
Richard Sundberg
Thank you Uncle for your kind words! You were the center piece, the catalyst, the storyline that got everybody involved to participate in this one of a kind festival of virtuality. Your a man of imagination and creativity, but mostly your big heart and humor made this a huge success. Glad you all made it back safely! Proud to be a franchise owner of Uncle John’s Pawn Shop West Coast Branch!
Feb 5, 2018
Bob Bowman
Hey Uncle John! I am a retired USN Master Chief (did 22 years and retired 16 years ago) and finally found a "Hobby" that is more like an obsession. Ha! The Chamber Pot Orchestra sounds like a Great Name for a band. :-) Just started my 2nd box and am working on the neck now. Will post when I'm finished. - Bob
Feb 7, 2018
Bob Bowman
The playing is not coming along as fast as I would like it to however, my wood shop is producing sawdust again and that is a plus. Ha! I am fascinated by the Mississippi Blues sound on the CBG and look forward to picking up some skill with that soon. I only recently started to learn the guitar (this past November) so it may be awhile. - Bob
Feb 7, 2018
Bob Bowman
Great! I will check it out now. This thing is addictive for sure. :-) - Bob
Feb 7, 2018
Bob Bowman
Love this guy! I will definitely spend some time on YouTube with Knotlenny. Thanks for the guidance and have a Great Day! Time to get back out into my shop. - Bob
Feb 7, 2018
Nancy kat
Meeeowwwww..Happy Valentines Day to you and Linda......
Feb 13, 2018
AGP #
Mr Google informs me that AGP (AG Processing Inc.) is an agribusiness located in Nebraska, and is engaged in the procuring, processing, and marketing of agricultural products., unfortunately not owned by me :-(
BUT !!, this AGP (A Good Person) is also in the processing business, I'm currently perfecting the process of turning large quantities of Beer into Urine :-D
Feb 16, 2018
Downtown Vinnie
Thanks so much ,my friend.Yer too kind. I sure appreciate you..
Feb 17, 2018
A.D.EKER
Feb 24, 2018
A.D.EKER
Thanks UJ !
Feb 26, 2018
A.D.EKER
Thanks UJ ! some good looking new canrezzo & Vintage Box Builds!! the cold is subsiding !! workshop time !!
Mar 3, 2018
A.D.EKER
Hi there John it is tuned open D whit out the low and high E, its fun playing it i play it treu my little fender amp, its got tremelo on it and i like it whit tremelo all the high turned down ,and volume up, done a other track today by tampa red in the same setup! afterwards i see if i redub or do a solo track over it, it gives me the old time feel to the sound, not that perfect just a bit crunchy & and low bass, Thanks for asking ! A.D. say's Greeeeettssszzz
Mar 6, 2018
Nancy kat
Hee Hee...Meowwww^..^
Mar 15, 2018
Michael Fred Johnson
Hi Uncle John
That head stock face was made by running two layers of 1/16" thick wood through the handsaw.
Mar 25, 2018
RTZGUITARS
those little amps go for $8 at Parts Express or 15 on amazon.
Mar 25, 2018
A.D.EKER
Just checking in to see how you are doing, no song post lately? are you well?You asked if i whoud, so here is , iowa licence plate owners greeeeetsszz you ! may the Blues bee whit you !
Mar 27, 2018
turtlehead
Hey John, I just had a youtube comment on the video I did with the diddley you built a while back asking if you took commissions. Thought that was nice and suggested they contact you here. Just wanted to give you a heads up and pass along a nice comment.
Mar 28, 2018
Nancy kat
Meeeeow^..^
Mar 29, 2018
Michael Fred Johnson
Hi John
Thanks for your comments on the two latest builds.
I noticed you made some comments a while ago which I did not respond to,sorry for that.For some reason all my pictures reset to the "do not follow" setting so I'm not getting emails when folks comment.Being a dinosaur ain't got a clue how to fix that.
Mar 31, 2018
3 String Blues
Hi and thanks for your prayers!
I erased the video, I got hate mail already ...so fast!!!
I didn't mean to imply I wanted someone to buy me a new car!...I was trying to say I expect God to work a supernatural miracle, because that was scripture says, that he wants to work in our lives, HE will solve our problems ...that could be thru a mechanic or a friend or some kind of unbelievable story or work in a random act of kindness.
I forget that the world was full no people who don't like the topic of God.
anyways, I was real sad this morning but he Holy Sprint got me out of bed and filled me up with so much faith that I KNOW the problem will get solved.... I know it will somehow!
John God Bless you!
Apr 7, 2018
A.D.EKER
Hi John! its compiled from left over stuff ! you can assemble these open tuners allmost any way! the broken turnner i replase whit a self made, kabel stopper you know the ones you use on a brake or clutch kabel on the Motorbike, i drill the hole out and screw it on the square end of the wormpin of the tuner, that way i saved a lot, and works well. Greeeeettssszzz A.D.
Apr 26, 2018
A.D.EKER
Hi John! working whit what we got ! a old & crappy tuner is still sturdier then a wooden peg ,and takes longer to make on a lathe ! it gives this Japanese chineese kind a look to it and thats not what im looking for. greeeettsszzz A.D.
