June 3, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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I am waiting for parts from the US so I can complete build 2 and a tenor ukulele I am making. So I decided to start on a kind of resonator guitar I have been meaning to build. The body … Continue reading
April 12, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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Firstly, some general information. These articles describe my first cigar box guitar build. The first thing I did of course was to search the net. I found lots of information, plans and videos. I got lots of ideas and decided … Continue reading
April 19, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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I have finished building the guitar as such. I am still waiting for a pickup I ordered. I have some single coils here but these will be used for future builds and I didn’t plan this one for a single … Continue reading
April 19, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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The neck is the centre piece of the guitar. You could actually just make a neck and forget the box, but it would look a bit silly. The reason why I’m going into so much detail is that all I could find … Continue reading
April 23, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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In the last article I showed you how to cut out the groove for the lid of the cigar box. If you didn’t read it, have a look, because it also covers neck dimensions and scale length etc. After you have got … Continue reading
April 2, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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Are you thinking about building yourself a cigar box or oil canister guitar? Here are some general tips, ideas and thoughts regarding the preparation phase. You’ll need quite a lot of tools and will also have to buy some hardware. Another thing … Continue reading