Darla with one of my recent projects. Credit to my friend John for the graphics.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Slowhound-Cigar-Box-Guitars/468790693183270

Very cool wharf, good shots

Darla with one of my recent projects. Credit to my friend John for the graphics.

Great photo!

Very cool wharf, good shots

She's been a great spokesmodel. Cheap too. Belly rubs and biscuits is all it cost me.

Great photo!

Darla and her pups were rescued by Mr and Mrs WharfRat. You may remember them from the adoption days!

You should HEAR the guitars WharfRat is creating! The sound is awesome!

Is that like what the guy in Dinner for Shmucks did with the mice or is the dog still alive?

Another Fuente build with gold and brass trimmings. Lazy dog approved as always.

Another Fuente build with gold and brass trimmings. Lazy dog approved as always.

:larry::larry:

Wifes first build. One of the best sounding I've heard sor far. This guitar has not yet been lazy dog approved but it shouldn't be an issue.

2 of 5 Christmas builds completed last night.

wharf rat, they look great, nice builds.

Just finished this morning. #3 of 5 Christmas builds.

Wharf Rat, can definitely see the evolution and progression through your builds. Very very nice.

Wharf Rat, can definitely see the evolution and progression through your builds. Very very nice.

Thank you sir. It's an addictive hobby.
I've been searching for a sound and with each build I get a little closer. After the Christmas builds are done I'll be starting another one for myself.

#'s 4 and 5 of the Christmas builds. The one on the right is ready to assemble.

I love this guys playing and his builds.

All roun' me shine on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/32414138)

#4 completed.

wharf rat, here is our literal 4 day primitive 3CBG build. I have noticed many flaws comparing it to your work. We didn't carve a notch out of the neck to bring the neck up level with the top of the cigar box, messed up on the nut and bridge / saddle placement, didn't glue either down, held in by string tension. I noticed on your last build how you positioned and tuned the direction of the strings, that was brilliant. Used two 1 inch and a quarter sound holes, guitar projected pretty well for totally acoustic. Guitar stays in tune relatively well in G-D-G. String action is too high, and a little buzz on the middle string. Slide sounds good trying to press and play individual notes was pretty hard. Thanks again for all you tips and info you supplied us. Hope the pictures i am trying to attach come out ok.

You've done well grasshopper but your journey has only just begun. I bet you're already planning your next one and looking at things around you thinking "hey, that might work". Don't be alarmed as it's just some symptoms of your new fever.

Any flaws you desribed will work themselves out over future builds. I wouldn't even call them flaws but learning curves. The pic below should help with your string buzzing. It's just a simple alternative to string trees. Just make sure the hooks are rated for 20 or more pounds. Don't worry about glueing the bridge or nut down. The string tension is all you should need for that.

Anyway, I give you many props for being part of your sons project. It's a fine build that you did together and nothing beats that.

:buddies:

#5 of 5 Christmas builds. I want to keep this one so bad but I already promised it to somebody else.
Hope everybody has a great holiday.
:buddies:

#5 of 5 Christmas builds. I want to keep this one so bad but I already promised it to somebody else.
Hope everybody has a great holiday.
:buddies:

wharf rat as always great build very nice work, and am just starting to get a sense of how much work and the time involved you put in to each one.. Just learned accidently my SIL bought me a $50.. gift cert at cbgitty for Christmas, so my second build will be coming up soon.
Hope you and yours have great holidays and i am sure i will be asking you some questions on the 2nd build, and picking your brain some. Thanks again for all the info. on the first build you were a great help. :buddies:

Thank you sir.

I hate to let it go but it's for a neighbor so I'll get to see and play it. If you see that style of Punch box, grab it. They sound great.

Hey, lucky you. $50 in Gitty bucks. Nice!

Anytime with the help. I have someone who lets me pick their brain and I"m still doing it.

Been working on a 4 string over the last few months for myself. With the Christmas builds done, I can concentrate on it and playing a bit more.

Magnetic pickups are next.

