"Knotlenny" Demonstrates an Ultra Primitive Cigar Box Guitar

[rafar96]

Well if you're not Lenny then who the hell are you?

[baconbag]

Very nice interpretation of the piece. You don't happen to know where I can find tabs for it? Or at least a tuning?

[sambluecat]

i have never even liked the southern style music but this is one of the most beautiful things i have ever heard

[arbonac]

It totally sounds like "Over the Rainbow" played by some Mongolian nomadic instrument.

[brianisbrain]

well done! i love the "headstock" and tuners and sounds absolutely terrific. glad there's a handful of other simple fellas out there.

[headstock48]

@brianisbrain Yea, "headstock" is right! Ha ha. Pretty cool.

[unstrung13]

man i love you! i'm so glad to know there's another loon out there like me!!!

and GREAT job on this song!!!!!!!!!

what tuning???

[nebreuer]

Sounds great. How are those strings tuned?

[telecaster1963]

VERY GOOD

[bluesmaen]

Nice !

[cosiocosio]

Perfect

[cigfiddle]

way cool!

[SLINGSHOT04111972]

that great!!!!

in building my first one, where can I find tabs ?????

[dustin11]

Tabs?! You see any damn frets on that thing?

[jedidjahdv]

What tuning are you using? Lovely playing!

[smojomusic]

cool - nice little guitar, love the tuning pegs - and the hat!

[rpw48]

nice job!

Rick-e

[billyspoons1]

Thumbs up. Very nice K!

Billy Spoons

[ksprague]

Hi Sam,

Thanks! The neck is poplar (like you can pick it up at Lowes.) Red Oak would be great, but just personally, I like a softer wood because it's easy to shape.  All options have a trade-off, I suppose. The tuners are ebony bass tuners that I picked up on eBay (about a buck a piece.) Best of luck and post a video when you're done!

K

[coronet67]

@ksprague Poplar is underrated. I think I'll try one of these and I'll probably use poplar. It's easy to work with and it's a decent wood. I dont care for the oaks. Open grain, splintery stuff. Maple or poplar seems like a good cigar box neck.

[talc89a]

@coronet67 oak is fine if you sand it

[coronet67]

@talc89a Oak would work and it's a good hard wood. I think I was thinking of shaping it. I've made some guitar necks and I use hand tools to shape the back of the neck. If (when) I make a cigar box guitar I would probably round the back of the neck a bit and although I have never tried oak for a neck I think its tendency to splinter might make it harder to work with.

[sam00913]

Hey,

You just blow me away....I would like to make a CGuke with an open headstock. What did you make your tuners out of? And, what wood is you neck? I have some nice red oak. What do you think? Great job,

Sam in Wichita