https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com Cigar Box Instruments - Guitars, Ukuleles, Didley Bows, Amplifiers Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:22:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-cbg-jpeg-for-biz-card.jpg?w=32 https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com 32 32 https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com/portfolio/angie-one-for-the-barber/ https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com/portfolio/angie-one-for-the-barber/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:17:53 +0000 http://joecarusoguitars.com/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&p=1282 This guitar was a custom built for my barber Angelo who had never played any instrument in his life. He is having a blast playing this guitar hooked up to his small portable amp! The box is unique; it is not covered by paper on any of the surfaces, only on the edges and this gives it a fantastic sound.

• 3 string cigar box guitar, acoustic electric
• solid wood ‘Punch’ cigar box
• oak neck, oak fingerboard (stained mahogany), white pearloid fret dots
• 620 mm scale length (24.4 inches)
• Nut (polystyrene); floating oak and polystyrene bridge
• Piezo electric pickup with brass volume control knob; output jack
• Open gear brass tuners
• Solid brass tailpiece
• Three strings – GDG Open Tuning (strings are .044w, .034w, .026w)
• Detailed with: brass corners, screened brass sound hole covers, brass guitar strap buttons

]]> https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com/portfolio/angie-one-for-the-barber/feed/ 0 DSC_0923 edit cbgjoe https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com/portfolio/jennie/ https://cbgjoe.wordpress.com/portfolio/jennie/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:58:09 +0000 http://joecarusoguitars.com/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&p=1270 “Jenny” was my first build. Unable to find a cigar box, I used a craft box from Michaels. The sound was quite good, great sustain, I got hooked and kept on building. Why “Jenny”? I was giving thought to giving each guitar a name and happened to be watching “Forrest Gump”, when the old man said to Forrest, “Boat’s gotta have a name, bad luck to have a boat without a name”. Jenny. Jenny is my go to CBG for performing at Farmer’s Markets and other volunteer events.

• 3 string cigar box guitar, acoustic electric
• solid wood craft box
• oak neck, oak fingerboard (stained mahogany), white pearloid fret dots
• 620 mm scale length (24.4 inches)
• Nut (polystyrene); floating oak bridge
• Dual piezo electric pickups with Fender style volume control knob; output jack
• Closed gear silver tuners
• Open tailpiece
• Three string – GDG Open Tuning (strings are .044w, .034w, .026w)
• Detailed with: brass corners, brass guitar strap buttons, Ovation style sound holes

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