A gift to myself.
Fretted 4 string with magnetic pickup and volume control.
Finished on Christmas day.

wharf rat great build, i bet there will be a big difference between the piezo pu, and the magnetic pu. Looks beautiful. Like i had mentioned before S.I.L. gave me a $50.00 gift certificate from cbgitty for Christmas, also got a base model cbgitty cbg guitar build kit,, came with a Romeo and Julieta cigar box. Meanwhile sonster and i were at a friends house today, and were telling him about the cigar box build. He says oh i have an old cigar box around here you can have, and brings out the mother of all cigar boxes i have seen yet. A Macanudo Cabinet Selection 2000 box, it is beautiful and measures 12.5 inchches by 10 inches by 4 inches deep. I definitely want to get a lot more experience before i even think about working on that one.

That's a coveted box in the CBG world you have there. Looking forward to seeing your builds. That kit should spell it out pretty well.

I'm in a whole new place with this last one. Total control of my sound. The peizos have their place but mags are it.
This one's a Harrison Art Deco.

The way a friend puts it: "A Harrison pickup sounds like it was wrapped in oilskin and buried at the crossroads at midnight during a full moon, sometime around 1938, then dug up by an old hounddog and dumped in your git... in other words, it sounds purty darn good."

I couldn't agree more.


I recycled today and saved a slide.

A gift to myself.
Fretted 4 string with magnetic pickup and volume control.
Finished on Christmas day.

wharf rat, looking at your 4 string cbg son, and i had a question. We were under the impression you glued the neck to the bottom of the cigar box lid. Not sure how you mounted the pickup. went to
Items For Sale: Hand Wound Guitar Pickups, Custom Made Guitar Pickups (http://www.harrisonguitarpickups.com/items_for_sale.htm)

and looked at the pickup and not sure how it mounts between the bottom of the box lid with ehe neck being glued on to the bottom of the lid. I like the way you adjusted the string tree on the 4 string vs the way you do it on your 3 stringers.

Notice the notch?
I don't glue the neck to the lid anymore. My first few I did but this is one of those no rules thing. More important for the acoustic side of things but in general I feel it kills the sound.
I'll glue it where it runs through the top and bottom of the box on the sides. The back of the 4 string neck was glued to the bottom of the box but it just worked out that I could do it like that.
Actually, I don't even like the lid touching the neck except at the very top and bottom where it enters and or exits. I use corner and side blocks to secure the lid.
The curvy pieces you see were already in the box. Cigar dividers.

You're most likely doing a neck through. The second pic is what you want along with a notch for the pup.
Notice in the 3rd pic the small gap between the neck and lid. That's what I prefer.
With all that said, I've played plenty of glued neck to lids that sound great in their own way.
No Rules. That's what I love about this stuff.

Back to the basics. A simple weekend build.
Haven't had time for much of anything lately.
Slow Hound herself (Darla) is not doing well (neck injury) so we kept things quiet this weekend. While the wife kept things calm I kept myself busy outside with this.

Something a little different. 3 string electric Jack Daniels tin. Double piezo under the bridge, straight wired. Just finished this morning.

Back to the basics. A simple weekend build.
Haven't had time for much of anything lately.
Slow Hound herself (Darla) is not doing well (neck injury) so we kept things quiet this weekend. While the wife kept things calm I kept myself busy outside with this.

Nice work, WharfRat. Hope everything is ok with Darla.

Nice work, WharfRat. Hope everything is ok with Darla.

Thanks. She seems much better the last few days. I'll fill you in next time I see you at the store.

wharf rat, as always great looking guitars, nice work. How is Darla doing??

wharf rat, as always great looking guitars, nice work. How is Darla doing??

She's much better today, Still have to keep her away from the others as she's not suppose to rough it up much. Not sure what happend but it's definitely her neck. She was in a lot of pain last week and just not herself. Been on meds for the last week and they, along with keeping her away from the others seems to have helped, . Hoping it's nothing permanent but only time will tell.

Silver and Gold.

Was ask by a local business to build one but I couldn't decide what color hardware looked better so now they'll have a choice (or they'll want both:whistle:).

The silver toned one has a bolt on neck and both have newly configured internal pickups. The tones just keep getting better and better.

One or both may have protective corners added later, but for now I'm against it.

wharf rat, like them both great builds sir. How is Darla doing?

wharf rat, like them both great builds sir. How is Darla doing?

She's doing pretty well. Back to her old self for sure.
Hope to get her posing again in the next day or so.

Here's Darla and her friend Lilly. Bella makes an appearence at the end. Simple 3 string with a piezo pickup.

