A friend of mine posted a link to a video of Shane Speal playing some blues on one of his CBGs, and I loved that original bluesy sound! Since they seemed relatively easy to make, I thought I would give it a go.

I used to work at a cigar bar, so I know some of the folks there. I stopped in there Sunday morning after they opened and picked up some nice all wood boxes to start with.

I went to Home Depot and got a 9 foot length of red oak for the neck/s. It will be a really long guitar. Just kidding, I had them cut in 3 equal pieces.

I dug out my router and set to work shaping the neck. I found that my rounding bit was about 1/8 inch too short, and it left a ridge that I ended up cutting off with the band saw and sanding smooth.

I picked up a piezo transducer and a jack at Radio Shack, and I found some tuning pegs and 3 strings at a local music store.

I stained the neck and it is hanging up to dry in the garage.

More to follow...