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Cigar Box: How to Build a Smokin' Cigar Box Guitar for Around $25, Part 3

Posted 05/04/2012 at 6:57am | by Brian Saner

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How to Build a Smokin' Guitar

There are some guides on the web on where to put your tuning pegs on a CBG, but I like to keep it simple. I set the pegs on top of the headstock and make a mark where I want them to go. I make sure I place the tuning peg for the middle string in about 1/4 inch from the side so I won’t have to use a string tree. Read on!

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