@@SouthernFireGuitars These instruments are an evolvement of the mountain dulcimer. First you had the mountain/lap/Appalachian dulcimer, then it evolved into the 'walking dulcimer' or 'dulcitar'(what the modern recreations are called) which is a version you play like a guitar rather than on your lap, and then finally someone discovered you could make a dulcitar using pre-made items like cigar boxes and paint can lids, and added a guitar-like chromatic rather than diatonic fretboard to it, thus making it a 'guitar'. Similar thing with the 'canjo'. Started out as this one string instrument from Ireland brought over by the Irish immigrants to the southern Appalachian mountains, and was used to keep the beat for other music players in ensembles. At first it was called a 'diddly bow', but then a small, triangular soundbox got added to increase and it began to be called a 'pickin' stick'. Then more strings got added and it became known as a 'chord stick' or 'strum stick'. Then it kind of bled together with the 'walking dulcimer'/'dulcitar' and kind of became the same instrument, although chord sticks were usually longer scale length, had skinnier fretboards with 3 strings rather than the walking dulcimer which had 4 strings in 3 courses (like a regular mountain dulcimer). Then someone discovered you could make these diddly bows out of pre-made items like cans, and they started calling them 'canjos' in more recent times for marketability, although they really have nothing to do with real banjos. Interestingly, canjos seem to have gone back to the one-string design of the earlier diddly bows.
Thanks for showing your wiring scheme. Very helpful!! I like your design. The f hole sounds deeper than the round hole in your other video. The round hole has a cool banjo vibe. The f hole more of a National Guitar sound
Hi Michael - I'm really enjoying working my way through your videos, which are really straightforward and easy to follow. Just as soon as I've got the woodworking tools together, I'll build my first CBG. I've already got the box and other bits. It'll have a 25 inch scale, neck humbucker, piezo under the bridge with tone and volume pots. If it actually works, I'll be amazed!
Thank you very much, Steve. Sounds like you have your first CBG build planned out pretty good, that's great. Good luck with it, I hope it comes out awesome. M~
Dang ... I’m away from the world for a couple months because I contracted the covid black plague . I come back around and you done changed the world of neck designs !!!! When I get well enough to work again , I got a pile of parts just itchin to be a guitar and I’ll think I’ll use your secret design if you don’t mind !!!! Thanks for all the vids !!!
Your welcome, Mike. Thank you for checking it out. I hope your all better now, and doing good. Sure, use the design, just don't tell anyone the secret, its between you and me ;) M~
Thanks Michael - after I finish my current CBG project, I am thinking of making a resonator CBG and your vid is a great help. Very difficult to get actual cigar boxes Down Under so easier to make our own, but on the flip side, no excuses for not having a box large enough to properly fit the resonator and get some good resonation going. :)
Your welcome, Ross. Thank you for watching. Its not easy finding those big boxes, even here, so making them sounds like a great idea. Good luck with the resonator, let me know how it goes. M~
The difference? Me? the second CBG, (round holes), with the through-neck, (just like mine), is more accurate in conveying the sound along the total length of the sturdy one-piece neck! I always prefer through-necks, with the strings anchored at the heel of the neck outside of the box! The whole length of the neck resonates then!...but then again....that's just me!...LOL...! Take care, all!...😀...😀..! Love the catchy little piece you played, Michael!
These are fantastic!!! The one with the two round sounds holes has a lot of reverb! It was my favorite! Did you adjust any settings on that one? Crazy how different they sounded!
Excellent video as are all your videos, nice to watch other builders methods such as yourself building CBG's, I make them mainly for myself at the moment along with some FX pedals which I will be launching on the market soon here in the UK. The pedals work well with CBG's and guitars in general and can give not only magnetic pickups some overdriven mojo but also piezo pickups. England is about to go into lockdown again tomorrow so will enjoy watching many of your videos and I will be making stuff. Your video narration is both calming and informative along with images of your natural surroundings. I really enjoy your videos Michael, and the quality' of your builds and playing.
