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Aluminium Tricone Resonator

Finaly finished this Aluminium Tricone Resonator...technically it's not a cigarbox guitar, but it's made with the same spirit... apart from the tuners, strings and cones everything is handmade... .. went to the DIY store, bought some aluminium sheets and some other stuff then glued, nailed and hammered it together... 3 ukelele cones amplify the vibrations of the strings via the aluminium/ebony bridge... the coverplate made from a cymbal protects the bridge and cones... rosewood fingerboard,…

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Added by Ruben Poncia on October 14, 2011 at 9:07pm — 5 Comments

Ashton Cigarbox Guitar

Ashton Cigarbox 4-string Guitar, Jazz-style, 24 frets, cherrywood neck with trussrod, 2 piezo's

Inside of the lid... maybe I can sell this as modern art? …

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Added by Ruben Poncia on March 21, 2010 at 6:54am — 3 Comments

Theremin & Amp

Finished my theremin project. It's a theremin & amp build into a fifties radiospeaker. Got the 2 watt amp from 'The Cigarbox Guitar Company'. The speaker of the radiobox sounds much better then the one in the kit, so no hassle changing the speaker, only some wiring to connect the theremin with the amp. It has an input for a guitar or other instrument and an effectloop for the theremin. The theremin consists of two oscillators operating at a radio… Continue

Added by Ruben Poncia on December 24, 2009 at 11:15am — 4 Comments

Art for your Box

Do you want to pimp your Cigarbox Guitar with a painting? I can paint your Cigarbox with your favorite blues/jazz/pop/CBG artist or anything that you can imagine.

Or a unique painting of your favorite blues/jazz/pop/CBG artist on canvas.…

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Added by Ruben Poncia on December 15, 2009 at 7:36pm — 2 Comments

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