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Arnold Kelly
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String question
Started this discussion. Last reply by billy freedom Jun 28, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Got all my parts together to build my first CBG and I have a question about the strings before I start. Which strings in the set should I use for building a three stringer?
Interesting source for tools
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mortimer Mudbutt Jun 27, 2010. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Just thought I'd a share a unique online source for tools and other goodies. If you have a limited budget and need tools, check out American Science and Surplus: …Continue
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- Welcome to the Clubhouse! How did you hear about us?
- Heard about this group on Cigar Box Nation.
- What instruments are you building or playing?
- Gathering the parts to build my first cigar box guitar.
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CBG Noise
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Arnold Kelly's Blog
Cigar Box Ukulele
Posted on May 14, 2011 at 4:30pm 6 Comments 1 Like
Trying to build my first cigar box ukulele. So far I've already been having a problem doing a scarf joint so I could have an angled head. Don't have any power tools, so I need to come up with a better way to cut straight lines. Here's what it looks like glued up:
Gonna need a lot of filling and/or sanding to get it level. :(
Here is…
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Posted on March 13, 2011 at 5:57pm 5 Comments 1 Like
Built my first Diddley Bo on Friday. It has become my NEW favorite musical instrument! Gonna start building more of them, I think. Great way t oget rid of any odd guitar strings you have laying around. :)
Drillbit slipped, so the tuner is slightly to one side. But it still works just fine.
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Posted on March 5, 2011 at 6:37pm 2 Comments 1 Like
Went to my local discount cigarette outlet to look at buying "a couple" cigar boxes to build with. When I discovered they were only $1 a piece and it was "buy 3 get 2 free"...Let's just say that plan went out the window. LOL! Here's what I got:
These three are actually METAL! I've never seen metal cigar boxes before, so I definitely had to grab them.…
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