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Offline bubby

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gigar box guitar
« on: August 09, 2013, 07:48:36 pm »
this is the cigar box guitar I've been building for my oldest Jason, just have to find my soldering gun and solder the wires on the jack, it's fretless meant mostly for slide work , I want to thank halfeye foe the cigar box, thank's Rich, the neck is black walnut finished with tung oil and paste wax, sounds pretty good to gonna make a few more I think, bub
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2013, 09:01:54 pm »
Sweet work bubbly. Very cool project.
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Offline toomanyknots

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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2013, 09:30:02 pm »
Wow, thats is just sweet. So you can plug that guy in? Nice.
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Offline jeffhalfrack

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2013, 09:48:19 pm »
SWEEEEEET!!!!  Finally!!  I've  been  building these  forever  aint  it  great???  good job  JeffW
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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2013, 10:08:58 pm »
Thats sweet!! Finally got all the parts to start mine... Got a chrome bedpan to, lol. Tryin to figure out some kinda pie tin resonator..
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2013, 02:00:43 am »
Smokin'!
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Offline stickbender

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2013, 02:11:52 am »

     They were actually quite popular in the mid to late thirties, and early forties.  Then a resurgence came around, and they were electrified, and are still used by some artist today.
My Buddy's Grand Son, made one for show and tell.  I had an old busted ovation type guitar, I had thought about fixing, but I gave it to him, and he used the neck and tuning keys from it.
They actually make a pretty neat blues instrument. ;) 8)  Nice job.  Now lets hear some Muddy blues. ;) 8) 8) ;D

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« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2013, 05:07:02 am »
KOOL ! Bob
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Offline bubby

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2013, 06:03:28 am »
thanks guys, yea tmk you can plug it in, I used a stick pieizo in the bridge
heck jeff if i'd a known I could have picked you brain
have fun koan, they are pretty simple to build unless you want to cut in frets and such
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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2013, 08:22:29 am »
Im goin slide all the way  ;)... Then i gotta find some one to teach me to play it, lol... Have you checked out Cigar box nation?
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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2013, 09:49:24 am »
hm... I see a cigar box banjo in my future.  That would be old timey in the extreme.
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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2013, 08:57:44 am »
Now that is cool as heck. :)
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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2013, 12:13:17 pm »
Great job you should make ukuleles also ;)
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Offline bubby

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2013, 03:44:38 pm »
thank's guys, never heard of cigar box nation but thank's i'll check it out
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Offline Gus

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Re: gigar box guitar
« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2013, 05:37:20 pm »
Dang but That Is Cool...

I see a Fretless Cigar Box Bass in my future...  :)

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