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I like to wear my top hat–Teddy performing

Teddy’s new song about wearing a top hat, performed while wearing a top hat. Enjoy!

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Cigar Box Guitar & Ukulele Videos

Here are a couple of videos that we had in our archives. Teddy demonstrating the first cigar box guitar we made, followed by a couple of ukulele demonstrations. Please “friend us” on facebook at

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Teddy demonstrating at the DC Rock and Roll swap meet

Demo on the CBG, 8 hours long

We now know that Teddy can hold his own with the greats of the past. He played the cigar box guitar for about 8 hours straight. There was lots of interest in the sound and music he was playing. I still had a good time and will do something like this again.

We made a sale and so Teddy got some bells for his feet from his cut. He now has rythm. All he needs now is cymbals for his knees.

Back from the rock and roll swap meet

Whew, finished the 2 Ukuleles’ this morning. Had to install the strings on the way down.

Pictures of Teddy playing at our table. We should have charged $5.00 to stand and listen. Lots of interest and lots of people thinking about building their own. Not a lot of buyers. oh well…

Teddy doing a Cigar box guitar demo

5 guitars ready to go!

Ok, we now have 5 guitars finished, 2 ukes in progress and 3 other cigar box guitars working.

Will I be done by tomorrow? Yikes…got to go get busy..

Bridges

No pictures yet, but bridges are made. We used rosewood, slotted them for a bone nut and beveled the edges. They will look good.

Edit: The bridges are made. We slotted the rosewood, machined for thickness and then tapered the edges for a clean look. I still need to take a picture…

Hanging by the neck

hanging by the neck

here are 5 necks getting finish applied.

wooden soldiers

Progress on the latest Cigar Box Guitars.

Ok, so far, 4 necks are roughed out and frets cut. Shaping is complete and ready for finish.

First 4 boxes ready for finish...

4 cigar box guitars ready for finish

Latest build…

Currently we are constructing a Cigar Box Uke. The box is ready for assembly, reinforcement was done with rosewood. Small fretwire was ordered as well as bridges and nuts….
Glue up is complete, now to shape the neck. Check back often to see how we are doing.