Cigar Box Guitars

Author: David Sutton
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 9781565235472
Category : Cigar box guitar
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Cigar box guitars have never been more popular and now crafters can learn to make their own. All they need to do is follow the author's step-by-step instructions for making three different styles of guitar. They're fun (some would say addictive) to build and even more fun to play.

Electric Blues Box Slide Guitar Kit

Author: Nick Bryant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781743677582
Category : Cigar box guitar
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Obsessed With Cigar Box Guitars, 2nd Edition

Author: David Sutton
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1620083140
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 763

Book Description
An unforgettable look inside the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution. Beautiful new color photographs of more than 120 amazing homemade musical instruments. Stunning profiles of DIY musical greatness, from two-string guitars and diddley bows to an electrified washtub bass. New step-by-step project for building your own tenor ukulele.

How to Play the 3-String Cigar Box Guitar

Author: Rick McKeon
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781725157002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Less Is MoreHaving only three strings to work with, the 3-string CBG might seem limited, but its limitations are also its greatness!We need to make the most of what we have. This means that we need to play each note with expression, and feeling. That's what makes the music come alive!You will learn the basics of right and left hand technique, chord construction, fingerpicking and slide playing, together with how to jam and improvise on the blues.Access to 26 online video tracks.

An Obsession with Cigar Box Guitars

Author: David Sutton
Publisher: Design Originals
ISBN: 9781565237964
Category : Cigar box guitar
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The author of Cigar Box Guitars is back to share his obsession with these handmade treasures, in an amazing picture book that profiles 120 inspiring examples of homemade musical greatness.

The Folk Art Instrument Builders Reference

Author: Charles E. Atchison
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781389817205
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
Hardcover Edition of the Folk Art Instrument Builders Reference This book provides a reference for the construction of functional Folk Art & Roots instruments. Roots instruments can be constructed out of boxes, cans, hubcaps, toasters, suitcases, cookie tins, literally with anything you have available. As far as string instruments are concerned you are not limited to the number of strings, scale length, number of frets or to even have any frets at all. It's all about having fun, making art and making music. Within the book you are given techniques, principles, tricks and tips for folk art/roots instrument building. For more information about this book visit: http: //charlesatchison.co

Cigar Box Guitar - Blues Overload

Author: Brent C. Robitaille
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539735878
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
*Holiday Sale* (10% off) Master the blues! Everything you need to learn the blues on the 3 String Cigar Box Guitar (GDG). A complete method with over 330 pages! Included in the book: blues tunes and patterns; close to "500" blues riffs; blues chord progressions: 12 bar, 8 bar, 16 bar, minor, jazz blues, shuffle blues; walking bass; blues scales and maps with tablature and notations; blues strumming and fingerstyle patterns; complete chord charts with common blues chords; how to play slide. A must have for all cigar box guitar players!

The Box Maker's Guitar Book

Author: Doug Stowe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951217075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
If you've ever wanted to make a guitar, you probably got overwhelmed quickly. The Boxmaker's Guitar Book takes you back to basics with the simple reminder that all woodworkers and maker's know how to make boxes. From that building block, you can create a beautiful guitar that sounds good, too. With simple construction techniques, author Doug Stowe breaks down the guitar into its component parts so you can mix and match to create your own unique instrument. You'll learn how to create sound holes, necks, frets, nuts, tail pieces, bridges, and all the pieces you need to complete your musical masterpiece. The 15 easy projects in The Boxmaker's Guitar include more than just a flat-sided box--try your hand at a scissor-tail or K-body design, or even a ukulele. With a minimal investment of time and tools, you can have a sweet-sounding box guitar to strum on your own or give to a friend.

One Man's Trash

Author: William J. Jehle
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781453802397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
"William J Jehle, detritomusicologist and cigar box guitar historian, has collected fragments of these forgotten instruments to create the first written history dedicated to these humble instruments... Spanning over 150 years of artifacts, this book is a collection of the history of the cigar box guitar, its origins and its changes in value and perception from the mid-1800s to the present..." --P. [4] of cover.

Guitar

Author: Tim Brookes
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 1555846130
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
From humble folk instrument to American icon, the story of the guitar is told in this “exceptionally well-written” memoir by the NPR commentator (Guitar Player). In this blend of personal memoir and cultural history, National Public Radio commentator Tim Brookes narrates the long and winding history of the guitar in the United States as he recounts his own quest to build the perfect instrument. Pairing up with a master artisan from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Brookes learns how a perfect piece of cherry wood is hued, dovetailed, and worked on with saws, rasps, and files. He also discovers how the guitar first arrived in America with the conquistadors before being taken up by an extraordinary variety of hands: miners and society ladies, lumberjacks and presidents’ wives. In time, the guitar became America’s vehicle of self-expression. Nearly every immigrant group has appropriated it to tell their story. “Part history, part love song, Guitar strikes just the right chords.” —Andrew Abrahams, People