Bo Diddly Build
The positions of the fret slots are mathematically calculated based on the scale length and number of frets desired. The photo above shows how I saw fret slots after their locations are determined. A very thin kerf saw is used for this. This is a traditional rosewood fingerboard. In the next … [Read more...] about Bo Diddly Build
Cigar Box Guitars
Cigar Box Guitars are considered to be a roots instrument. They have been built and played for over 150 years in many forms and fashions. The earliest photographic evidence of cigar box instruments was around 1840 where two Civil War Soldiers were pictured sitting by a campfire with one of them … [Read more...] about Cigar Box Guitars