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"Songs Inside The Box" News for July 09

I would like to share some exciting news regarding upcoming screenings and awards…

Those of you in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area have an opportunity to see “Songs Inside The Box” along with another one of my documentaries, “Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour” at the Deep Blues Film Festival on Sunday, July 12th. I won’t be able to make it to this event, but Bluesboy Jag, who is one of the featured performers in “Songs Inside The Box” will be performing before the screenings… Continue

Added by Max Shores on July 11, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

the romance of the road..

5 hour drive to the gig-the satnav proves an invaluable investment-certainly beats trying to drive thro the west end of London with a map on your lap like last time..load time 6pm..cool venue-that British 'smell of pub' as you walk in-not too big,not too small-monster pa with bass bins you could walk into.Sound check.Jonny (Honkeyfinger) arrives fresh from the London train and soundchecks-looks really weird seein ol' Honkey playin thro my gear-sounds awesome mind.

The owner asks if we're… Continue

Added by HOLLOWBELLY on July 4, 2009 at 5:06am — No Comments

Not sure if I'll be teaching this year.

It does'nt look like I'll be teaching this year as the state ran out of money. I'll keep checking in to see.

Added by Larry McPheeters on July 4, 2009 at 3:25am — 2 Comments

N01 CBG done

Well she more or less finished :) I did end up flipping the lid over, and I have used signwriters clear vinyl over the lid as a scratch plate and to hold the edges of the paper together.

Added by Brian on July 2, 2009 at 7:23pm — No Comments

Beginning Tuning for Cigar Box (3 string)

Back from a month of field geology work. I took my CBG and Steel Resinator with me. More people got a kick out of the CBG then anything else.

I use two tunings to play around with.

First (from the top string down) D A D

Second (from the top string down) E E B

DAD tuning you have the following chords (if you are using a slide)

Starting at the tuning pegs:

Open D (no slide on the neck)

2nd E

3rd F

4th Gb

5th G

7th… Continue

Added by Ara on July 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

First time here

Hi my name's Chris. Larry Mcpheeters is my gramps. He'll be teaching me to build CBGs and other instruments. I am younger then my posted age because the nation would'nt let me have a page when listing my real age but here I am. I'm happy to be a part of this group of builders. Thanks

Added by Christian McPheeters on June 22, 2009 at 4:44am — No Comments

Film release for the travel channel

Just signed the film release for the travel channel who did a film shoot of me at strawberry lodge last week. Fred the producer said it will still be a few weeks befor they have it edited and ready for release.

Added by Larry McPheeters on June 20, 2009 at 9:14am — No Comments

"Songs Inside The Box" news for June 09

I'd like to give you a report of what's been going on recently and what's coming up soon...

"Songs Inside The Box" was shown at the 5th annual cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza in Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday, May 30th. My family and I attended the event and it was our intention to arrive for the screening but we were delayed in traffic. We did arrive in time to enjoy the wonderful music from Matt Crunk, One String Willie, 7 Hills Stomp (Joker and Elemental), Johnny Lowebow, Microwave… Continue

Added by Max Shores on June 11, 2009 at 2:49pm — No Comments

Education: The Way I View It

As a student, I've always lived with what American President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education he may steal the whole railroad. “

Even today, I am still yearning for knowledge. A diploma was never enough for me. Today, I am at the peak of finishing my dissertation so I could finally have my master's in preparation for my doctorate… Continue

Added by Iva Bullock on June 10, 2009 at 1:54pm — No Comments

The Dusty Term Papers

If only I could steal those dusty term papers in the library, I would.

Students have abandoned their works in the library after getting a high mark. It is like the library is just a repository of their past works. But who would be interested in those term papers when even the old books in the library shelves are neglected?

Sometimes I envy those students who can give their written works to the library. If only I could do the same, I would feel good about myself. It means I… Continue

Added by Beverly Rowland on June 10, 2009 at 12:43pm — 1 Comment

One Heck of a day.

