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At 2:55am on June 3, 2009, Paul Doug said…: Thanks for the comment on my picture of Kokopelli sound hole. Means a lot coming from someone of your building ability.

At 5:42pm on May 29, 2009, bairfoot cajun said…: rodney i posted a video of that indian tabac 3-string slide guit if you would like to see it.gots a few tricks in the tune like blend with the knob and some palm muting to show versatility.

At 8:10am on May 14, 2009, Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) said…: Rodney,
Thanks for your kind comment on my video. I'm pleased that you enjoyed it.
K

At 1:22pm on May 12, 2009, JUJU said…: Hey Rodney
Yes sometime you wish you wish you never started things hey lol!! - thing is though is to keep at it , i know hwen i first started my #1 pup i had loads of trouble , with the wire - kept snapping on the start up of the lathe must have tried a dozen times and was ready to give it up as a bad job , once i got a feel for the tension on the wire i was away , my second pup went smooth as hell , but it's a lot of messing about on the lathe so now i'm on with the pickup winder !
you sure made a good job of yours for all the stress it caused you , it's much better to be able to build your own pups than using peizos or six sring pups , i'm hoping the more i make the easier they will get ??
Thanks for the reply mate
keep well
juju.

At 10:17pm on May 10, 2009, JUJU said…: hi Rodney
thanks for the comments on my tunes glad you like them
i also like to dry clamp and pin/peg both the headstock and fretboard prior to the glue-up it saves disapointment , nothing worst than spending time making somthing then it all goes wrong when you encounter Glue slippage , i even pinned the laminated neck laminates on the Reso build ,turned out spot on .
thanks for the reply hope you have a good week
regards
juju.

At 2:36pm on May 3, 2009, Larry McPheeters said…: How long have you been building?

At 1:47pm on April 29, 2009, Paul Doug said…: Rodney, thanks for the nice comments on my guitar. This is a great hobby. Wish I knew how to play them, have to leave that to my kids.

At 2:34pm on March 20, 2009, Old Lowe said…: Thanks for the comments bud!
Yes thats why I put some lights in there I mostly play around campfires and stuff.

At 1:07pm on March 19, 2009, Low Budget Luthier said…: actually rodney...i am the shrink....ha!

At 4:19pm on March 6, 2009, Jim Mitchell said…: Hey Man - thanks for the comments on the shower drain reso... It's not the real deal but it does sound pretty cool. I don't have enough builds to tell you if it is the way to go yet. But I am very interested in these. I found some small cake pans (4") at a craft store I am going to try next. I plan on making a tray and installing them upside down. I'll keep you posted.... Unless of course someone else has been down that road and knows better. Thanks again your build is incredible. Did you wire the pickup?

At 4:36am on March 4, 2009, Cogdell boy (Robert J.) said…: Hey Rodney , Thanks for the info . I've also been trying to make one from scrach but cann't get the sound I want , as a matter of fact 'cann't get much sound at ALL. I think that going to be the way to go... Thanks again for the help.

At 8:18am on March 3, 2009, Roosterman said…: Them tidy builds my friend! Jus like everyone else I guess, Im thinkin I NEED one of dem Don Tomas amps...

At 12:55pm on March 2, 2009, JUJU said…: Hi Rodney
Thanks for the kind words regarding my builds - you have some very nice builds yourself and i love the fact your making your own pickups , theres nothing finer than building a guitar and adding your own pickup , i'm just starting to build a pickup winder as i intend never to buy another pickup lol!!
i started building a year ago just , but only managed to build four CBG's oh and the mini model reso so that makes it 4 & 1/4 - like your amp aswell thats one thing i do need to try building , think they look cool with the same box as the guitar and a matching stomp box would go down good aswell .. oh so many projects and so little time
Keep up the good work yourself

best regards
juju.

At 1:56am on March 2, 2009, Cogdell boy (Robert J.) said…: Great workmanship - Sounds good too.Was you playing it though that CGB amp ?

At 8:00am on March 1, 2009, jasus said…: real nice amp...cool cbg builds too....

At 12:27pm on February 20, 2009, bairfoot cajun said…: hey brother i,m a new guy too, i have only found out about cigarbox guitars in novenber of last year. i jumped in with both feet and been amazed at the kinda work people are doing here. i been building guitars since 1991 but did not build over 25 or 30 cause they were so time-consuming,but cigarbox guitars build faster and are really cool to me.so with that said i always like to encourage and compliment people that deserve it because a positive attitude is always helpful to most folks.

At 2:01pm on February 12, 2009, Jim Mitchell said…: Hey Rodney I am going to check out that video... What is in the center of the neck block? Is there someplace that shows more of the details? What do you think about using flashing, have you tried that (might be too thin). Like your stuff man... Thanks for the comments - Take care