Lazy Days - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4SD_OwAHT4)


Me in the shed just noodling on my 4 string with a magnetic pickup.
At or around the 1:10 mark you may need to adjust your volume up a little bit.

Shed sounds 2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htESsFMFCFY)

Been sidelined from any hobbies lately. Started the Cohiba 3 months ago and was finally able to get her finished up. While waiting for things to dry I went ahead and built another one.
The Cohiba is fretted with a piezo pickup. The Lil Mojo is a fretless acoustic.

Cigar box dulcimer I made for my wife. Black walnut neck with a poplar fretboard and internal piezo pickup.

As always wharf rat great job, really looks good.

As always wharf rat great job, really looks good.

Thanks RPM. Hope all is well on your end. Check it out. Lilly's next to me and Darla makes an appearence at the very end. Another Lazy Day - Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Rmas4frpg)

Also have this old build that I converted to a dulcimer. Dulci-Pimped Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBLRr6ReAX8)

Started a few more yesterday for Christmas presents.

More easy listening cigar box guitar. Bella's one of the puppies from the beagle mix we found at the dump back in 2006.

Bedtime for Bella... Easy listening Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cxIKWxkRBM)

What a great sounding instrument - love it!

What a great sounding instrument - love it!

Thanks. It's my favorite build so far. A Frankenstein experiment that turned out really well. Been putting what I learned with this one into my current projects.

Thanks RPM. Hope all is well on your end. Check it out. Lilly's next to me and Darla makes an appearence at the very end. Another Lazy Day - Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Rmas4frpg)

Also have this old build that I converted to a dulcimer. Dulci-Pimped Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBLRr6ReAX8)

Started a few more yesterday for Christmas presents.

wharf rat, things are going good here. Glad to hear that you are feeling better.
Son has informed me he wants to build a diddley bo. I turned him onto this link and it sparked his interest. The guy in the video is a historian and a hell of a good blues musician and singer. Sonster wants to do this over Thanksgiving break from school, sounds like it should be fun. Towards the end of this video, the guy also does some playing on a 3 string CBG. His name is Scott Ainslie.

Scott Ainslie plays cigar box guitar at the Ships of the Sea Museum - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tys6dmEMyRk&feature=related)

wharf rat, things are going good here. Glad to hear that you are feeling better.
Son has informed me he wants to build a diddley bo. I turned him onto this link and it sparked his interest. The guy in the video is a historian and a hell of a good blues musician and singer. Sonster wants to do this over Thanksgiving break from school, sounds like it should be fun. Towards the end of this video, the guy also does some playing on a 3 string CBG. His name is Scott Ainslie.

Scott Ainslie plays cigar box guitar at the Ships of the Sea Museum - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tys6dmEMyRk&feature=related)

Sweet!! Mr. Ainslie sounds pretty cool. Bo's are so much fun and really straight forward to build.
I have those same two boxes if sonster wants them. Up to my knees in boxes of all sorts. Have the black one without the red "New Size" on it too. Trimmed with gold hardware they usually look and sound really good.
Let me know.

Cigar box dulcimer #3.
25 inch scale, red oak neck/heel, poplar fretboard, internal piezo pickup with gold trimmings.

Dulcimer #4 and a simple/stressed acoustic 3 string.

wharf rat, as always beautiful work sir, they all look great. Good Job

wharf rat, as always beautiful work sir, they all look great. Good Job

Thank you sir. Actually received this box from frequentflier. It was a little prettier before I got a hold of it.

Time to start playing again.

Installed an Elmar Flat Pickup on my Jack tin build today.

Saturday night, house to myself, just playing for me and the dogs.


Tramp Stroll - 3 String Jack Tin Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f2eO0OG0HI)

wharf rat, love the sound of your music, great video. Like the sound of your slide, wish i could play half as good as you do.

:buddies: WoW! N-I-C-E!

Installed an Elmar Flat Pickup on my Jack tin build today.
Wow! Nice. Do you sell them?

RPM- Trust me, if I can do it anyone can. Thanks for the kind words.

Flier- Thank you much. Sorry I haven't been very social at the store lately. Don't think I need to explain.

huntr1- Glad you liked it. Yes, I do.

Something a little darker sounding. 3 string with a mag pup.

