Alan Bluesboxguitars's Blog (6)

Building instruments - playing them, inventing new ones...

This is the title of a French book published in the late 70's and I have translated the back cover text which is think in sync with CBG making philosophy. So here it is:

"We…

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Added by Alan Bluesboxguitars on June 6, 2023 at 11:03am — 4 Comments

Les CBG d'Afrique

Back to roots - Retour aux racines

Esclaves et prisonniers sur le sol américain, les africains déportés ont tout perdus, leur liberté, leurs pays, leurs familles mais aussi leurs langues, leurs traditions. ils ont du s'adapter et surtout inventer un autre mode de vie et…

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Added by Alan Bluesboxguitars on February 5, 2013 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

Les Cigar Box Guitar dans les tranchées - Cigar Box Guitars in the trenches

Les Cigar Box Guitar que nous connaissons et liées à la musique blues ou folk sont indéniablement des réalisations américaines. Celles d'esclaves qui ont adaptés sur le sol américain des instruments qu'ils construisaient et pratiquaient en Afrique. Du Diddley Bow unicorde à la CBG de 2, 3, ou 4 cordes à l'imitation de…

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Added by Alan Bluesboxguitars on January 9, 2013 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

De la machine à coudre aux micros de CBG

Beau comme la rencontre fortuite sur une table de cuisine d'une machine à coudre et d'un Diddley Bow

 

One String Willie est bien connu des lecteurs de ce forum et des amoureux, j’en suis, du grand père des instruments de blues, j’ai nommé le Diddley Bow.

Cet homme…

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Added by Alan Bluesboxguitars on November 25, 2012 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Les Radios Blues du Web

Let's play the blues again...

 

Si il est vrai que l'on peut jouer tous les genres musicaux sur une CBG, c'est tout de même le Blues qui lui convient bien si ce n'est le mieux.

Pour inspiration il y…

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Added by Alan Bluesboxguitars on October 24, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Catalogue de piéces pour CBG - Outils et Atelier

Ou trouver des pièces des éléments nécessaires  pour la constructions de nos CBG?

L'un des gros pourvoyeurs est notre hôte C. B. Gitty Crafter…

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Added by Alan Bluesboxguitars on October 22, 2012 at 1:00am — 10 Comments

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