A few of my latest cigar box guitars..with a quick rundown on my approach to building them..and a few pointers on how to play (that comes in at about 10 minutes in, taking you thru' the basics of simple walking bass and blues progression.
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Yaeh, Mr Wolf. LOL. Lex was a "GREENhorn" re Kryptonite (ouch!!), but sure learned fast :)
Lex Luthier? Was he the dude played a kryptonite telecaster?
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I only know that Lex Luthier was Superman's main enemy. Can I join the coversation? LOL
hey eK, I disagreed with what u said, thats all. Im not looking for a feud. I dont consider myself a luthier neither, although I did tell the government thats one of the things I do one my last tax form..
but regardless, luthiery is what we do whether we profesional or trained or otherwise
Ive been fortunate enough to sell a lot of my builds, people like em and they want them. I dont go to the lumberyard and specify mahog or rosewood or anything, I use recycled lumber from demolitions and packaging. and it works for me.
I also believe that working with 'found objects' and recycling is the absolute core of what this movement is about. If you refer to your original argument that i disagreed with you might see what i mean, because I think you have backtracked rather hastily when you say 'I'm sure stradivarius worked with whatever he could get" -- he didnt btw, all the Cremona guys had real strict standards with their materials. Now theres nothing wrong with going and hunting down specific materials to make your instrument. But if your gonna do that why stick em on a cigar box?? Make a real instrument for goodness sake, this is packaging not a spruce soundboard.
good luck to ya man
Hey guys...it's all good to be discussing this stuff. I think in the past when people have seen CBGs appearing in commercial shops and it looking like a 'production line' process, it can look like the spirit of the thing has been compromised.
I make no bones about it, making guitars puts bread on the table for me and my family, and the levels of expectation from potential customers can be pretty high, so I try and make sure my guitars are as good as I can make them in terms of playability and finish. I've been inspired by people like Shane and Ted who seem that have combined a creative vision and a 'can-do' spirit...and seemingly more energy than I can sometimes muster.
At the previous Boxstock events I've been absolutely knocked out by the guitars people bring along, by their enthusiasm, inventiveness and craftsmanship. Whether it's a simple first-time effort, a refined piece of art or just something that's madder than I could have imagined...it's always refreshing and uplifting to see what this movement is stirring up in people.
As for being a luthier..when I've built my first lute I might use the term....until then, I make and fix guitars
my point was there is a lot more to a build than the materials..
theres magic you put in em..
and some builders got more than others..
great stuff
*like* im another proud dumpster diver..
Despite having made nearly 400 guitars, I'd hardly say I had a luthier's approach. Until the moment it's strung up and plugged in, there's no knowing what it's really going to sound like..and that's where the enjoyment lies. You ought to see me carefully selecting materials from pretty much every skip I walk past...there's still a huge element of serendipity even in the most refined-looking of builds.
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