How To Make A Fretted Cigar Box Guitar ?

in music •  7 years ago 

In this guitar tutorial made by NightHawkInLight, you are going to learn how to make a fretted cigar box guitar !

Below are the parts and tools used for this project :

Tools:

Tape Measure
Pen/Pencil
Hand Saw
Hammer(Mallet)/Chisel
Drill w/Bits
Sand Paper/Sanding Block
Fine Grain File
Gel Super Glue
Tape
Razor
Paste Wax (optional)

Materials:

1” x 3” Maple Plank (must not be warped)
Wood Cigar Box
1 1/2” Inside Corner Brace (x3)
4” Eye Bolts/Nuts (x3)
Door Hinge Pin
Fencing Staples
1 1/2” Finish Nails (x12)
#18 x 5/8” Pins (x3)
Acoustic Guitar Strings

Total build time should be around 8 hours, so the project can fit comfortably into a weekend. The cost of the materials not including any of the tools is about $35. Not bad for a guitar!

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what a pretty awesome job done by NightHawkInLight, thanks to share his abilities and create this useful post @communicasound!

you're very welcome my friend :)

This is a really well put together video, dude.
I would love to hear this played through a tube screamer or a fuzz peddle - Ooh dirty!

Yes with some cool pedal effects, might be really awesome :) Let's try it dude !

I awe your creativity dude 👍👍

Yes it's not me on the video as i said in the description but yes he is really creative :) and this tutorial is cool, you should try it at home :) Thank you for your feedback my friend. Peace. CS