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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: Surfing in Internet

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, your membership may be rejected).: I like the Simplicity of playing Rock and Blues iconic songs from 70-80 ties on CBG with a very Rocking Sound. Always was dreaming to play Brown Sugar and here you are, now I can!

As for CBS guitars building, I started in spring 2022 (after I retired) and I found this process exciting and very challenging.

I developed design of flat Single Loop pick-up, which does not require making notches in the neck of CBS, like if you instal Conventional Magnetic Pick-ups. This allows to make solid body 3 String Guitars more compact and light weight. Two “3 string solid body Guitars” I made to understand details of construction and manufacturing process, selection of necessary tools. And the third one was kind of the final prototype, which has accumulated in its design all my experience from production of previous two.

I also play and record songs as Slow Mick.

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WARNING ABOUT NON_APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OFMr James Pollard

Posted on March 4, 2023 at 10:00pm 5 Comments 0 Likes

Through Cigar BoxNations I received a message from this person: James Pollard

below: James Pollard added a comment to your profile on Cigar Box Nation

I have been in search of someone with this last name "Yakunkin" so when I saw your name I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other.

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Instruments built by Slow Mick (aka Mikhail Yakunkin)

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There is a line of 3pcs of Solid Bogy Guitars (SBG), which were inspired by design of CBG, I met in internet. All were manufactured by me in 2022-2023.

So the first two instruments were used as prototypes to develop the final design (#3) and Guitar body final shaping, including selection of necessary tools, materials and type of woods and coating used.

Special attention was dedicated to development and assembling of the flat pick-up, which really allows to simplify the…

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At 8:12am on March 18, 2023, A.D.EKER said…: Hello Slow Mick ! this is what i use ,for all my recording.

and afterwards i mix the digital signal whit Audacity.

Hope this answerds your question ! Kind greeeettsszz A.D.

At 10:43am on February 27, 2023, Darryl Tuttle said…: Welcome! Looking forward to seeing pics of guitars you have made

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