Thank you very much, Gary. Sorry, about the lock down, that sux. It will give you some extra time to work on your craft. You have to try and find some good out of it, I guess. That's what I did here during the lock down, work on building some cool guitars. Good luck with your builds and the pedals. M~
A Very informative video, EXCELLENT. The two you played firstly were lovely looking and sounding, but my choice for sound was the second one without the F holes. I found it was louder but more important a richer/warmer tone. Thanks again Michael. God Bless you all, Buster included.
This is so very cool. Can you recommend a kit to start with for the dog bowl style ? I'm primarily a telecaster player but I really want to try one of these. Great video, thanks for sharing 👍👍
Wow. I gotta say I prefer the warmth of the "f" hole vs the round. But the round would be much better acoustically I would think. How did you do the burn finish on them? Just use a torch? Your videos are some of the best in my opinion when it comes to cbg builds. Thanks so much for doing them!
Hello Michael. I am a Michael also. I've ordered a kit from Amazon. (the cheapest) And knowing that I am not very good with instruments and 77 years old, I hope to find out if I can make music. If I can and I find I am limited by the instrument (in my dreams!) then I'll buy a good one. Yours I hope.
those are amazing looking. noticed you havent made any resonator F hole guitars in a long while.. any chance we'll see them in the near future? hint hint: Christmas?
just as a side to the focus of the video .... the neck in the last guitar is a wonderful pattern and color .... I've noticed you put a lot o.j. effort into your necks ... thank you for letting us see it. SECOND????? the two resonators seemed to sound different ... the second more vibration???? they are both nice, i am just curious what makes the difference????? Respectfully, Chuck
Thank you, Chuck. Yes, I do put a lot of time and patients into my necks. I did turn the volume down on the amp when I pulled the cord to change guitars, I might of turned the volume up a little more after plugging in the second one. M~
Hello Michael, just found your channel and it's great. I am a 67 year old from bonnie Scotland and would love to get into learning the c.b.g. I am left handed and wondered if you could possibly build me a dog bowl c b.g. ? Be nice to hear back from you. Bill.
Thank you, Bill for checking out the videos. Sure, I can build you a dog bowl resonator. Please send me an email and I can give you more info. guitarandboots@yahoo.com
Great video! Question: What are you using for fret markers? I was going to use brass tacks, but was looking for different options, especially the side markers. Oh by the way....I just found out my 1986 j20 Jeep is also out of warranty....Who knew?😂
Thanks, mrrilly. One these 2 I burnt the fret dot markers and side do markers with a soldering iron. ohh yeah.. make sure you get that extended warranty lol What a scam. M~
Hello Michael, I was wondering if you would play WONDERFUL TONIGHT by Eric Clapton? Its a lovely song & I think there's loads out there that love it. It would be GREAT to hear you play it on one of your 3 string CBG's, I live in hope, God Bless you all.
Well Michael, I never expected your answer because your such a talented person in so, so many ways, I thought you would be able to play the song without any difficulty. I hope I havent offended you mate, because I wouldn't do that for all the money in the world, also your a lovely person. Anyway, no problem Michael & I hope your all well, God Bless you all.
@@SouthernFireGuitars youre welcome. i just discovered your channel now and going through your vids. good stuff, probably the best cbg channel ive seen.
@@SouthernFireGuitars youre welcome and i appreciate the videos. im building my first cbg and your vids are going to be a huge help not to mention you play good and have some good guitar tutorials.
Hey.. what about the back angle? You did it just gluing a piece of ruler inside the cigar box or you don't care about it? Interesting question for me... looking forward for your answer .. thou .. Thanks bye from Italy
@@SouthernFireGuitars hi, could I 'gouge' out the innards of an electric, recover it (New top), and try it that way too? How do you think it would sound. Think it'd look cool, but maybe not sound too good. What do you think?
Hey Mike, greetings from Colorado! What size is the dog bowl? Where did you get it? I want to build one of these. Can you help find what I need? Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
I'm certain that if I heard the dog bowl guitar in person I'd most likely hear a big difference. Just couldn't hear it on the video. I do like the idea.
@@SouthernFireGuitars ah sorry, unplugged the resonator would be heard no problem..but would a pickup be affected by the presence of a resonator or just thevibration of the string? Thanks and love your vids👍
Thanks Bill, I'm finishing one now that does have a hot rail humbucker and a piezo pickup with a 3 way selector switch. I'll have it in a video when Its done. M~
I show a secret that makes these 2 resonators very cool. I think they both sound great also. M~
because this is three strings and tuned GDG, this is a Cigar Box Dulcimer/Cigar Box Dulcitar, NOT a guitar...
