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The guys at Bohemian Guitars just posted this live concert video of Jeff Beck playing one of their oil can guitars. Is there anything Beck can't play? (-----ah....no!) BTW, Beck's very first instrument was a cigar box guitar he built as a child. Here's a close-up shot of Beck and his Bohemian oil can guitar. A certain cigar box guitarist stands beside him.   If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”  For added exposure - Blues World Wide Group "LIKE"   

"What a combination ! .. One of Australia’s festival favorites and perennial showstopper Hat Fitz is now joined on stage by Northern Ireland’s critically acclaimed vocalist extraordinaire and multi instrumentalist Cara Robinson on drums, washboard, flute and tin whistle. .. Recent performances overseas saw the duo play a total of 81 shows including some of the world’s most prestigious festivals across England, Ireland, France and Scotland to packed houses and rave reviews. .. The blending of pre war hill country and delta blues with traditional celtic and early Australian folk has produced a truly unique musical style that’s seen audiences world wide drift off into the early morning, often drenched with sweat and always covered in smiles. .. Sometimes referred to as “Queensland blooze with a twist” you’ll soon appreciate what all the fuss is about. .. It’s raw, raucous and relevant. .. MUSIC IN A JUGLUAR VEIN !" “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). ...

Cigar Box Nation #1 resource for Cigar Box Guitars. Free Plans, & the Homemade Music Movement Shane Speal Shane Speal has invited you to the event 'The Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival • August 27, 2011' on Cigar Box Nation! 14 Bands, 2 Stages, Demonstrations, Jams and food. This is the world's largest cigar box guitar festival ever organized. Time: August 27, 2011 at 10am to August 28, 2011 at 10am Location: YORKFEST ARTS FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN YORK CITY Organized By: the York Emporium Event Description: It's blues • It's rock • It's primal • It's free The Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival celebrates this traditional, home-made instrument with tw...

Ok. You built your first cigar box guitar...now what do you do with it. Here's a nice little video for starters. Enjoy

The completion of a cigar box guitar

Next installment...almost done!!

The cigar box guitar is a primitive chordophone whose resonator is a discarded cigar box. Because the instrument is homemade, there is no standard for dimensions, string types or construction techniques. Many early cigar box guitars consisted of only one or two strings that were attached to the ends of a broomstick that was inserted into the cigar box. Other cigar box guitars were more complex, with the builder attempting to simulate a traditional string instrument such as a guitar, banjo, or fiddle.

Installation 5 of building your own cigar box guitar. Enjoy!

The 7th Annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival will take place in the Flying Monkey Arts Center located at Lowe Mill. The address is 2211 Seminole Drive Southwest Huntsville, AL 35805. Here is a schedule of events during the festival: 6/3 – Friday – Hymn for Her, Admission FREE Concerts on the Dock (6pm – 9pm) 6/4 – Saturday – Artist Market 2nd floor, handcrafted instruments and more… (Noon – 4pm) Demonstrations: How to Build a Cigar Box Guitar with John Nickel (1pm & 3pm) 1st floor studios : Nickel Cigar Box Guitar Workshops: 12:30 & 2pm – “Build a One- String CBG with Steve Webb 1st floor classroom – $30. materials & tools provided questions or registration: backpocketcrafts@yahoo.com 1:30 & 2:30pm – “Learn to Play a Cigar Box Guitar” with Pat Nickel 1st floor lounge near Nickel’s CBG Studio Jam Sessions: 1st floor lounge area / 2nd floor connector / on the dock Special Guest, Max Shores, documentary filmmaker “Songs Inside the Box” and “Hill Country Troubadour” 2nd floor F...

A quick update on the project... I carved a butterfly onto the body. I probably shouldn't be so concerned with aesthetics on cbg #1 but as an artist I can help it! I also used a program to make a template for the fret scales. It's called WFRET. Find it here: http://europa.spaceports.com/~fishbake/soft/wfret.zip

Another installment in getting that cigar box guitar. Enjoy!

Second installment of handbuilding a cool cigar box guitar.

The cigar box guitar is a primitive chordophone whose resonator is a discarded cigar box. Because the instrument is homemade, there is no standard for dimensions, string types or construction techniques. Many early cigar box guitars consisted of only one or two strings that were attached to the ends of a broomstick that was inserted into the cigar box. Other cigar box guitars were more complex, with the builder attempting to simulate a traditional string instrument such as a guitar, banjo, or fiddle. Cigars were packed in boxes, crates, and barrels as early as 1800, but the small sized boxes that we are familiar with today did not exist prior to around 1840.[1] Until then, cigars were shipped in larger crates containing 100 or more per case. After 1840, cigar manufacturers started using smaller, more portable boxes with 20-50 cigars per box. Trace evidence of cigar box instruments exist from 1840 to the 1860s. The earliest illustrated proof of a cigar box instrument known is an etching...

Yhis is a cool free double cd download. Just click on the title and get a free download. Enjoy!

Cigars were packed in boxes, crates, and barrels as early as 1800, but the small sized boxes that we are familiar with today did not exist prior to around 1840.[1] Until then, cigars were shipped in larger crates containing 100 or more per case. After 1840, cigar manufacturers started using smaller, more portable boxes with 20-50 cigars per box. Trace evidence of cigar box instruments exist from 1840 to the 1860s. The earliest illustrated proof of a cigar box instrument known is an etching copyrighted in 1876 of two Civil War Soldiers at a campsite with one playing a cigar box fiddle. The etching was created by illustrator and artist Edwin Forbes who, under the banner of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, worked for the Union Army. The etching was included in Forbes work Life Stories of the Great Army. In the etching, the cigar box fiddle clearly shows the brand ‘Figaro’ on the cigar box. In addition to the etching, plans for a cigar box banjo were published by Daniel Carter Bea...