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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bubby on August 09, 2013, 07:48:36 pm

Title: gigar box guitar
Post by: bubby 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(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/trade%20bow%202013/101_4319_zps12a2b655.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/trade%20bow%202013/101_4319_zps12a2b655.jpg.html)(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/trade%20bow%202013/101_4321_zps748837be.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/trade%20bow%202013/101_4321_zps748837be.jpg.html)(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/trade%20bow%202013/101_4322_zpsa64e1efc.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/trade%20bow%202013/101_4322_zpsa64e1efc.jpg.html)(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/trade%20bow%202013/101_4320_zpse75023f3.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/trade%20bow%202013/101_4320_zpse75023f3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 09, 2013, 09:01:54 pm

Sweet work bubbly. Very cool project.

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: toomanyknots on August 09, 2013, 09:30:02 pm

Wow, thats is just sweet. So you can plug that guy in? Nice.

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: jeffhalfrack on August 09, 2013, 09:48:19 pm

SWEEEEEET!!!!  Finally!!  I've  been  building these  forever  aint  it  great???  good job  JeffW

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: koan 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..

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 10, 2013, 02:00:43 am

Smokin'!

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: stickbender 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

                                                            Wayne

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: chamookman on August 10, 2013, 05:07:02 am

KOOL ! Bob

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bubby 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

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: koan 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?

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: Olanigw (Pekane) 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.

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: Pappy on August 12, 2013, 08:57:44 am

Now that is cool as heck. :)
  Pappy

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: skyarrow on August 12, 2013, 12:13:17 pm

Great job you should make ukuleles also ;)

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bubby 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

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: Gus on August 12, 2013, 05:37:20 pm

Dang but That Is Cool...

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

-gus

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bowtarist on August 13, 2013, 01:25:57 pm

I have a buddy who makes cigar box ukes he also sells kits to cigar box ukes. Mainland ukes. Pretty cool Bubby! dp

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: zenmonkeyman on February 16, 2014, 10:15:37 pm

Beautiful work! It's funny that, just like wood bows, once you see one you immediately formulate a plan to make one yourself haha.

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bubby on February 16, 2014, 11:17:59 pm

I know what you mean, I'm in the process of acquiring a scoop shovel as we speak ::) :laugh:

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: paoliguy on February 17, 2014, 01:21:53 pm

That is very cool. The cookie tin banjo got me started thinking, now this. I have to do it now. Then something to make a resonator ...

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: IdahoMatt on February 17, 2014, 10:35:42 pm

Nicely done Bub.  Looks like a singer. 

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: IdahoMatt on February 17, 2014, 10:38:34 pm

One thing you could do on you next one that I have wanted to try is just fret the cowboy cords.  The fist five.  Everything else bare.  If you needed held figuring spacing just give me a shout.  I miss luthiery sometimes. 

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bubby on February 17, 2014, 10:56:54 pm

thank's Matt on the next one I just might ;)

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: The Gopher on February 19, 2014, 10:25:45 am

I like it. I've made one before too, i don't even know how to play guitar but it seemed like a fun project...it was.

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b194/MN_Littles/100_7058.jpg) (http://s19.photobucket.com/user/MN_Littles/media/100_7058.jpg.html)

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 19, 2014, 11:24:53 am

Cohibas?  Now you are just showing off!

Hey Bubby....snow shovel bass and a folding Army shovel uke, too?

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bubby on February 19, 2014, 02:24:00 pm

yeah, yeah JW, like I don't have enough stuff to build, hubcap guitar, snow shovel slide, and now a folding army shovel uke, enough already :laugh:

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: koan on February 19, 2014, 05:39:16 pm

I've collected all the parts to make one but still aint started yet... My honey got me a chrome bedpan(yes un-used Jdub) :o..tryin to figure out a good resonater for it, maybe a pie tin??

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bubby on February 19, 2014, 06:18:05 pm

koan go on youtube and do a search if you want to build a cone I think you want it more rounded thru the bottom, for $15 you can get a nice pickup at c b gitty online, find an old amp at a yard sale and your set, bed pan guitar sounds pretty bad a$$ to me ;)

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: bretto on February 19, 2014, 06:23:01 pm

Now go on youtube and look up shipwreck Steve videos and learn how to play it. LOL

Very nice buy the way.

bretto

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: koan on February 19, 2014, 06:38:51 pm

Thanks Bub... Shipwreck Steve is awesome!.. My brother-in-law has a music store.. I got spare parts, lol

Title: Re: gigar box guitar
Post by: The Gopher on February 20, 2014, 09:03:49 am

Unfortunately i didn't get to smoke them JW :(

Mine is fretted with inlayed finish nails. I've been meaning to make a nice antler bridge instead of the piece of dowel that is there now, i better get on it.