Harry Manx - Lowebow Cigar Box Guitar - I'm On Fire

Harry Manx shows and talks about the components of his self-customised Lowebow cigar box guitar and plays Bruce Springstein's song I'm On Fire, October 22, 2008 at the Princess Cinema in Waterloo, Ontario.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Manx
• Harry
• Lowebow
• cigar
• box
• guitar
• I'm
• On
• Fire
• Bruce
• Springstein
• song
• blues

[SkiDoo55565]

How many strings does his cigarbox have??

[suemcmurtrie2]

@SkiDoo55565

Harry's cigar box guitar has four strings: three guitar strings tuned F#, C#, F#, and a lower bass string tuned F#.

[gsjssss]

this is not a lowebow

[suemcmurtrie2]

@gsjssss

In the Dec 2008 issue of Guitar Player, Harry describes his instruments. "I've also got a cigar box guitar made by Johnny Lowe in Memphis. I souped it up quite a bit...".

[tohellwithpurplepeop]

@suemcmurtrie2 asked harry myself recently about this very instrument - as i build cigar box guitars - and it is indeed a lowebow - with many mods.

i live reasonably close to him - he plays the area a lot.

[suemcmurtrie2]

@tohellwithpurplepeop  Thanks!

[tutt55]

Excellent. Better than Springsteen's IMO.

[goodwave67]

Love this video, Harry Manx is great!

[suemcmurtrie2]

@gsjssss

How about a modified lowebow?

Insurrection Rex called it a Lowebow made by Johnny Lowe of Memphis on comments for the video Harry Manx - I'm On Fire.

And "Johnny Lowebow" wrote "He did custom mods on his Lowebow".

Harry Manx had said yes when I asked if Lowebow was correct. Johnny Lowe also wrote "Harry has really made that one his! ...Thanks again for mentioning me as the builder! John".

Thanks,

Sue

[mrspupcake]

Just saw this live. So amazing!

[bellyjellymusic]

This is addictive to listen to. And... nothing plays like a Lowebow. Love the sitar influence.

[BadgerDervy]

Anyone interested in instruments like this (cigar box guitars etc) should check out the free plans and discussions at cigarboxnation(.)com -