Thread: Good weather at last !!!

Originally Posted by Chris

But that is what a loving son does, and I am sure Gran appreciated it ! lol Did you make that CigarBoxGuitar yourself ? I have never seen anything like that before ?

Yes, I am making it. It's not quite done yet. The two bolts in the photo need to be cut to length, one is the head nut the other the bridge. Also the box is not glued up and the neck needs to be glued on. I just cobbled it together so I could check the fit and test the tuning against the placement of the bridge.

Old blues musicians, share croppers and such, couldn't afford a guitar so they'd make one of materials they had to hand. Most only have three or four strings and no frets. They are often played with a bottle neck slide. I used a cabinet hinge for a bridge nut to make it somewhat from materials at hand. I also need to make/insert place markers on the fret/fingerboard to make playing easier.