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Book Review of "Fiddle Fever" by Sharon Arms Doucet - a cajun boy and his cigar box fiddle
Find this book on Amazon: “Fiddle Fever” by Sharon Arms DoucetPlunge into the world of the early 1900’s Louisiana bayou, where a fourteen-year-old cajun boy named Felix struggles to find a way to let out the music in his soul. After experiencing his uncle play the fiddle at a house dance, the “Fiddle Fever” catches hold of him and doesn’t turn him loose. Thwarted by his mother in wanting to learn to play the fiddle, and even from mentioning the word in her house, he does the only thing he c
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26th Sep 2019
VIDEO: This Riff Will Help You Sell More Cigar Box Guitars
Want to sell your cigar box guitars? The king of the cigar box guitar Shane Speal shares his sure-fire riff to sell more cigar box guitars with the video lesson in this post. Shane Knows What SellsLet's hand this over to Shane so you can get to the good stuff...
I've been selling cigar box guitars at street fairs and festivals for over twenty years now.
I've learned that it's not enough to just make some guitars and put them on a table.
The fact is, you're fighting for
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3rd Jul 2019
Why Use Reclaimed Materials To Build Cigar Box Guitars?
Using reclaimed materials is all the rage these days, and for a good reason. There is something inherently cool about taking an object that has already had a long useful life - like a roof joist from a 19th-century mill, church or theater - and making it into something new. Be it a coffee table, library shelf, toy box, or musical instrument, creating new items from old materials that have their own story is very appealing.Of course, as builders of cigar box guitars and other handmade/homema
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26th Jun 2019
How to Mount a Snake Oil Mini Humbucker & Pickup Ring in a Cigar Box Guitar
Want to install a Snake Oil mini humbucker and pickup ring in your cigar box guitar?It's easy! Just follow the step-by-step instructions below to mount our most popular pickup in your cigar box.Installation is EasyWhat follows is a step-by-step account of how to install a Snake Oil mini humbucker and pickup ring. The great thing is, you don’t need a shop full of tools to install one of these wildly popular pickups.As you can see below, the tools needed for installation are fe
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13th Jun 2019
Build CBGs That Move The Needle - These 5 Builders Show You How
You cigar box guitar builders continue to astound us folk, here at C. B. Gitty. Whether you're sharing your latest tricked-out gitty, experimenting with new ideas, or building your very first guitar, you are moving the needle with your awesome builds. And we love to see them all!To see just a small selection of the incredible work many of you shared with us this week, keep on scrolling down this post.And if you want to see your work featured on our website, be certain to follow this link to
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19th Apr 2019