Cigar box banjo

[Dieselchanic]

Met this guy while waiting to load. He was sitting beside his truck whittling on a banjo. When I talked to him about it he hauled this setup out of his truck. The banjo and amp are made from cigar boxes. Pretty cool use of dead waiting time...

 

[TurboFarviknugn]

I have me a couple of 3 string cigar box guitars that I plink around on, as well as a Michael Kelly flame top. I really enjoy the old delta blues slide guitar. Let me go get a link...... it is way cool how awesome an old cigar box can sound for very little money.

 

[TurboFarviknugn]

Have a listen.

Awesome stuff there !!!!!

 

[FB71]

this is a friend of mine, down in Roanoke VA. He builds and plays all sorts of string instruments. Here he's "live looping" a cigar box banjo.

 

[resto]

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[ANLAF]

Fellers, I have just found a new world! - I have guitars, my boy has most of them in his room with his - but what is this? making a banjo or eukele from bits of old wood, gigar boxes. That's me hooked... I just spent the last 30 minutes checking those links.

Where do I start?

Anlaf

 

[TurboFarviknugn]

Try www.cigarboxnation.com it is the equivalant of xs650.com but for Cigar Box Guitars, also look up on you tube Shane Speal cbg, Knot Lenny and Kenny Lee Burgess. Shane Speal is the domain owner of cigar box nation, all great info and teachings.

 

[xjwmx]

Fellers, I have just found a new world! ...making a banjo or eukele from bits of old wood, gigar boxes. ...Where do I start?
Anlaf

Martin still offers some of its guitars in kit form. I think that's a superior new world to the one you're eying.

 

[ANLAF]

xjwmx, one of those would make the perfect birthday present for my son.

Anlaf

 

[ANLAF]

xjwmx, one of those would make the perfect birthday present for my son.

Anlaf

 

[xjwmx]

^ Maybe not. One of the reviews is below. But there are tons of various instrument kits out there. I built an Appalachian dulcimer kit about ten years ago and the cost was less than $100 and it didn't take any special tools. I notice some cig box guit kits for a lot less than that...

"Warning to beginners: you will need an additional investment of 1000.00 + - worth of tool, jigs and finishing equipment to complete the kit correctly, and great woodworking skills.If you just want a guitar to play buy a built one."