thanks fer the video comment on the coffin style d-bow brother,but i owe the design ideas to ted crocker and jim[the jim that has the vengeance guit] and you because of the new build you got going.it started out with late night discussions on the chat cause we would sometimes talk till the wee hours of the morning,and all the while i kept going back and looking at yer new build.i still have pics of the old build that you are modeling the new one after. i have only seen one box on e-bay that was just like the first montecristo build you did that had that shape. that is a great guitar the one with the red neck. now if i could just learn to play as well as you i would be doing something then. ok bro i got to bounce so take care across the big pond.

JUJU...those are some find lookin knobs your making...super sharp...

On the big box the bracing under the top runs parallel to the bridge underneath and there are two braces on each side going from the center to the corners. I added an extra brace parallel to the bridge because the top sunk down a little; on the guitar style dulcimer I only used one brace under the top parallel to and underneath the bridge, I radiused it a little so the top bow just slightly and it flattened out under string tension. Hope this is helpful.

Yes it is the corner of Church Street, very small world. Although I now live in Wickersley.

Been looking at your guitars on myspace, and they are absolutly amazing, very impressive.

Your right about the adictiveness. I haven't started making it yet and i'm boring the mrs with my plans.

Got the oak, just waiting for the box that i bought from ebay to arrive.

juju, thanks for the feedback. You are building some very impressive instruments yourself. The woodburning is fun to and takes the emphasis off the finish which is not my strong suite. I haven't gotten around to doing any videos of my instruments; it really should. The big box has the best acoustic tone of all my instruments, but not with the current set of strings, DGBE (one octave down) it's pretty muddy, will go back to GDAD again or maybe another experimental set of strings and tuning. The big box has guitarstyle bracing under the top, had to add an extra brace because the top started sinking. Doug

Good news Juju! Spoke to the wood guy today, he should be back at work in under 2 weeks - took part of his hand off with the back of the bandsaw blade but its not too bad. Still though... Ouch! Soon as I get that wood Il send you some pics... Im itching to get a fretboard machined up for a 'keeper' im gonna build :o)
Take care bud
B

Yeah, all good here mate. You? Keeping busy obviously! I cant find anyone else with sensible chunks of lacewood either mate, but Il go have a look at my lump and price it - it wont be a lot of money though :o) If you fancy some, give me an idea of size and Il work something out with you.
All the best B

Hey Juju, just posted that sketch of the pickup blade conversion you sent me a while ago on a forum ( http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/mounting-magnetic-pickup-under ) - I hope you dont mind!! Its an idea I keep coming back to so only seems right to pass it on!
All the best
B

Just stopping by again to take a listen, and look at more of you photos. Enjoying all of it. Gloria

Oh boy. You do some veeery nice work. Stunning!

Thanks for your comment, I'm already enjoying and learning from this site. You certainly have some beautiful instruments! Have a musical day, Gloria

whats up my friend across the drink Hope every thing is going your way when I was in the navy we went to plymonth England where the lascys loved us but the mates didn't think mush of us yanks one of our ship mates got in a fight with some mate over turning his glass upside dowm on the bar some thing about pissing on the king or qwean or somthing all I reamber is that two police came in the bar and whoped every bodys ass then asked who stared it thay were some kind of tuff all thay had was some night sticks no gun You wont see that over here thay might come in shotting but not like thay did over there got to give them some respect for that well that my sea story Hay how for off the freat board should I set my strings plan to play slide and coards also did you use phone wire to do your wiring also did you brace of all the corners in you box or shude I brace it it seems fairly strong but don"t know what it will sound like THANKS again juju your friend FREDDY

thanks ju ju your music helps me in good times too.your music is pure and that is what makes it great bro.cause it is real.thanks bro talk to ya later.

ju ju you must do a rat rod cbg,you can say the cajun made you do it if you like. i,m drowning my sorrows over my nephews tragic death and yer music helps me to try and understand how it came about. its because of yer great emotion on yer playing that i can understand better. thanks fer your tunes brother, you are a man among men in this here world that we live in. your music is truly great weather you realize it or not. it helps to heal me. thanks bro.

looks good t'me man :)

Hi, Julian! Yep, it's me over here at last. I'm poking about for tips on fiddles and upright bass. A few summer projects now that days are longer and teaching is over for the year.
I love to visit your page and hear you playing. When are we going to see a new instrument?

Hey Juju.. cheers mate! Narrrh I'm no performer yet... I've been a drummer forever so it's a pretty big transition to the front of the stage! That song is the first I've ever sung on so yeahh... will see how things pan out !! Glad you like it though!

Hey mate thanks for the comments! Yep it definately won't be my last one.. It was pretty rough but now I've got some idea on how to make them! Slowly getting more and more tools together too so let's see how the next one turns out!! Cheers - Steve

WHATS UP JUJU hope lifes good for you guestion ,does the bridge have to be made out of two differant woods on yours it looks like ebany and cherry or some thing also what strings do you use O by the way I love the song cranked up blues I sure wish I could play like that maybe I will one day but first got to finish my cbg I cant stop finding thing I wont to do to it. I must have it bad every time my wife goes of on what I need to do around the house I find myselff thinking about how I can crank up the volume on this amp I'm going to put behind this bad ass CBG I'm building I have to whate till she goes to bed before I can work on it I think I mite through her out damm shure can'j through out my guitar Thanks again my friend FREDDY