http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/ Cigar Box Guitars Thu, 15 May 2008 19:03:46 GMT Kirk http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45749 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45749 ...is the best one I've seen yet. Doubleneck, slide on top of the strings, slide under the strings, damn near a full kit all around, and a drumstick in hand. Thu, 15 May 2008 18:47:41 GMT wichita_sam http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45748 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45748 Hey all, I rechecked my notes and I'm still using the setup that I put on Doc's bass... 0.105-0.095-0.080 I experimented with some 0.130 but it didn't get me Thu, 15 May 2008 18:41:54 GMT Jon Hall http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45747 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45747 It does. You can buy items in the US from outside using Paypal, I have done so many times. Of course it may be that there isn't an Australian Paypal for him to Thu, 15 May 2008 18:39:27 GMT Eric Butler http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45746 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45746 that's a bummer....I've made many out of the US purchases with no problem. I just assumed it worked the same in reverse on PayPal. Eric Thu, 15 May 2008 18:25:43 GMT M D Nugent http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45745 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45745 ... I could build it at 1/2" (between strings and neck, with pickup flush with the neck) and shim the pickup upward later if I needed to cut the pickup to Thu, 15 May 2008 18:02:52 GMT Eric Butler http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45744 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45744 LOL...I'm with ya John! Treading water is no stranger to me...As long as I can still come up for air a few times a year, I think of the world as normal. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:55:51 GMT Shane http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45743 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45743 Here's a closeup pic I just stole off the internet. All hail Johnny Lowebow. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:36:07 GMT Eric Butler http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45742 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45742 That's great info about the siding boxes! I've been looking all over for a good shipping container.... Eric Thu, 15 May 2008 17:34:06 GMT Eric Butler http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45741 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45741 11/16" should be fine....my 5 string has them at 5/8" and I like it better than the wider four string spacing. Eric Thu, 15 May 2008 17:32:35 GMT Eric Butler http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45740 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45740 A quarter inch sounds a lot more likely to me than a half. Ted did say "between" so, he may well have meant toward the lower side of that. For lap, a high Thu, 15 May 2008 17:18:47 GMT Doc http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45739 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45739 Dan, the guy in the video, has the best of intentions and has put on programs for Blues In Schools for many years so his heart is in the right place...But...it Thu, 15 May 2008 17:13:23 GMT Frank-n-Slide http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45738 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45738 Hi John I've always used a dobro capo for my lap playing, which is like a movable nut on the top of the strings but I would like to see pics of your appratus Thu, 15 May 2008 17:08:44 GMT M D Nugent http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45737 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45737 ... I explained in my response to WSam that a slide will be used, so the string won't have to be pressed down a full 1/2". ... The rattle/buzz from the string Thu, 15 May 2008 17:08:15 GMT yo_jehle http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45736 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45736 Hey Ted! This should make you feel pretty damn good! Very very cool listing! Jehle Thu, 15 May 2008 17:03:42 GMT Doc http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45735 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/message/45735 ... Here's a recent post I wrote about Sam's bass and the WeedWacker strings. I love the tone it has and the feel, they're a lot of fun to play. ... Here's a