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Insolitus Guitars: An Adventure in CBG creation and playing.

I am starting my own CBG company; Insolitus Guitars. I chose the name because cigar box guitars are unusual, uncommon and that is what I enjoy most. I love unusual things and music from these instruments is beautiful to me. Even on youtube from the least skilled player the music rings in my ears something sweet. I found out about cigar box guitars in college my sophomore year. I didn't have money for a guitar so I 'googled' DIY (Do It Yourself) guitars online and there they were. They were…

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Added by Barefoot Joel on October 2, 2011 at 8:55am — No Comments

The Krieger

This is a cool one i built for a friend who is a well respected melodian musician here in Vancouver. His name is John Krieger. He wanted me to tweak it a bit and put a double octave string for the high strings and have a strum stick fretting on it. It turned out nice and sounded really beautiful. I used a nice Punch box i found in San Diego on a business trip and piece of…

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Added by Craig bluesbox williams on August 22, 2011 at 6:42am — No Comments

The Bellybus

Hi peeps,

Thought you might be interested in having a butchers at my 'tour bus'-I didnt want to clog up the nation with pics of a motor so I've placed them here.You can follow developments as the work on her continues throughout Spring 2011.

Its a 2003 VW T4-they are used as surf buses around these parts and campervans too.It has only 45k on its 2.5 turbodiesel engine and believe me I was lucky to get it-they are like gold dust, especially in this…

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Added by HOLLOWBELLY on August 2, 2011 at 5:00am — 30 Comments

The Budrow in the Studio for NEW CD....win a CD.

Here is a little video that Dave put together of us in the studio last week as he was recording us for our New CD that will be coming out very soon. We will giving away some CD's as well, ...details to come, stay tuned.

Visit and LIKE The Budrows on Facebook for your chance to win.…

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Added by Jason Farthing on May 16, 2011 at 4:41am — 2 Comments

Baking up new artwork. Will do contract artwork to.

<br/><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">create & buy custom products</a> at <a… Continue

Added by Steve Haines on March 2, 2011 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Building a four string cigar box guitar Pt 1. (ripping and planing the neck and fretboard blanks)

I created this blog to show all of the building techniques that I use up till this point with the knowledge that I have at this point in time. I have not built many guitars but I have built many things using various tools and techniques. Check out my other blog nicolacycles.blogspot.com to see some of the bikes and fixtures I've made.

to me making a… Continue

Added by mike g on February 9, 2011 at 10:40am — 4 Comments

oh, I don't blog, mostly i try and keep up with life...

If anyone wants to catch more of what I do, that never gets posted here,...please do go to youtube and search cinderellalifestyle . lots off vids, uke specials, national steel guitar,...nature walks and my rambles , which a basically

instrumental ditties put to pics, usually short and sweet...

if you want to look a vintage junque, or find my CD, that's here:…

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Added by Laurie Lee Campbell on January 23, 2011 at 7:04am — 2 Comments

having trouble

I am building a six string cigar box. The neck comes from a johnson acoustic. The problem I am having is after taking the johnson a part I noticed the trus rod wasn't attached to the headstock it is basically floating around in the neck. There is no "point of entrance" on the headstock. Should I drill into the headstock to try and secure this??? How would I go about doing that?

Added by drewber on October 30, 2010 at 3:36am — No Comments

from the streets to the symphony hall..

Get up 5:30am and satnav my way north toward Birmingham for the largest UK arts festival.I pray it doesn't rain cos my rusty car roof leaks and I dont want my gear getting wet! Arrive at Chickenbone Johns' 1960's bohemian split level gaff nice n early.After a quick coffee we convoy into the city centre and set up the cigar box nation stall.It's another example of just why…

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Added by HOLLOWBELLY on September 11, 2010 at 11:30pm — 15 Comments

Back to teach musical instruments at the CCC

Hi All, It's been along time since I've posted a blog. Here is what's new. l'll begain working back at the Cs on sunday. I'll take this first day to get the Kids ( 18 to 23) used to having me there and finding out who is insterested in making musical instruments, Then to the planning stage. I've already spent close to $150 on supplies. I'll be buying on ebay so if you see (wlknstk) bidding on supplies you know it's me buying for the classes. I'll be keeping all of you updated on my classes and… Continue

