After my mammoth posting last time, I thought I'd keep this post a little shorter. Our next destination was Asten, in Noord Brabant, Netherlands...to stay with with Ozzy Van Der Loo. We'd never met, but he'd done all the arranging of our gigs and the workshop in Belgium and Southern Holland, so we reckoned he was an on-the-ball sort of guy. We were warmly received by his partner Jolanda, and very shortly afterward Ozzy turned up, and we were introduced to Thomas, their 8 year old son, who…
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Beer tasting, brewery tours, food consessions, CBG's by Cottin Pickin Blues on sale, continuous bandstand entertainment. Doors open at 9am
This is the once a year event that the Gulf Coast waits for......Entertainment all day long..11am The Cottin Pickin Blues Brothers will be performing on stage with Cottin Pickin Blues cigar box guitars. Bear tasting all day long ...food consessions, tours of the brewery. Limited parking so come early......and finally I will be…
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Here you go folks...I got my NEW sticker design back from the printers today and I'm givin' 'em away for FREE.
Just send me a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope, and I'll send you a sticker that will let the world know how you feel about your Cigar Box Guitar.
Soundbox Guitars
92 Nightingale Dr.
Aliso Viejo, CA.…
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This one was specially designed by Steve Arvey and Manufactured by Cottin Pickin Blues. Signed copies of this one including a certificate of authenticity can be ordered for $350.
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I guess as far as addictions go this is not a bad one to have. I had surgery yesterday morning and was in the cellar laying out out a rat rod build last night. Now I'm up early and since I'm off work, guess what I'm anxious to get back to?? I don't have much in the way of power tools so not too concerned about being doped up a bit, feeling creative somehow.
Added by Bluesheart on February 20, 2013 at 1:30am — 7 Comments
Well...as the words to a Hollowbelly song go, we knew it would be a "Long Long Road". It was all planned out in a very short time, so our itinerary was a bit random, but we were up for it. A couple of days before the off, my car had to go to the garage to be repaired as the ignition lock barrel had broken...so I had to nervously wait for the "dealer only" parts to arrive, and I got it back in the nick of time on Wednesday night, ready for an early start on Thursday.
A steady drive…
Added by ChickenboneJohn on February 19, 2013 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments
Any opinions on the least expensive packing and shipping rates??? Any advise would help. Thanks
Added by Steve Cinnamon on February 18, 2013 at 3:10am — 1 Comment
Hi guys, I am an absolute glutton for punishment. I am doing my own boxes now and at first I thought I was going to use a nice 3mm thick plywood for tops and back and continue doing neck through method but that leaves me with floating bridges and I want some glued on bridges and am thinking about either a mortise and tenon or bolt on with a neck block. I am wondering if any of you would care to elaborate on your method of neck attachmeent and specifically things that you found that did and…
ContinueAdded by Charlotte Henry on February 17, 2013 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments
I was lucky enough to have my company featured on Seattle's King 5 Evening Magazine. They featured my guitars and interviewed me. It was a great bit of publicity. Check it out:
Added by Soul Cat Guitar Uke and Amp on February 17, 2013 at 5:45pm — 1 Comment
I am getting sound to my USB , but no Levels on Cubase,I think my ports r correct,seems to be a simple fix , but not for me.....any help would be greatly appreciated....,grrrrrrr..... I'm feeling like the actor in the Fly........Hellllllllp meeee.
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Dear CBG friends, I' a musician from the far Europe, Hungary, lute, guitar and cigar box guitar player, and I'm looking for a tune that I hope you can help me to find. This is a rag tune, I can't remember its title, nor the composer's name, my uncle, who was a piano player played it in a Ragtime Band on stage 35 years before. Unfortunately he had already forgotten the title and the composer too, the only one I can recall is the tune. I made a midi file scoring the tune with some…
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Please check out Howlin' Dick website. One of this podcasts included my recording of "If I had possession over judgement day" www.howlingdick.com/page/4/ Thanks Dick, very encouraging. Especially since it was just a demo to test my Zoom R16 recorder. I'm going to record an album later this year, after I finished building my new three string.
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WEDU is the station...Channel 3 on Comcast on the Florida Gulf Coast
Added by Steve Cinnamon on February 15, 2013 at 4:46am — No Comments
Here's the latest.....The show will be airing for the fist time on February 28th at 8pm. The name..."ARTS PLUS" From there it will be released all over the country slowly and methodically. Really proud of all of the effort the Cigar Box Nation members have done to bring back the age old tradition. This is a tribute to us all!!!
Added by Steve Cinnamon on February 15, 2013 at 4:43am — 1 Comment
Great News!!!! The EMMY award winning segment on PBS's WEDU Gulf Coast Journal is going nationally syndicated....!!!! Very proud of the work that was done by all involved. We are now the largest manufacturer of Cigar Box Guitars on the Gulf Coast. Beautiful new boxes and designs both in stock and custom made. Thanks to all those that believe and believe in my work.
Added by Steve Cinnamon on February 14, 2013 at 4:30am — No Comments
The TV station uses the ooyala player on its website, and requires java script in the embed code. Apparently the nation's server can't handle it.
Here is a link to the page with the video:
Added by Madurobob on February 11, 2013 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments
The dude who plays banjo in my band forgot his contact pickup. Since we wanted to hear him during practice I grabbed one of the uke pickup s I make. Used making tape to attach it between the bridge and tailpiece on the banjo's head.
And
It sounded terrific! I was floored. Didn't appreciably alter the sound of the banjo - still sounded like a banjo. Plugged directly into the PA. A little eq and it was perfect.
Now I have to make one specifically…
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