May 11, 2018
3 String Blues
If its a tube radio you have to gut it : (
Not all radios can be hacked, BUT...the face of this radio is set up perfect for an amp....leave the speaker in it, then use one hole for the cable guitar plug in and the other one for the on off volume switch, these old plastic bodies are perfect for that....and try keep the speaker...it will sound great with that old speaker.....you'll just need a amp kit....get the 5 watt one, the extra power makes a difference
May 21, 2018
3 String Blues
Me too!..I love the art he has done
as for the radios...don't sweat it, for almost 80 years every house had a radio in every room,...there are ga-zillions of them on eBay at any given time...just keep looking, usually when I miss a deal I end up finding a better or cheaper one and then I'm thankful the deal fell thru in the first place as I ended up getting something better : )
May 22, 2018
Hans
Thanks for the friend request, UJ. I'm honored!
May 25, 2018
A.D.EKER
Eggsample for sure ! Yep BIG opera vocalist sins he got the new coop can't shut him up , but that goes whit living in the country, im not bothered by it but i can see the nextdoor woman hate him !, but here there are all kinds of animal & sounds in my neighbourhood! greeeeeettsszz on ye John !
Jun 3, 2018
David Pfeiffer
Uncle John, and others who commented on my pics, my apologies for not responding, I don't keep up with messages and forums and such the way I'm probably supposed to, but it's easy to get distracted, like earlier, I was opening my email program and this wood I found at the curb caught my eye. Went and picked it up and over an hour later I had it apart. It was some kind of leg I think, two pieces of beautiful hardwood over an inch thick and, yup, over two inches wide. Two necks. Woo Hoo! Long story short, just remembered email... Got to go measure those future necks. Are we having fun yet? I reckon so.
Jun 5, 2018
A.D.EKER
Thanks John, Not that Hard if you got the right tools, and good wood gleu!
Jun 13, 2018
A.D.EKER
Thank you kindly John ! it was my Pleasure !!
Jun 14, 2018
A.D.EKER
THANK YOU jOHN !sumtin differend i geush ,it was fun to do some paint work on a stringer, have not done that for a while , now im playing the thing must say i do not have the proper tuning yet for a two string, its more difficult than a one must say !im whit E& A at the moment tryed G& D but that came short, will try some more and still have to do the jack input for the piezo in the tin ! but the head was easy whit the Band saw done in minutes, the finisch whit the file was the work, but thanks for the kind words John ! glad you approve ! Greeeeettssszz A.D.
Jul 5, 2018
Matthew Borczon
Jul 20, 2018
A.D.EKER
Thanks UJ ! Who know maybee it evolves in to a new genre climat change Blues, its got a ring ! and there are a fjew out there by now ! what journalist will pick up on it !! greeeeettssszzz A.D.
Jul 26, 2018
Dave Lynas
Hi Uncle John. Not sure what comment I made? I haven’t seen Jenkins book.
Jul 31, 2018
Dave Lynas
Sounds like wonderful books Uncle. I’ll give them a gander. Have you read Steibeck’s book “Travels with Charlie”? It’s a great read. Charlie is Steinbeck’s Dog. Thanks for the good words Unc. .. Dave
Jul 31, 2018
Steebos Kalist
No problem brother. I dig your stuff too.
Aug 7, 2018
3 String Blues
Yes, it was Jesus, I also quoted God in part from scripture from the story of Abram before he was called Abraham...Thanks for the kind words!
Aug 10, 2018
A.D.EKER
Yes she was the oldest of my two, still have a little sweety left, she been walking the floor for day's looking for her sister, while she sat next to me while i buried her ! strange ,somehow she seems to understand, and somehow she does not ? its time for a animal translater divice ! sorry im rambeling again ! greeeeettsszz A.D.
Aug 16, 2018
A.D.EKER
Thanks UJ ! i can do you a "HOW TO"video if you like its mostly two chords ,whit two fingers! greeettsszz A.D.
Aug 23, 2018
A.D.EKER
Hello UJ a while ago you posted this picture from all your white owl build, now i found this vintage cigar tin from the Dutch White owl in a Tin, is this maybee a tin you like in your collection! i had in mind to make a 3 string out of it,the size is 9 inch long 4,5 inch wide & 2,5 inch deep!
Aug 28, 2018
John
Thanks for the nice comments! I need to post some neck photos...if I don’t here, I will send them to you on FB.
Pandora online? I haven’t tried that. I used to listen to some blues stations on 365 a year or two ago. I love custom/fan made stations. I’ve actually wanted to start a local blues station on AM/FM, but just too much money needed to be involved and I don’t have it.
Ill look into Pandora! Thank you for telling me about it.
Aug 28, 2018
3 String Blues
Thanks for the kind words on the box!...I drew that Hosanna art and added it to the box myself, it was quite a bit of work envolved, i didn't think anyone would even notice!...I am glad you did!
Aug 31, 2018
A.D.EKER
Thanks ! But not feaseble right Now is verry disapointing! but what a you know! Headless after all! sometimes the bridge is to far!
Sep 7, 2018