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At 4:37am on July 2, 2011, Henry Dervaric said…: Thanks Dan, I'll give that one a shot and download it tonite.

At 2:12am on July 2, 2011, Allan Eastman said…: starting to grasp how scale, fret layout, bridge-nut layout all relate which is where i was lacking before...just followed the plans i had without any understanding of how to rescale to maintain the look...i'm sure i will bump my head against something else i dont understand in no time so thanks for your offer for help

At 1:38am on July 2, 2011, Allan Eastman said…: Thanks Dan, your beginner vid's are giving me some much needed direction for my first cbg build.. I've done one strum stick that turned out ok but i made some mistakes that i wasnt sure how to correct untill finding this site.

At 2:52am on June 25, 2011, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your comments. I was thinking, using this same tuning ADf# and adding a high drone string tuned to D would make a nice little banjo. (dADf#). You could use the same movable chord method from CD 6. Using those miniature rail road spikes pounded in the fingerboard, you could change the tuning of the drone string up to e. Just like you guys, I love thius stuff and enjoy how it just gets more and more interesting as we explore and experiment. Enjoy.

At 10:17pm on May 13, 2011, SeaDog Jim said…: Dan, thanks for the elcome to CBG and thanks for what you are doing for the wounded warriors! Regards.

At 8:19am on May 9, 2011, Uncle John said…: Thanks Dan. I much appreciate your help with Wounded Warriors. I shipped a 4 string ammo box guitar and a 2 string fretless in the same box by UPS today. Will post a photo.

John

At 3:31am on April 24, 2011, Uncle John said…: Sounds good, Dan. Hope to hear from you in May.

At 2:39am on April 24, 2011, Uncle John said…: Dan, I have some boxes, now. Will ship when you give me details.

At 1:27pm on April 18, 2011, Uncle John said…: Dan.

I will give the ammo box git and another nice 3 string and a deuce to the wounded warriors project. Tell if you want them and give me an address.

At 10:33am on April 16, 2011, Pequeño Diablo Guitars said…: Thanks Dan, I'll have to adjust my settings.

At 12:39pm on April 13, 2011, Alan Redshaw said…: Hi Dan,

Yes, I knew it was you that emailed me but at this stage my search in Australia has found no CBG's under $400 from quality makers. There is one on ebay Australia for $180 but is no where near the quality of your own or similar people in the US. A couple of US websites offer international postage at $65 US which is cheaper here because the aussie dollar is worth $1.04 American at the moment.

I saw some reasonable 3 string fretted CBG's with quality gear between $100 - $150 plus postage on top of this. They were absolutely equal to any Aussie CBG I saw and certainly cheaper. I am not looking for the cheapest 3 string CBG Dan, just something that you think a beginner would have fun with to learn with and is reasonably priced compared to top of the range. Thanks for your assistance and rapt to be a member of cigar box nation.

Cheers

Alan

At 11:50am on April 13, 2011, Alan Redshaw said…: Thanks Dan, beginner guitarist, blown away by the CBG sound and hope to purchase one in the US. Here in Australia they are extremely expensive and even with postage a good quality CBG would be cheaper in US than over here. Any suggestions, I have been recommended to get a fretted CBG. Cheers Alan

At 11:51pm on March 12, 2011, Michael Fred Johnson said…: The Guinness box was a christmas gift containing a bottle of the black stuff ,a glass and a pair of cufflinks.The box is metal.

The tailpiece is home made from brass sheet with brass wire "strings" silver soldered to the back (see photo)

The under saddle p'up is homemade from PVDF coax with a pre-amp and just a volume control (see photo's)

At 5:38am on March 12, 2011, Michael Fred Johnson said…: What do you want to know ?

At 2:51pm on March 2, 2011, AJ Ward said…: Thanks Dan, I watched your video, very informative. Like the NYPD/Miami combo..whats the connection? Retired and moved to FLA??!!

I have seen some of Crows videos. I will take a look at the link you sent. I am also planning on checking w/my local music store to see if they have any spares laying around. Guitar Center in NJ(nearby) wanted $40 for six..um..no thanks. Wanna keep it on the cheap and see how she plays.

At 2:20pm on March 2, 2011, AJ Ward said…: Thanks Dan, It was measured and figured to be 7lbs, 4oz. My largest to date. I am new to the CBG thing. Happened on it by accident and I have picked up some materials to start building my own. Any help would be great. Just in the planning stages and trying to decide what sorta eye bolt tuner set up to go with. I want to keep it raw, un-refined..like me!

At 11:36pm on February 20, 2011, Matt Fleig said…: Dan, my son and I got rid of the buzz by adding small eye bolts to the headstock, increasing the angle/pressure to the nut. My son-in-law added a rubber strap due to the fact that he had already cut his strings and didn't want to get new ones. I also added a small metal plate to the tail where I thread my strings. All is good.

Thank You!