Spotted a cigar store in a local strip mall. I had never paid any attention to it until today (and likely wouldn't have but for all you folks and your amazing builds.)
"Sure, we sell the boxes. $5.00 for the wood finish, $3.00 for the paper covered."
This could be bad. Now have three boxes waiting on me and I haven't even built one yet.
Question, one of them has a rectangular window taking up almost one third of the top. Too large for a good sounding guitar? Should I just plan to do something else with it?
The brand is Kuba, I believe.
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I have made two of those Kuba Deluxe boxes into guitars. Just make sure the plastic window is secure so that it does not buzz. The lid is a little thick to get good resonance, so I made mine with piezos in them.
One of mine I gave to Shane and I think it is hanging on the wall at Speal's Tavern now.
Yeah...I hear you. My shop sells them to me for $3 wood, $1.50 paper, buy one get one free.
Okay, good to know.
I also have a 1915 Maine license plate, but not sure I want to affix it to something.
Dan Sleep said:
I have made two of those Kuba Deluxe boxes into guitars. Just make sure the plastic window is secure so that it does not buzz. The lid is a little thick to get good resonance, so I made mine with piezos in them.
One of mine I gave to Shane and I think it is hanging on the wall at Speal's Tavern now.
I am feeling lucky, the local shop sells them 3 for $5 and they donate the money to charity.
Cheers Ron
My local shop sells them for 3 dollars each too - but ever since I gave them a nice finished cigar box guitar to hang on their wall I get all the free boxes I can carry. Might be worth trying in some of the expensive shops that like a fancy decorations too.
You are so lucky ...my cigar shop was charging $5 AND $10 AND I BOUGHT HEAPS of him ,i also advertised him on here and now that he has got rid of his backlog of boxes he's charging up to $ 40 for a discarded package.I now get em all from the usa .its far cheaper than getting from the local shop ...??? $5 and $3 you lucky bastard.
I am feeling lucky, the local shop sells them 3 for $5 and they donate the money to charity.
Cheers Ron
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