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. :(
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ContinueAdded by Arnold Kelly on May 14, 2011 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments
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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ContinueAdded by Arnold Kelly on March 13, 2011 at 5:57pm — 5 Comments
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.…
ContinueAdded by Arnold Kelly on March 5, 2011 at 6:37pm — 2 Comments
Here's my newest cbg, which I've named "Three Stringer Death Punch". Those of you familiar with current bands will get the joke. ;)
Still needs the rest of the hardware attached and strung up. I'm hoping it plays well, even though it's a paperboard box. Don't know if I wanna put electronics in it or not. May play with it for awhile…
ContinueAdded by Arnold Kelly on February 26, 2011 at 8:57pm — 7 Comments
I was happy with how my very first CBG turned out...but I wasn't SATISFIED with it. Well NOW I am! Only did a few "tweaks" to it, but it turned out AMAZING, IMHO. I removed the electric guitar strings and part extra light acoustic strings, which sound MUCH better. Before installing the strings, I glued up the two outer string holes and re-drilled them, making them more "spread out".
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ContinueAdded by Arnold Kelly on February 13, 2011 at 9:44pm — 10 Comments
It's done! I finally got off my lazy butt and finished my first cigar box guitar. Check it out:
Now it's time to start thinking about the next one. Got a red Punch box that I think I want to use for my first "electrified" cbg. :)
Added by Arnold Kelly on January 25, 2011 at 10:00pm — 10 Comments
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