Coster Swamp Blues - Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnb7DjM1Cw)

Paul playing a 4 string cigar box guitar at the 12-12-12 show had me floored.
Guitar was built by Matty Baratto out of California. From what I understand, he had no idea Paul was going to use it.
Matty had a spike in orders today.

I thought i noticed that too from another photo of PM from the side though, so i wasn't quite positive.

Can't say I was blown away with the sound of it all, but Paul seemed to be getting down with it in a comfortable way.

Johnny Depp gave the Reso-fiddle and amp to him as a gift.

Hope everybody had a great Christmas.

Cold Saturday Night- 3 String Jack Tin Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tNgzkGpDYY)

I have always wanted to say that the instruments you build are beautiful. I was not familiar with your craft, until I saw your threads here. Very nice.

I have always wanted to say that the instruments you build are beautiful. I was not familiar with your craft, until I saw your threads here. Very nice.

Thank you. I very much appreciate the positive feedback.

Another improv piece with the same feel. I was stuck in this mood for about an hour that night and just ran with it.

Cold Saturday Night III - Fretless 3 String Jack Tin Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds5Xa3hdFtw)

Thank you. I very much appreciate the positive feedback.

Another improv piece with the same feel. I was stuck in this mood for about an hour that night and just ran with it.

Cold Saturday Night III - Fretless 3 String Jack Tin Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds5Xa3hdFtw)

Very soothing and calming music. Beautiful. So, is the reverberation built in to the instruments you make without electrical help? Amazing. Thank you, I am a music nut, but classical, however, I love your sound. Mozart is my man, with Bach and Haydn running close second. Do you really turn a cigar box, etc. into an instrument? I am in awe of you; I thought I was advanced creative because I learned to double crochet! :lol:

Very soothing and calming music. Beautiful. So, is the reverberation built in to the instruments you make without electrical help? Amazing. Thank you, I am a music nut, but classical, however, I love your sound. Mozart is my man, with Bach and Haydn running close second. Do you really turn a cigar box, etc. into an instrument? I am in awe of you; I thought I was advanced creative because I learned to double crochet! :lol:


The effects (reverb ect.) you're hearing is coming from the amplifier. Part of it's the slide technique too. Most of my guitars are electric. The acoustic quality of a cigar box can be disapointing to most people. Unless somebody just wants one to hang on the wall I almost always install some kind of electric pickup.

Not just limited to cigar boxes but that's usually where it starts.
I've built and seen instruments made from things like wine boxes, gas cans, dresser drawers, jewlry boxes, bird houses, computer towers, boat oars, hockey sticks, bike wheels, bed pan warmers, frying pans, soup pots, cookie tins, beer cans and so on. You're only limited to your imagination.

Sweet!! Mr. Ainslie sounds pretty cool. Bo's are so much fun and really straight forward to build.
I have those same two boxes if sonster wants them. Up to my knees in boxes of all sorts. Have the black one without the red "New Size" on it too. Trimmed with gold hardware they usually look and sound really good.
Let me know.

wharf rat, sonster is home for a few more weeks, would you be interested in doing a box swap for one of those,we have an extra Ashton VSG Torpedo box solid wood with metal hinges and clasps. Would also be good to finally get a chance to meet you if you are up for it. Both sosnster and i view you as a CBG guru type kinda guy. Ashton box is like the one in this video.

t0Pu1bxt4dY

wharf rat, sonster is home for a few more weeks, would you be interested in doing a box swap for one of those,we have an extra Ashton VSG Torpedo box solid wood with metal hinges and clasps. Would also be good to finally get a chance to meet you if you are up for it. Both sosnster and i view you as a CBG guru type kinda guy. Ashton box is like the one in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Pu1bxt4dY


watch?v=t0Pu1bxt4dY

I like Mikes's teaching style.

Keep that box. Flipped over, using the bottom as the soundboard, they look and sound great. Plus you can get your cigars out without having to take the strings off.

Boxes are yours. I'm in Prince Fredrick this saturday about noonish. Flexible with the time.

wharf rat, name the time and place and we will be there, looking forward to it sir. Sonster and i are both very much looking forward to meeting up with you finally. If you want to do us a real favor maybe you can bring one of your CBG's just so he can see one that you built vs. the one we built for his college class. Thanks Jim If you want to just pm the time and place sir.

I'll pm you tomorrow evening.