@@-jank-willson Thanks Will. OkieDokie. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars These instruments are an evolvement of the mountain dulcimer. First you had the mountain/lap/Appalachian dulcimer, then it evolved into the 'walking dulcimer' or 'dulcitar'(what the modern recreations are called) which is a version you play like a guitar rather than on your lap, and then finally someone discovered you could make a dulcitar using pre-made items like cigar boxes and paint can lids, and added a guitar-like chromatic rather than diatonic fretboard to it, thus making it a 'guitar'.
Similar thing with the 'canjo'. Started out as this one string instrument from Ireland brought over by the Irish immigrants to the southern Appalachian mountains, and was used to keep the beat for other music players in ensembles. At first it was called a 'diddly bow', but then a small, triangular soundbox got added to increase and it began to be called a 'pickin' stick'. Then more strings got added and it became known as a 'chord stick' or 'strum stick'. Then it kind of bled together with the 'walking dulcimer'/'dulcitar' and kind of became the same instrument, although chord sticks were usually longer scale length, had skinnier fretboards with 3 strings rather than the walking dulcimer which had 4 strings in 3 courses (like a regular mountain dulcimer). Then someone discovered you could make these diddly bows out of pre-made items like cans, and they started calling them 'canjos' in more recent times for marketability, although they really have nothing to do with real banjos. Interestingly, canjos seem to have gone back to the one-string design of the earlier diddly bows.
@@-jank-willson Thanks Will. M~
Nice dog bowl resonators Michael.
Your enthusiasm for the craft is infectious. I never thought much of cigar box guitars, until you showed me how fun they can be!
Great work! Interesting how sound holes can make that much difference. Thanks for the details you share.
Thank you sixstring, You are right. Thanks for checking it out. M~
The idea of the dog bowl is great ! I love it !
Great information, Michael. Thanks! I have a couple of dog bowls just waiting to be turned into resonators!
Thank you, Steve. Yes, put one of those dog bowls in a CBG. :) M~
aweesome sauce!! And I like biscuits and gravy, too!
Thank you, Linda. M~
sweeeeeet love the sound from first one.i had one and sold it [yes i know]i may have to build one.all the best from uk stay safe.
Thanks for showing your wiring scheme. Very helpful!! I like your design.
The f hole sounds deeper than the round hole in your other video. The round hole has a cool banjo vibe. The f hole more of a National Guitar sound
your a genius - you literally make music !
Thanks Ferenc. M~
Super sustain nice playing nice full warm tone on the first and way more midrange and treble on the F holes guitar.
Thanks for the input Steve. I appreciate that. M~
Thank you Michael, going to start one, like your builds, that you for the useful information…
Your welcome, Howard. Good luck and have fun with your build. M~
Hi Michael - I'm really enjoying working my way through your videos, which are really straightforward and easy to follow. Just as soon as I've got the woodworking tools together, I'll build my first CBG. I've already got the box and other bits. It'll have a 25 inch scale, neck humbucker, piezo under the bridge with tone and volume pots. If it actually works, I'll be amazed!
Thank you very much, Steve. Sounds like you have your first CBG build planned out pretty good, that's great. Good luck with it, I hope it comes out awesome. M~
Well now I'm gonna have to build one🥴....sound awesome man! 👌
Thank you, Nate. Its a real fun build, and they sound great. M~
Thank you. Well done.
Thanks for another great video. It looks like I will have to build a dog bowl resonator guitar.
Your welcome, Thomas. Yes, I think you should go for it. M~
Thank you...
Loving the innovation
Thanks Posm. M
Thanks for a nice video and some good humor.
Your welcome, sixwheels. Thanks for watching. M~
Cool build
Thanks papat. M~
Cool video! Btw, the wires could be twisted to make it even more immune to electromagnetic noise.
Thanks Mr. Thanks for the wiring tip also. M~
Dang ... I’m away from the world for a couple months because I contracted the covid black plague . I come back around and you done changed the world of neck designs !!!!
