"well have a look at the entries for some of the competitions here. there are a lot not made from actual "cigar boxes". if you are pedantic then call it a cigar box style guitar. "
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slightly different pizeo found on ebay.
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this unit has a under bridge piezo as well as a microphone..…Continue
chrome doesnt likr CBN.......
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not sure whats up but for a while now i get chrome refusing to allow cigarboxnation.com . I have to click advanced and tell it to go to the site anyway... anyone else have this problem?Continue
The Mystery of the missing posts........
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found a workaround for the missing post issue that is easier than the cut and paste method.when you type your post the tab in the top left is highlighted as "Visual Mode"All we have to do when you…Continue
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"on my first CBG i used split pins/cotter pins for frets. cut in half they have a flat side and were easily superguled to the fretboard. there is a plethora of builds and styles on the site."
"purely asthetically the first looks right. the balance is right... the second with the longer tailpiece with the bridge on the soundhole cover just doesnt look right to me. if you were going for a dobro look then the bridge would look right if it…"
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neck fretted and how not to do it!
Posted on February 14, 2017 at 8:23am 6 Comments 2 Likes
finally got the nerve to fret the neck and ran out of glue half way through. so i got some more glue today i am using Loctite Gel Control in a silver bottle with blue side grips. worth the $5.80 AUD it cost. the other glues i tried either took too long to set or soaked into the wood and didnt stick to the frets.
The frets are made from a Champion branded…
Continuefirst build part 2
Posted on September 4, 2016 at 7:22am 13 Comments 0 Likes
Design parameters
600mm scale length, 20 frets. cigar box is 270 x170x50 mm
threaded rod as nut and bridge
string through on 35 mm overhang
600mm%20scale%20length%20fret%20guide.txt
thanks Jhono for the tips on getting…
Continuefirst build log.
Posted on September 3, 2016 at 12:30am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Hi everyone, my name is tim.
I have been playing guitar on and off ( mostly off tune) since i was about 13 when my step father found a handmade guitar under someones house when he was installing telephones back in 1973.
I have seen Cigar Box Guitars around over the years and always wanted to have a go with one. So i figure now is the time to start and after reading through the forums here and a intensive 3 week google self education binge it time!
I am going to start…
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- At 3:46pm on April 20, 2017,
Moritz Voegeli said…
Timothy hi, any idea how we could handle the induction pickup stuff in its rather impractical form it still exists?
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My first 3 string cigar box guitar
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