June 2014 Blog Posts (26)

My First CBG Build...

Part 1

Hey all you CBGers out there.

I hail from Dublin, Ireland so I'm a loooooong way from the Delta!

Nearly finished my first basic 3 string fretless. No woodwork experience at all, no man-cave, tool shed (just a shed full of crap), or tools for that matter, Just a 2yr old daughter running wild when I get a few precious moments in the day to drill or sand something! LOL

Has been a real eye opener. Kudos to all you Guys'n'Gals for your wonderful creations.…

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Added by Colum Burke on June 6, 2014 at 4:53am — 1 Comment

Get Used to Disappointment

This blog post is part self-motivational speech. If I am honest about myself, I know that I love to learn new things and understand things fully but actually finishing a project is not my strong suit. Sometimes I like to see all the lights turn green before I leave my driveway. It's really dumb when you put it into words like that.

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Sometimes the pursuit of knowledge comes at the expense of actually putting that knowledge to work and learning about the how the theoretical…

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Added by Darren Addy on June 6, 2014 at 12:30am — 11 Comments

A little about me...

Somehow this wonderful rabbet hole escaped me until recently, but I'm disappearing down it fast. I don't even play (yet) but I'm very interested to learn 12 bar blues slide on a three string of my own making (in the planning and parts accumulation stage now).

My personality type is 1/2 artist & 1/2 scientist, so you can imagine how Cigar Box Guitars tickles my fancy in so many ways...

I see a guitar as I see a wonderful meal. The better the quality of the ingredients, the…

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Added by Darren Addy on June 5, 2014 at 6:34am — 2 Comments

First Blog Post

CBN and CBG newbie here. Just trying out adding a blog post to see where it shows up, etc. This site is SO RICH that I'm sure I haven't scratched the surface of all of the knowledge and inspiration to be found here.

See my next post for a little "about me".

Added by Darren Addy on June 5, 2014 at 6:21am — 4 Comments

Great time

10th annual cigar box fair in Huntsville al.

It was a great time we went both days had a ball.

Looking for next year.

Added by Ken LaFountain on June 3, 2014 at 9:15am — No Comments

C. B. Gitty

I met Ben the president of C. B. Gitty @ the Lowe Mill CBG Festival in Huntsville....He a great guy...He "REAL" and believe in us...So! Long story short...Buy from him...Good price and service....;)

Added by Jim burt on June 1, 2014 at 1:47pm — 8 Comments

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