Making a Cigar Box Guitar with Chickenbone John. Part 17. Assembly, stringing and setting-up.

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  • Опубліковано 20 тра 2020
  • The last stage in making your guitar! Simple assembly of the neck and body, putting on the strings the right way (and yes, there is wrong way!), tuning and installing the nut and bridge.
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  • @davidhamer8333
    @davidhamer8333 16 днів тому

    Brilliant as ever John. I've just finished putting together one of you very complete kits. Superb, thank you.

  • @jydymyyyr9630
    @jydymyyyr9630 7 місяців тому

    I watched every video in the "Making a CBG series" and I'm ready to go for it. Thanks for the inspiration. I plan on order an number of parts from your site. Keep on keeping on!

  • @habe1113
    @habe1113 Рік тому

    hi, i wish i had discovered this series of videos sooner. Then my first CBG would certainly have been better. So I have to build the next one as soon as possible. Thank you for the valuable information.

  • @chris-terrell-liveactive
    @chris-terrell-liveactive 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for a great tutorial series. My first CB guitar is taking shape... having fun making it too, a great way to relax after a working day!

  • @Rhosow
    @Rhosow 6 місяців тому

    Hey there,
    I just watched the series and just want to thank You - this Guitar is so sick, I love it!
    I think, I have to check Your shop.
    cheers, Arnd

  • @zipzip8239
    @zipzip8239 3 роки тому +1

    best series on youtube by far

  • @chrisbellis4762
    @chrisbellis4762 3 роки тому

    Good Evening,
    For various reasons I have been in all day and unable to go into my workshop.
    So with lots of cups of coffee and several sandwiches I decided to spend the researching CBGB'S on the net.
    The most profitable day ever. I could not work out where the bridge sat, do not laugh, most of the others assume that it is so obvious that you know.
    This has got to be the best one I have watched ever
    Thank you, thank you, so much
    Regards
    Chris

  • @Alan-zi2rs
    @Alan-zi2rs Рік тому

    Amazing thanks very much great stuff John 👏👍👌🇬🇧🎸🎶🎶🎶🎸👉😎

  • @guzzoofoz
    @guzzoofoz 4 роки тому +1

    Greetings and blessings from Australia 🇦🇺. Great series. Thanks 🙏

  • @tumbleweed4213
    @tumbleweed4213 4 роки тому

    Thank you John for putting together this Cigar box guitar tutorial! I have applied this to my builds and had great success! Regards Steve Copeland

  • @stevemanleycbg.5232
    @stevemanleycbg.5232 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for a great series ! Realy enjoyed watching and picked up lots of great tips . I haven't done my own wiring yet , only little repair job on a secound hand mag that was already wired , i now know why i was finding it difficult , i wasn't tinning first! But anyway thanks again for your efforts and congratulations on a reay great series of videos.

  • @russelledwards8703
    @russelledwards8703 4 роки тому

    Thanks Chickenbone John, I really enjoyed the course.. Learnt a lot . Cheers Russell

  • @viper00viper1959
    @viper00viper1959 4 роки тому

    Very nice tutorials John well done...

  • @doctorvox
    @doctorvox 2 роки тому

    Thanks John, Just finished one of your latest kits, turned out well I think...... just need to learn how to play it now.

  • @danc.5607
    @danc.5607 2 роки тому

    Fantastic series CBJ. Tons of great tips and explainations of "why". Use of the pop rivets is brilliant. As a long time woodworker I've wanted to make a couple of guitars for my sons but the full luthier acoustic body is beyond my patience. My prototype CBG is nearly done and I've learned a lot, thanks to you. Now I'm thinking I need to learn how to play the darn thing. Can a 63 year old do this? :)

    • @ChickenboneJohn
      @ChickenboneJohn  2 роки тому

      You certainly can - I'm 66!!

    • @danc.5607
      @danc.5607 2 роки тому

      @@ChickenboneJohn Yeah but it's quite obvious you're not a beginner. I'm starting from scratch! Good hobby for a retiree.

    • @ChickenboneJohn
      @ChickenboneJohn  2 роки тому

      @@danc.5607 Check out some of my learn to play videos. ua-cam.com/video/UQdDqkyp4nY/v-deo.html

  • @CarlsBeardedBanter
    @CarlsBeardedBanter 4 роки тому

    I would love one of these CBGs 😎😎😎👍🏻

  • @alanrock2656
    @alanrock2656 3 роки тому

    thanks so much for this so very helpful thanks for taking the time !!

    • @ChickenboneJohn
      @ChickenboneJohn  3 роки тому +1

      We just hope this helps people out there. We can't keep this all to ourselves!

  • @crackerjack3359
    @crackerjack3359 4 роки тому

    Your whole series has been great. There is obviously more than one way to skin a cat, but in general I make my guitars pretty much the same way as you. One big difference was right at the end when you wound the strings, you turned the tuners the opposite way than any guitar I have ever played. Also I set the moveable bridge so that the intonation is correct at the 12th fret and then again at the second fret. If the nut is too high then the intonation will be high at the A. Thanks for all your posts and especially the song tutorials. You Gotta Move and In the Pines are great. (Sentinel Guitars - Bozeman Montana).

    • @chickenbonejohn714
      @chickenbonejohn714 4 роки тому

      Hi, yes, mounting the tuners like that to get a straight string pull on a parallel neck means that two of the tuners work in reverse pattern, but it works. Between our own guitars and those people have built at our workshops, that's well over 4000 guitars built like that, and no tuning problems reported!

  • @paoloborgno1550
    @paoloborgno1550 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you John
    This video collection is extremely valuable and precious.
    This video in particular is one of your best!!!
    Couple of questions: would you round the fingerboard on CBG for playability and/or different look?
    On fretless guitars, have you ever tried a metal fingerboard?
    Cheers!
    Paolo

    • @chickenbonejohn714
      @chickenbonejohn714 4 роки тому

      We usually just take the sharp edges off the fretboard, but don't put much of a roundover on it -we spend a lot of time rounding over the fret ends to ensure a smooth feel. We've only ever used wooden fretboards - I don't like the idea of having to use an epoxy glue to glue on a metal fretboard and really don't think there's much if any benefit to a metal fretboard, but I'm sure people will tell me otherwise!

  • @cesarmancini8339
    @cesarmancini8339 4 роки тому

    🍻

  • @FezzantPlucka
    @FezzantPlucka 4 роки тому

    Hey John, how many baseball caps do you actually own?

    • @chickenbonejohn714
      @chickenbonejohn714 3 роки тому

      I few, but I own lot more tee shirts! That one came from Pink Dragon rockabilly store, Cat Street in Tokyo

  • @garylandau7159
    @garylandau7159 3 роки тому

    How much is that guitar

    • @garylandau7159
      @garylandau7159 3 роки тому

      Do you get a slid with it

    • @chickenbonejohn714
      @chickenbonejohn714 3 роки тому

      This is the nearest thing to that one that we have in stock. www.chickenbonejohn.com/collections/3-string/products/arturo-fuente-lace-3-string-cigar-box-guitar

    • @chickenbonejohn714
      @chickenbonejohn714 3 роки тому

      @@garylandau7159 www.chickenbonejohn.com/collections/guitar-slides