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Murray Wall commented on Cigar Box Nation's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hi Action height. Where/how do you measure it? What should it be? Fretted fret board, strumming, no slide. Now looking at a 23" scale."

Nov 14, 2022

Murray Wall commented on Cigar Box Nation's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Hi Taffy Thank you for the photo, it provides a lot of thinking ideas. Another item on my list is fret placement. I have a fret spacing calculator based on the rule of 17.817. When I compare the fret spacings from the calculator with a…"

Nov 13, 2022

Murray Wall commented on Cigar Box Nation's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"@ Taffy Evans Thank you for the photos, they explain it well."

Nov 12, 2022

Murray Wall commented on Cigar Box Nation's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"@ Mark Bliss The build is for a standard 3 string 25" scale CBG. Well, I think 25" is the standard (I'm a beginner here). If not let me know?"

Nov 12, 2022

Murray Wall commented on Cigar Box Nation's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Considering the neck of my CBG build. Will be having a magnetic pickup so will need electric guitar strings = increased neck tension. Have read that the end grain should be vertical (90 degrees to the fret board). Also read that a…"

Nov 12, 2022

Murray Wall commented on Cigar Box Nation's group Introduce Yourself!

"Hi, I'm new here. Been doing wood work for 18 months now and have made a good number of Cajon's. Now interested in making something with strings, so a CBG looks like a very good place to start. Looking forward to reading…"

Nov 11, 2022

Murray Wall joined Cigar Box Nation's group

Introduce Yourself!

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 around.I'm Shane & I run the Nation. I'm glad you're here. Come on in and tune up!See More

Nov 11, 2022

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Murray Wall joined Mark Bliss's group

Intermediate building tips and tricks forum

This forum is for sharing general building information that falls between "CBG building 101" and "Super advanced building"

Nov 10, 2022

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Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

This group is for discussing the basics of CBG building for newer builders - where to start, what to do, common pitfalls, tips and techniques.Keep in mind that new builders can find other great informative articles on CBG building, as well as most of the parts you'll need, over at C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply!See More

Nov 10, 2022

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Murray Wall is now a member of Cigar Box Nation

Nov 10, 2022

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: Internet search

How many instruments have you built so far?: 8

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).: Having built a number of Cajon and wooden bongo's (8 instruments), I want to build something with strings. CBG's look to be a good starting point for learning to both build and play them.