“Flying Pig” is my first attempt at making a cigar box guitar using a metal paint can lid resonator. I have made guitars with license plates for resonators, but wanted to do a paint can lid. So I purchased a paint can lid from CB GITTY “The Hubcap” Spun Cigar Box Guitar Resonator Cones – […]
“Red” is a Herrera Esteli Red Top cigar box. It has 2- 1 1/2″ sound holes, which have been covered from the bottom of lid with a aluminum grate. Neck is a 32″ piece of Red Oak that has been stained with Varathane Antique Walnut stain and sealed with Varathane Clear Gloss. The fret board
“Royals Blue” is a beautiful Cohiba Blue cigar box, Cohiba has some really nice cigar boxes, so if you want to build a good looking guitar or a wall hanger/conversation piece I recommend using a Cohiba box. The neck is a 32″ piece of Maple which I spray painted Blue and sealed with Varathane Clear
Meteor 1 is a build which started out as a Mercury Meteor hub cap that had been sitting in my buddies garage for years! When he asked if I wanted them I jumped at the chance to do another hub cap build, this is the first of 2 I will be doing. The first thing
This guitar is the first of 4 Pistoff Kristoff cigar box I will be building. Nos. 1 is and will be the plainest model. The neck is a 32″ piece of poplar which has no separate fret board or fret lines . The fret markers are 3/16″ Aluminum rivets with the center nail removed. Fret
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Pallet started life as a wooden pallet which I found at work. It was in really great condition . I am not sure what kind of wood it is but it has great color and grain. The only parts of guitar not made with the pallet wood is the top and bottom. I used 1/4″
“Bellas White” is a White Bellas Artes Cigar box. The neck is a 32″ piece of Red Oak Which has 1/4″ routered round over design from the body to nut. The neck has been stained with Watco Dark Walnut stain and sealed with Varathane Clear Gloss. Bellas has no separate fret board the frets have
“My Fathers” This build started out as a My Father cigar box. I peeled off the label and then using a propane torch burnt the top of the box, leaving the bottom its natural color which gives this guitar a very nice contrast between light and dark wood. The neck is a 32″ piece of
“Diddley Blue” is a small San Lotano cigar box. It is a 1 string Diddley Bow. The body as I indicated above is a Blue San Lotano cigar box, the neck is a 32″ piece of wood which was culled from a pallet so I am not sure what type of wood it is. It
This build is “HOG” I bought a new bike and received a metal tin from the Harley Owners Group, and it was the perfect size for a guitar. The tin started out grey which I decided to paint Harley colors, Black & Orange. I painted box, fret markers, sound hole covers, bridge, nut. The top