When I get well enough to work again , I got a pile of parts just itchin to be a guitar and I’ll think I’ll use your secret design if you don’t mind !!!!
Thanks for all the vids !!!
Your welcome, Mike. Thank you for checking it out. I hope your all better now, and doing good. Sure, use the design, just don't tell anyone the secret, its between you and me ;) M~
It sounds great !
Thanks Michael - after I finish my current CBG project, I am thinking of making a resonator CBG and your vid is a great help. Very difficult to get actual cigar boxes Down Under so easier to make our own, but on the flip side, no excuses for not having a box large enough to properly fit the resonator and get some good resonation going. :)
Your welcome, Ross. Thank you for watching. Its not easy finding those big boxes, even here, so making them sounds like a great idea. Good luck with the resonator, let me know how it goes. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars will do bro :)
Michael, you are pushing the envelope now 😁 they sound great
Thank you, Clem. I appreciate that, M~
I am a new big fan of your work, man!!!!
Thank you, s much. M~
The difference? Me? the second CBG, (round holes), with the through-neck, (just like mine), is more accurate in conveying the sound along the total length of the sturdy one-piece neck! I always prefer through-necks, with the strings anchored at the heel of the neck outside of the box! The whole length of the neck resonates then!...but then again....that's just me!...LOL...! Take care, all!...😀...😀..! Love the catchy little piece you played, Michael!
Thank you, Paul. You make a good point about the through the box necks. Thanks for checking it out. M~
Fabulous !
Thanks Gary. M~
Great video,very informative,love your work
Thanks Ronald. M~
Brilliant as always
Thank you very much, Rich. M~
Great job again 👌🏼
Thanks Harry. M~
These are fantastic!!! The one with the two round sounds holes has a lot of reverb! It was my favorite! Did you adjust any settings on that one? Crazy how different they sounded!
Thanks, They were set up pretty much the same.. weird. M~
Second one Won the robust sound awesome tones .
Thanks Tony, I appreciate that. M~
I really like the sound of this one, Much better than the last. Wait…that one was awesome too. Damn. I need lesson…bad!
Thanks Kevin. M~
Man, so cool.
Thank you, Jerrel.. M~
Excellent video as are all your videos, nice to watch other builders methods such as yourself building CBG's, I make them mainly for myself at the moment along with some FX pedals which I will be launching on the market soon here in the UK. The pedals work well with CBG's and guitars in general and can give not only magnetic pickups some overdriven mojo but also piezo pickups. England is about to go into lockdown again tomorrow so will enjoy watching many of your videos and I will be making stuff. Your video narration is both calming and informative along with images of your natural surroundings. I really enjoy your videos Michael, and the quality' of your builds and playing.
Thank you very much, Gary. Sorry, about the lock down, that sux. It will give you some extra time to work on your craft. You have to try and find some good out of it, I guess. That's what I did here during the lock down, work on building some cool guitars. Good luck with your builds and the pedals. M~
A Very informative video, EXCELLENT. The two you played firstly were lovely looking and sounding, but my choice for sound was the second one without the F holes. I found it was louder but more important a richer/warmer tone. Thanks again Michael. God Bless you all, Buster included.
Thank you, Peter. I need one of these for myself , for sure. I really like the sound. M~ Buster says, Thanks lol
Michael, Tell Buster its my pleasure & Thank you. God Bless all.
@@peterhaynes8258 Will do. Thanks, Peter.
This is so very cool. Can you recommend a kit to start with for the dog bowl style ? I'm primarily a telecaster player but I really want to try one of these.
Great video, thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thank you, Thomas. I don't know of any kits for a dog bowl rez, but I did do a video showing how I built one. ruclips.net/video/NcbM_u4KhvU/видео.html
@@SouthernFireGuitars thank you. I'm on my way to check it out 😀
Wow. I gotta say I prefer the warmth of the "f" hole vs the round. But the round would be much better acoustically I would think. How did you do the burn finish on them? Just use a torch? Your videos are some of the best in my opinion when it comes to cbg builds. Thanks so much for doing them!
Thank you, Tony, I appreciate that. Yes, I used a torch. :)
I liked that f hole tone better also.
Hey Micheal you’re guitars sound great as ever,any chance of teaching that little riff you played.
