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Doug Laffin replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?

"I'm using a lamb shank bone on my current build."

Dec 8, 2022

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"That is a nice and diverse flock of CBGs!"

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"Great variety in the builds Douglas! I like them. I have been thinking about attaching the necks from the top on my Uncle Crow style builds. I see you have done it here. What are your thoughts?"

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"Could you spare us some details(wood,specs,inspiration) some of us like to know what we’re looking at?"

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"Jangle" Guitar/amp combo.

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"This sure has a good look to it. The box, the corners, the little sound holes, the bridge and saddle that match so well and almost look like they grew there. Nice fretboard and markers. Very nice."

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My third build.

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Order99 replied to Doug Laffin's discussion Frettin' and stainin' in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

" When Posting, you might need to switch to the HTML Editor to make it show up-I certainly do..."

Aug 11, 2022

Doug Laffin replied to Doug Laffin's discussion Frettin' and stainin' in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: I went headfirst down a interwebs rabbit hole

How many instruments have you built so far?: 3

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).: First off, the absolute satisfaction of creating a musical instrument that has never existed before! Even though there are a multitude of cigar box guitars, or washboards out there, never before was there one exactly like the one I made with my own hands. I LOVE the process! Figuring everything out as I go, embracing my mistakes and ignorance and making some beautiful ugliness come to life is fantastic. Plus... they're just cool as all get-out!

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At 4:51am on July 19, 2022, BrianQ. said…: Welcome, check out the Resources tab for build/play info and join some groups located in the Posts tab? Forum is for questions and Blog posts are for sharing your builds and build processes? Site is old and has a glitch, here’s the trick to post:

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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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