Thanks wr, looking forward to it and so is my sonster.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.
British guy, emulating me while playing a Mike Snowden CBG.

"SlowItDown A Little Bit More" on a CBG - Cigar Box Nation (http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/slowitdown-a-little-bit-more-on-a-cbg)

"SlowItDown Like SlowHound" on a CBG - Cigar Box Nation (http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/slowitdown-like-slowhound-on-a-cbg)

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.
British guy, emulating me while playing a Mike Snowden CBG.

"SlowItDown Like SlowHound" on a CBG - Cigar Box Nation (http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/slowitdown-like-slowhound-on-a-cbg)

You are famous! Cool! May I have your autograph, please!:smile:

Acoustic/electric, 22 inch scale, rod piezo pickup, burned vine position marker with silver hardware.

wrn nice build really like the wood burn design on the fret board very nice.

wrn nice build really like the wood burn design on the fret board very nice.

Thank you sir.
Do you have anything on the bench?

WR, yes still working on that dulcimer based on your 25 inch scale. Just curious what kind of saw do you use to cut your frets. I am debating between a coping saw and a back cut saw. Did try e-mailing you at your yahoo account, might not have gone through though.

I have a fret saw from Stewmac. Both of those saws should work fine though. Just test it on some scrap first.

Acoustic/electric, 22 inch scale, rod piezo pickup, burned vine position marker with silver hardware.

Nice, wharf rat!

Too cold and rainy for outside shots. Finished up this morning. Fretless 3 string short scale with an Elmar flat pickup. Another build already on the bench. Most likely to be a dulcimer.

Nice, wharf rat!

Thanks FF.

And the weather breaks.

A little down time with my girl Bella and the latest build.

Chill Time- Easy Listening Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrT7YUSGigM)

Bella is a lucky dog to have her own private concert. Very nice! Your music is very soothing. Thanks for sharing.

Bella is a lucky dog to have her own private concert. Very nice! Your music is very soothing. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you kindly. There's another 7 dogs just out of frame (mostly by the woodstove) but Bella usually gets the best seat in the house.

Thank you kindly. There's another 7 dogs just out of frame (mostly by the woodstove) but Bella usually gets the best seat in the house.

I totally love that! You have 8 children! Just kidding! My father loved classical music so much, that when I was a babe, he would lay on the couch, place me on his chest, and listen to classical music after work, and he played all the pieces on the piano. That is where I get my love of classical today, and I also play the piano. I have a true love of "good" music. I bet your pups could play, too. :lol:

Finished this morning. Fretless 3 string with a rod piezo pickup.

wharf rat as always outstanding work sir. The fretboard looks fantastic.

Thanks RPM. Friends of ours are getting this latest build for their game room.

An older build that I converted to a dulcimer.


Dulci-Pimped Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBLRr6ReAX8)

Short scale 3 stringer with a rod piezo pickup.

Sound clip of the latest build.

Another Saturday Night - Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj1pGltcTiQ)

wr, sounds great nice a nd soothing. Beautiful build.

Sound clip of the latest build.

Another Saturday Night - Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj1pGltcTiQ)

Very soothing and introspective.
Great music performed here !

Thanks for the kind words. Getting back to a playing mode again.
Want to hone my style a bit.

Fretless 4 string with an Elmar flat pickup. Built for a well known local musician.

Beautiful, like the way you did the headstock. Good Job sir.

Beautiful, like the way you did the headstock. Good Job sir.

Thanks. Not much room to work with. I'm not a big fan of 4 stringers but they certainly open things up a bit.

Fretless 3 string, 22 inch scale with a rod piezo pickup.

Quinn Bedore, 13, 8th grade on the cigar box guitar and Austin Lamb, 12, 7th grade on the washtub bass. This was their school science project. How cool!

Fretless 3 string, 22 inch scale with a rod piezo pickup.WR, very very nice love the fretboard.

Distressed 3 string. A quick, no thought, 2 hour build I did this last night (waited for stain to dry over night).
Recycled tuners from a broken Yamaha with a rod piezo pickup.
These are the most fun to build and play. Getting ready to go sit by the fire and play for the hounds.

Coolest builds I've seen in a long time.
I want a skateboard guitar.

4 string sound check.