Hi Phil, Thank you very much. Sure, that's a cool little ditty, I will do a lesson on it, on an up coming video. M~
Those are awsome....a big 6 string would be cool
Thanks Joshua, That would be cool. M~
Excellent!
I appreciate that, Thanks. M~
Great video, great instruction. How does it sound without the pickup? I need one to walk around with and play for small crowd of ten people or so.
Thanks Wes. It sounded pretty good as I remember. M~
Excelent work!
I am tryng to make my first cigar box.
¿Which is te best tuning in your opinion?
Regards from Argentina.
Lately Ive been really liking open E (EBE)
AWESOME Wat kinda strings do you use and how did u make the neck ..beautiful
Thanks Adam. Strings are nickle would 040 030 022 Here's how I build the neck ruclips.net/video/e3UomvKCsdQ/видео.html
Hello Michael. I am a Michael also. I've ordered a kit from Amazon. (the cheapest) And knowing that I am not very good with instruments and 77 years old, I hope to find out if I can make music. If I can and I find I am limited by the instrument (in my dreams!) then I'll buy a good one. Yours I hope.
Thank you Michael, Good luck with the kit. I started out with a kit also from CBGitty. Have fun and thanks for watching. M~
those are amazing looking. noticed you havent made any resonator F hole guitars in a long while.. any chance we'll see them in the near future? hint hint: Christmas?
Thanks Turin. I just may do a few. M~
@SouthernfireGuitar37 heh, nice try scammer. ,,|,, ,,|,,
muy bueno!!
Thank you.
just as a side to the focus of the video .... the neck in the last guitar is a wonderful pattern and color .... I've noticed you put a lot o.j. effort into your necks ... thank you for letting us see it.
SECOND????? the two resonators seemed to sound different ... the second more vibration???? they are both nice, i am just curious what makes the difference?????
Respectfully, Chuck
Thank you, Chuck. Yes, I do put a lot of time and patients into my necks. I did turn the volume down on the amp when I pulled the cord to change guitars, I might of turned the volume up a little more after plugging in the second one. M~
I like your secret...
Thanks.. Mum is the word....
Thank you, Pat. M~
Hello Michael, just found your channel and it's great. I am a 67 year old from bonnie Scotland and would love to get into learning the c.b.g. I am left handed and wondered if you could possibly build me a dog bowl c b.g. ? Be nice to hear back from you.
Bill.
Thank you, Bill for checking out the videos. Sure, I can build you a dog bowl resonator. Please send me an email and I can give you more info. guitarandboots@yahoo.com
Could you replace the biscuit and bolt with a tall piece of thin wood, kind of like what they do on a violin?
I guess you could try it. M~
Great video! Question: What are you using for fret markers? I was going to use brass tacks, but was looking for different options, especially the side markers. Oh by the way....I just found out my 1986 j20 Jeep is also out of warranty....Who knew?😂
Thanks, mrrilly. One these 2 I burnt the fret dot markers and side do markers with a soldering iron. ohh yeah.. make sure you get that extended warranty lol What a scam. M~
interesting stuff!
Thanks. M~
Hi Michael with your resonateor's does your necks have a back angle?
Hey Andy, I don't believe they did. M~
Hello Michael, I was wondering if you would play WONDERFUL TONIGHT by Eric Clapton? Its a lovely song & I think there's loads out there that love it. It would be GREAT to hear you play it on one of your 3 string CBG's, I live in hope, God Bless you all.
Thanks, Peter. Great song, I don't know how to play it though, I would have to learn it. M~
Well Michael, I never expected your answer because your such a talented person in so, so many ways, I thought you would be able to play the song without any difficulty. I hope I havent offended you mate, because I wouldn't do that for all the money in the world, also your a lovely person. Anyway, no problem Michael & I hope your all well, God Bless you all.
@@peterhaynes8258 Thank you, Peter. No, not all all. God Bless.
those are some fine sounding guitars
Thank you zip zip. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars youre welcome. i just discovered your channel now and going through your vids. good stuff, probably the best cbg channel ive seen.
@@zipzip8239 Thanks, I really appreciate that. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars youre welcome and i appreciate the videos. im building my first cbg and your vids are going to be a huge help not to mention you play good and have some good guitar tutorials.
