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Need Help on building a Hubcap Guitar

Started this discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. May 7, 2023. 24 Replies 0 Likes

I have been given a couple old hubcaps (rather heavy) which I want to build into 3-stringers. Many questions:1. Is there an online tutorial you can point me to?2. What are some good ways to attach…Continue

What would you do?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cigar Box Nation Jul 30, 2021. 3 Replies 1 Like

What would you do with this 'vanilla' gallon can? Paint it? Leave it as is? Add a mod-podge image[s]?I want to make a 3-string git but no inspiration as yet as to what it should look like...…Continue

Home Made Tools

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cory LeBeau Feb 24, 2016. 6 Replies 2 Likes

One aspect of this addiction which has huge appeal to me is the DIY angle, making homemade music on homemade instruments. Taking it a step further, I have seen many homemade tools which help form the…Continue

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: Glen Kaiser

How many instruments have you built so far?: over 120

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).: Giving junk a voice and allowing it to sing

Statistics indicate that cigar box guitar builders are 47.4% more awesome than the general population.

And statistics never lie. But statisticians do. And if you took all the statisticians in the world and laid them end-to-end, they'd be a whole lot more comfortable.

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Old Builds Found in an Antique Store

Posted on July 20, 2020 at 2:42am 7 Comments 11 Likes

We recently moved to a new area. This past Saturday stopped in to an antique store and was smitten by this diddly bow. The huge single-tuner is very cool... wish I had a better shot to show it to you guys. The tag indicated is was from the 1930's.

And check out the old home-made fiddle. No background info on it.…

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Book Report: Real Artists Don't Starve

Posted on July 3, 2018 at 3:28am 0 Comments 0 Likes

No, this is not specifically CBG related, so feel free to move on.

In addition to my CBG hobby/addiction I have always had a passion for reading. I am finding this book to be quite interesting. Although I have no aspirations to be a 'real artist', I do find that I desire to create interesting roots instruments; many more than I need so I try to sell them. Some friends like them, buy them, or commission me to build for them, so I find myself selling art.

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Ceramic Instruments

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ONE YEAR IN

Posted on February 2, 2016 at 9:00am 1 Comment 3 Likes

About a year ago I bumped into this video on a cold winter day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgiZ_A6objs

I was smitten. After scrounging a bunch of parts, and buying a few, my first CBG came to be. I am now about 12 instruments in with about 4 or 5 additional builds going.

Just wanted to thank you guys for all the input, encouragement, and 'rules' :)

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At 12:47am on September 23, 2023, Michael Fred Johnson said…: Thank you for your comments T

At 2:28am on May 22, 2023, A.D.EKER said…: Just now T i found your ceramic Builds the blue banjo style one , it looks lovely just wonderend how it sounds, and at the some time i was wondering why Dave Lynas never build one ( for as far as i know) at first glance i thougt it was one of his?? but its one of yours T G ,and i was wondering how it sounded did you ever do a video whit it? Greeettsz A.D.