Tired Pup Blues- Easy Listening Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NG8CKwHAa0&lc=91d9f7RUTSmACSQ1EdjUJjLpN5uS0qmRFOLhutvl1hs)

wharf rat, really impressed with the distressed PADRON, really nice.

Neat idea on the skate board 6 stringers, i have a couple of sonsters old skateboard bodies hanging in the garage and a disassembled Mexican Strat somewhere in the garage.

Thanks.
I may change the tuners on the Padron. The ones from the old Yamaha work, but they may be more far gone than I thought. Just can't see new ones on there though.

If you have a board(s) and a ready made neck on hand you should be done your skateboard guitar by the end of the day.

Google skateboard guitars.

Lilly's Lullaby Part II- Easy Listening Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qtk-Ries0&feature=player_embedded#)!

Usual saturday night jam for the dogs.

Backroads- Easy Listening Cigar Box Guitar. - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79Ge95fvNA)

The Road Kill. Complete with slide holder, back scratcher and something to hang your coat on.

Love it wr, great build, sonster loves it too, said he would hang it on his wall in a heartbeat.

Love it wr, great build, sonster loves it too, said he would hang it on his wall in a heartbeat.

Wish I could take credit for that one. It was built by a guy up north.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Highwood-Guitars-by-Jason-Mills/234739436599814


Another from last night.

Restless - Easy Listening Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPTRejVkSg)

I needed to do something different. DYI lap steel in progress.

Finished today. Now to learn how to play it.

Beautiful work wharf rat, really like.

Thanks RPM. It was actually easier to build than a CBG. A friend donated the bridge and the pickup came from an old Harmony strat copy. I used this site http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/lapsteel/ as a guidline but didn't get quite so fancy. Used two pieces glued together instead of one chunk and left room for a humbucker if I felt like switching the single out someday.

Lilly's Lullaby Part II- Easy Listening Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qtk-Ries0&feature=player_embedded#)!

Love the sound of your music; so soothing. Lily is a lucky dog; she seems so content. Now she has a lullaby named after her! I don't know you, but I think of you as a gentle soul in an out of control world. I appreciate you and your music. Never stop sharing. :smile:

Love the sound of your music; so soothing. Lily is a lucky dog; she seems so content. Now she has a lullaby named after her! I don't know you, but I think of you as a gentle soul in an out of control world. I appreciate you and your music. Never stop sharing. :smile:

Thank you kindly.

Fretless 4 string with a Don Goguen pickup- littleboxguitars.com
Don asked if I'd be willing to test one of his pickups. Being quite flattered by the request and having an excuse to build another guitar I obviously couldn't say no.
Straight wired for now with the intention of adding volume and tone pots as the tests (fun) proceed.
My first winged headstock and reverse build with this one too.
Time to start playing again!!!

Just curious WR when you do a 4 string what strings do you you use and what tuning??
As always beautiful work.

Just curious WR when you do a 4 string what strings do you you use and what tuning??
As always beautiful work.

Thanks.

Kind of goes back to the no rules with the strings. I've been using the middle 4 of Slinky 10's in either open A or G. A-E-A-C# - G-D-G-B

I'll drop the 3rd string a whole step at times as well.
A-D-A-C# - G-C-G-B

My hobby has now been outsourced!

Yes, I use to joke about the cigar box world if China jumped on board...we'll its official!

Here is a cigar box "type' uke that they are now MASS PRODUCIING ..by "fox music" and selling on EBay! These are the same people selling products under "cigar box guitar" keywords and watering down the category making it hard for folks to sell because their products pop up first.


Eleuke Cigarbox Ukulele Eleuke Ukulele w Concert Ukulele Gig Bag 580 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eleuke-Cigarbox-Ukulele-Eleuke-Ukulele-W-Concert-Ukulele-Gig-Bag-580-/321118178503?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160)

There's used American made one's showing up at Guitar Center now too.

Used In Store Used USED DADDY MOJO CIGAR BOX RESONATOR 6 STRING GUITAR AE | GuitarCenter (http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Used-USED-DADDY-MOJO-CIGAR-BOX-RESONATOR-6-STRING-GUITAR-AE-108651051-i2986523.gc)

Used In Store Used USED ACID CIGAR BOX GUITAR AND AMP | GuitarCenter (http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Used-USED-ACID-CIGAR-BOX-GUITAR-AND-AMP-108978950-i3109294.gc)

My hobby has now been outsourced!

