Well, today I completed my first CBG effort started a week ago.

I commenced with a Hemingway cigar box scavenged from the local newsstand/smoke shop, which is attached to a laminated oak and poplar headstock/fingerboard/tailstock. The design is all mine, using a stick of tuners and pegs purchased locally, strings I pilfered from my six-string supply, frets made from finish nails set in the neck at correct depth and intervals compared to my Martin D16-H, and a Radio Shack transducer and output jack.

After shaping and sanding, I applied the photo on the back of the box and set out to varnish the rig. Once this was completed, I added strings and electronics, plugged it in and voila . . . music.

Now, while building the next jammer, I'll need to learn how to play the darned thing. But, thanks to the generosity of many of you I'll get a headstart by viewing the many videos on the Nation.

Let me know what you think of my first TotalRojo Guitar. All thoughts, suggestions and criticism will be appreciated.