I had one heck of a day yesterday. I drove out to HWY 50 about 9:30am and took pictures of the Wagon Train going down the road then about 3 hours later Deb and I drove to the Strawberry Loadge for a day of music playing on my Cigar Box Guitars.The Travel Channel had a film crew filming the arrivel of the Wagon Train at the lodge. When they saw me playing my Cigar Box Guitar they just had to start filming me. Wow I never new how many wires and things they used while doing a shoot. We spent the… Continue

Added by Larry McPheeters on June 9, 2009 at 3:43am — 2 Comments

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Larry McPheeters plays a guitar that he made by hand from a recycled cigar box. He will demonstrate the craft and talk about its history this weekend at the Valhalla Twin Cabins.

Jim Grant / Tahoe Daily TribuneLarry McPheeters will… Continue

Added by Larry McPheeters on June 3, 2009 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Its alive. Its ALIVE!!!

HAH. Electronics does NOT get the best of me -- even when I do STOOPID things.

I attempted to build the Ruby preamp from runoffgroove and heh, ground the volume pot and the #3 leg of the LM386 and you have SOUND dumba55...

Anyhow. WOW does it work.

BUT... you better be prepared to solder well....

-Wes

Added by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on June 2, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Cigar Box Bass - Ahsbory style

I ran across this great post on the Ashbory Bass forum. Did a member of "the nation" build this one?

http://www.largesound.net/bass/index.php/topic,629.msg2084/topicseen.html#msg2084

Check it out. There is also a nice MP3 file of the results.

http://www.box.net/shared/rhrsk2dwcg

He's using the polyurethane strings sold by Owen at RoadToadmusic.com, who also makes of some great Ukes, bass and otherwise.…

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Added by David Beede on June 1, 2009 at 2:28am — No Comments

d-bow building

i would like to say thanks to the d-bow builders here in this cigarbox nation if it were not fer those of you that build d-bows i would not know the fun it is to build them. cause i look at all the talent and say cajun you must build some of those too they gots to be great fun to build. so therefore i am finding out how much fun it really is to build d-bows thanks to you guys.i had built one several months ago cause i had a small box that i wasnt sure what i would do with it so i did build a… Continue

Added by bairfoot cajun on May 30, 2009 at 10:01pm — 2 Comments

Did a bit of work on the neck today.

Cut the headstock relief, temp fitted the machine heads,

cut the nut slot (Im using 1/4" round brass).

Drilled and cut Stainless rivets for the string fixing end.

Ive got a few days wait for the frets, I figure it will be easier to fret with the neck still "unshaped".

Once the frets are in I'll shape the back of the… Continue

Added by Brian on May 27, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Work is underway

Started work on guitar today,

cut out the releif for the neck in the box and the lid cutout into the neck.

The black stuff is tape to help stop the paper and wood splitting out the back when filing..

Camera was cutting out , low batteries, so took a couple of pics quickely.......

Tried peeling the cancer sticker off, with some sucess, but its a bit touch and go.

But when I… Continue

Added by Brian on May 25, 2009 at 8:07pm — No Comments

2 boxes arrived today.

This one from the USA.

and this one from West Australia.

Shame about the cancer sticker, I'll see what I can do to get it off.

I'll be using the Macanudo box for my first guitar....

I like the Sancho box too much to wreak it.

I have a neck blank I made from some kiln dried Australian hardwood,

I will be starting work tomorrow :D

A happy day today… Continue

Added by Brian on May 24, 2009 at 11:50pm — 2 Comments

Original Tunes

Hey everyone. I'm new to this site so I thought I'd let you know about my myspace page. It's got some originals I've been working on lately - only one song with Cigar Box so far but there's gonna be more to come! Anyway, check it out at www.myspace.com/stevetyssen

Added by Steve Tyssen on May 24, 2009 at 1:01am — No Comments

What influenced me and you to become instrument builders?

As a kid, I was always looking for a piece of wood to whittle or drive a nail into. I was always tinkering and creating something, be it a birdhouse or a drum, a tree fort or a walking stick. I loved to experiment with wood, and that drive to create never ceased or even slowed as I grew older.

I grew up in a musical family. My parents played nightclubs in the northeastern US for a living, so it was natural at some point for me to pick up an instrument. I began playing bass at 11, and when… Continue

Added by Jack Dudley on May 22, 2009 at 3:33pm — 4 Comments

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