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Hello all From Upstate South Carolina

Started by Michael Laymance. Last reply by Michael Laymance Oct 7, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes

My name is Michael.A couple years ago, I built my first Cigar box guitar. 3 string fretless slider.My son in Kansas now has possession of it.Recently I decided to start building more, so I built the…Continue

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Started by Ernest Mathews Feb 17, 2021. 0 Replies 1 Like

Hello I have been in the antique restoration business for 40 years. I’m semi-retired now and have built a couple cigar box guitars, electric guitars and repaired a lot of guitars. So for a change…Continue

Hai! My name is Tierra!

Started by Tierra. Last reply by Ted Crocker Feb 2, 2021. 1 Reply 1 Like

Thankyou for the add from Seattle!! I want to make a cello! A light one! Light as possible. I've never played cello. And I've never built an instrument . :,D Any resources are warmly welcome. I'm…Continue

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Comment by Mickey Ray Parker on September 15, 2015 at 8:08pm: Hi everyone,

I'm Mickey, and I am from Arizona. I've been building CBG's for about a year now, and it is safe to say it has become a full blown obsession. Looking forward to learning from people here!

Comment by Mickey Ray Parker on September 15, 2015 at 8:08pm: Hi everyone,

I'm Mickey, and I am from Arizona. I've been building CBG's for about a year now, and it is safe to say it has become a full blown obsession. Looking forward to learning from people here!

Comment by Dennis Danner on March 8, 2015 at 8:14pm: Hey there everyone! Happy to have found this group. It looks like it will be very worthwhile to me. I am a ukulele "enthusiast" and have been playing for just shy of 3 years. I began building not too long ago and have built two tenor ukes, and more recently a solid-bodied U-Bass and nearly have the second one complete. I've been wanting to jump into building Cigar Box ukes and have just today started what will be my third ukulele Bass and unless things change during construction (been known to happen!) it should be my first cigar box instrument. I am a retired wildlife biologist and wildlife sculptor and I live in Roanoke, VA. I hope anyone with short scale bass and especially ukulele basses with their fat, rubbery silicone or polyurethane strings will holler back at me and send a friend request or message. Happy to be here!

Comment by Ron on December 20, 2014 at 10:03pm: Hi y'all. I'm very new to all of this. I have re-discovered CBG and have been bitten. I hope to get to know, at least, a few of you here. I bought my very first box just today.

I'll be posting pics of my box and the build on instagram. @karmasonic1

Thanks for letting me play! Stay Primal!

Comment by Kevin Hamilton on November 24, 2014 at 2:30pm: Hi all. My name is Kevin. Most have seen me out in the CBG communities as HamBone. I Built my first CBG in 2010. I've been addicted since.

Comment by Andy Toms on September 24, 2014 at 2:16am: Hello my name is Andy, I am yet to start my first instrument build but have a wealth of electronics assembly and wiring experience, so I think I may make my first project a trick looking amplifier, maybe as one of my other hobbies is computer building then I shall make. It look like a PC, not finalised a plan as I have lots going on right now, but I will get there

Comment by Ole Christensen on September 15, 2014 at 1:40pm: Hi all

My name is Ole and according to the member map, I'm the first one in Denmark :-)
I just started playing guitar 2 years ago and 2-3 months ago I got my first 3 string CBG. Now I have expanded to 3 CBG's so I can play along with friends visiting.

I have not build my own guitars yet, but maybe in the future. For now I'm just trying to learn to play and I'm having fun doing it :-)

/Ole

Comment by Gary Nichols on August 12, 2014 at 10:08am: Hello,
My name is Gary. I just started making Strumstick instruments and having a bunch of fun with them. I am on my fifth build right now.
I am a conventional machinist by trade so I am able to use my experience in the shop to build a quality nice sounding instruments. I am very interested in seeing what other folks are making.
Thank you!

Comment by james taze bennett on March 6, 2014 at 8:14am: Hello Dan, James here. Sounds like you have the will to try something and i feel sure you will do fine. Welcome.

Comment by Dan Mullen on March 6, 2014 at 4:02am: Hello ever one I'm Dan. I have recently started on my 1st (well... 1st five) cigar box guitars. I have no idea how to play so this should be quiet the learning experience. I made some Kalimba's for my daughters and wife for Christmas and they turned out great, so maybe with a bit more effort these will also.

Dan