Added by Larry McPheeters on May 14, 2010 at 6:06am — No Comments

new kid on the block

Hi everyone

I'm not really used to this "Ning" thing, and I still have to discover how things work
on here, so I don't know where I need to post a presentation of myself on this forum...
ok, let's try here :D

After a long time at reading and listening to Cigar Box Nation, I finally took
time to register and create a profile on the forum :-)

Little Big One

Added by LittleBigOne on April 28, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

About our upcoming album: FLOOD

Music has the power to transport us: to carry us to mysterious places and explore new worlds.

On Flood, Moreland & Arbuckle's debut release on Telarc International, a

division of Concord Music Group, the rootsy, hard-driving group from

Kansas takes music itself to places it's never been. Featuring mostly

original tunes, Flood presents a dynamic mix of thirteen

acoustic and electric songs, each performed with all the subtlety of a

passing… Continue

Added by Moreland & Arbuckle on February 10, 2010 at 7:41am — No Comments

We just introduce the first short scale travel CBG made in Japan !!

Hi,
Over two years. It's a long way to introduce our first CBG project. We are the team. 3 of us create the CBG,play the CBG,and spread the information about the CBG over here & there. Please enjoy the sound of our little revolution.
Best Regards,
Tj

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwWxCghk7CI

Added by FUMIKAZU TAJIKA on February 7, 2010 at 5:18am — No Comments

Check out my custom cigar box tea shirts at my Zazzle store.

Check out my custom cigar box T shirts at my Zazzle store.

Featured this month is my outlaw blues T shirt.

I will have more shirts in the future.

Have fun viral marketing our favorite hobby with a one of a kind discussion starter!

Other proposed shirt ideas are Gospel blues, Surfing on 3 strings, One string boogie, 3 string punk oi, and psychedelic 3 string mind trip.…

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Added by Steve Haines on January 19, 2010 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Just the parts mam... duh, duh,duh,du

Okay it's not Drag net.. but In response to a number of request, we at Back porch mojo have added a "Parts Pack"

Just the parts, no box, no neck...just the parts you need to make a 3 or 4 string Cigar Box or cookie tin guitar

available in the Back Porch Mojo store

available in a 3 string… Continue

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on January 15, 2010 at 9:06am — No Comments

more parts at the Back Porch Mojo store!!

Big Daddy, is at it again more parts in the Store

Back porch mojo is now offering Volume and Tone pots for all you builders

250k pots

500k pots

and we have in the store single strings so if you planning a diddley bow or maybe you broke a string, just maybe want some spares around...… Continue

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on December 22, 2009 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Cigar box Bass Kits now available

Back porch mojo is pleased to announce we have finally added a Bass Kit to our ever expanding store!!
My brother Big Dan is the Bass man and is now putting together for you a Bass CBG kit check it out at the Back porch mojo store

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on December 8, 2009 at 12:59am — 1 Comment

new parts at the Back Porch Mojo store

Big Daddy here, and I am trying to help all my fellow CBG'ers by tracking down and making available the parts and information I had to search and search for to fuel my CBG addiction! I have found some great tuning pegs, and they will put your next CBG over the top!! every one knows that Kluson tuners on an old les paul or other vintage axe gives it a look you just cant get any other way... but Klusons are expensive!! vintage sets can run in the hundreds of dollars and new reproductions are… Continue

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on December 2, 2009 at 7:16pm — 1 Comment

Trying to get back to teaching CBG building

I was at the conservation corps. yesterday seeing if the funds were there for me to start the classes again. I'll know next month. I am excited to get back to teaching cbg building again.

Added by Larry McPheeters on November 13, 2009 at 4:43am — No Comments

Trying to get back to teaching CBG building

I was at the conservation corps. yesterday seeing if the funds were there for me to start the classes again. I'll know next month. I am excited to get back to teaching cbg building again.

Added by Larry McPheeters on November 13, 2009 at 4:43am — No Comments