@@zipzip8239 Hey, good luck with your first build.
Hey.. what about the back angle? You did it just gluing a piece of ruler inside the cigar box or you don't care about it? Interesting question for me... looking forward for your answer .. thou .. Thanks bye from Italy
Hi ecalzo. I don't use a back angel. I install my necks straight. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars ok.. i thought this about your way to build the CBG .. thanks
@@ecalzo Your welcome, Thanks
I like biscuits...I like mustard on 'em... ;-)
Thanks TB. I guess that's better than ketchup lol 😎 M~
The F Holes sound so much better. I didn't think it would make that much of a difference. Is that really the only big difference?
Thanks Kennith. M~
Michael, do you prefer a disc piezo or a rod type for your resonator builds?
Ive only used disk.
Great vid, can I use a normal pickup from my busted electric guitar???? Or will it sound bad ? Thanks
Thanks, Sure, if the pickup works you can use it. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars hi, could I 'gouge' out the innards of an electric, recover it (New top), and try it that way too? How do you think it would sound. Think it'd look cool, but maybe not sound too good. What do you think?
@@scify6278 That sounds like it may be a fun project, I think you can make it work, M~
Hey Mike, greetings from Colorado! What size is the dog bowl? Where did you get it? I want to build one of these. Can you help find what I need? Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Hey Audio, The bowl is 6'' and I got it at the Dollar Tree. You can also get them at CBGitty.com . M~
Top twin box at 27", bottom cigar box at 25" or 23".
That may work, give it a shot.
I'm certain that if I heard the dog bowl guitar in person I'd most likely hear a big difference. Just couldn't hear it on the video. I do like the idea.
Thank you, Mike. M~
I think they're fraternal twins 😉
Thank you David. You may be right. lol M~
How about a conjoined twin cigar box guitar. (Two necks)?
I'll have to think about that one lol
What is the longest neck a cigar box guitar could be built with? Have you ever created a bass CBG and if so can you give a demo?
Hi, Walter. Ive made 3 string CBG's with up to a 25'' scale length. Never done a bass. M~
What’s the minimum size for she diameter of the dog bowl? In your opinion. Are 14 cm enough?
That's hard to answer, Ive only used the 6'' one, but I guess you could use any size. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars okay, I‘ll try it. Thanks 😊
I would buy one from you.
Thanks Zack. I just posted new ones. www.southernfireguitars.com/
What type of metal did u use on the frets?
It's nickle fret wire
What the metal pieces in the sound holes
You can find there here, under "Guitar Parts and Setup Tools" www.amazon.com/shop/southernfireguitars
Why would a resonator affect an electric setup?
Hi Steven, I don't really understand the question. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars ah sorry, unplugged the resonator would be heard no problem..but would a pickup be affected by the presence of a resonator or just thevibration of the string? Thanks and love your vids👍
Could I ask what size the dog bowl are? I purchased a dog bowl today but it's too big.
Hi Eric, the dog bowl is 6 inches round. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars Ahhhhh. That makes sense. The dog bowl I purchased is 9" across. Tomorrow I shall look for one that's 6" across.
@@mastercom2003 You will need a pretty big box for a 9'' bowl :)
what was the name of that tune?
Its one of my tunes, it has no name. 😎
No springs?
No springs.
Shotgun shell volume knobs. Most American thing you could do.
I agree 😎
What size of neck?
23'' scale
Thanks!@@SouthernFireGuitars
Ha ha funny guy .
That's not a dog! I was thinking you would put a piezo and a selector switch in there too.
Thanks Bill, I'm finishing one now that does have a hot rail humbucker and a piezo pickup with a 3 way selector switch. I'll have it in a video when Its done. M~
Some cheap maple yo yo's on ebay for biscuit bridges
Thanks Phil, That's a good idea. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars I call me the "Googlelmeister"
Fine. I won't Share on Facebook.( Just kidding).
Thanks Geno. M~
Something tells me you like saying "dog bowl resonator"
Dog Bowl Resonator. 😀
The secret goes to the grave with me. No amount of torture or bribery will get me to reveal it.
Competitive Siblings.
Male and female twins
Thanks Marty, I never looked at them, like that, that's funny lol