Yes, I use to joke about the cigar box world if china jumped on board...we'll its official!

Here is a cigar box "type' uke that they are now MASS PRODUCIING ..by "fox music" and selling on EBay! These are the same people selling products under "cigar box guitar" keywords and watering down the category making it hard for folks to sell because their products pop up first.


Eleuke Cigarbox Ukulele Eleuke Ukulele w Concert Ukulele Gig Bag 580 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eleuke-Cigarbox-Ukulele-Eleuke-Ukulele-W-Concert-Ukulele-Gig-Bag-580-/321118178503?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160)

There's used American made one's showing up at Guitar Center now too.

Used In Store Used USED DADDY MOJO CIGAR BOX RESONATOR 6 STRING GUITAR AE | GuitarCenter (http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Used-USED-DADDY-MOJO-CIGAR-BOX-RESONATOR-6-STRING-GUITAR-AE-108651051-i2986523.gc)

Used In Store Used USED ACID CIGAR BOX GUITAR AND AMP | GuitarCenter (http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Used-USED-ACID-CIGAR-BOX-GUITAR-AND-AMP-108978950-i3109294.gc)

I knew it! I asked you a while ago for your autograph because I thought you would become famous. :lol: Congrats, that is awesome! Don't forget to give Lily, your adorable dog and biggest fan, credit for your fame and fortune! :clap:

I knew it! I asked you a while ago for your autograph because I thought you would become famous. :lol: Congrats, that is awesome! Don't forget to give Lily, your adorable dog and biggest fan, credit for your fame and fortune! :clap:

Did you read his post? :confused:

Did you read his post? :confused:

You got me, Hank. I have always enjoyed Wharf so much; I got too excited. Now, that I read it again, I get it. Thanks for being kind when I was showing ignorance. :buddies: I still wish Wharf and Lily the best!!!

My hobby has now been outsourced!

Yes, I use to joke about the cigar box world if China jumped on board...we'll its official!

Here is a cigar box "type' uke that they are now MASS PRODUCIING ..by "fox music" and selling on EBay! These are the same people selling products under "cigar box guitar" keywords and watering down the category making it hard for folks to sell because their products pop up first.


Eleuke Cigarbox Ukulele Eleuke Ukulele w Concert Ukulele Gig Bag 580 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eleuke-Cigarbox-Ukulele-Eleuke-Ukulele-W-Concert-Ukulele-Gig-Bag-580-/321118178503?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160)

There's used American made one's showing up at Guitar Center now too.

Used In Store Used USED DADDY MOJO CIGAR BOX RESONATOR 6 STRING GUITAR AE | GuitarCenter (http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Used-USED-DADDY-MOJO-CIGAR-BOX-RESONATOR-6-STRING-GUITAR-AE-108651051-i2986523.gc)

Used In Store Used USED ACID CIGAR BOX GUITAR AND AMP | GuitarCenter (http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Used-USED-ACID-CIGAR-BOX-GUITAR-AND-AMP-108978950-i3109294.gc)

Now, that Hank pointed out my big duh. Do you not have a copyright or patent for your work? I know it is a hobby, but can it be stolen from you without credit? I am sorry I responded to your post initially like a clueless dumdum, but aren't your cigar box instruments your product from your own ingenuity, and, are there no protections for that?

I may be able to copyright the name Slow Hound CBG's and the music but it's really nothing more than a hobby. As many people who already know about them, I'd imagine somebody would have already tried the patent thing by now.

A few fellow builders and I were just talking about this a month ago. What would happen if say, Fender got in on the scene?
It's more about how something's still underground (for the most part). When big business jumps in, there's just something not so cool about it anymore. If Guitar Center's selling used American CBG's, it's just a matter of time until the new Asian lines hit the shelves .

I'll still build, play, sell a few and praise them to new people but the passion may subside a bit. Made lots of friends from across the world through cigar box guitars and plan on meeting a few of them someday. It may just be time to start looking for new ideas using cigar boxes or maybe a new hobby altogether.

13 year old Casey Baron has been building and playing cigar box guitars for just three years.

Here he is doing a version of Shane Speal - Sylvester Weaver's "Guitar Rag."


Cigar Box Guitar Rag (Shane Speal Version) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S8MdQESsYQw)