Introduction

(Photo by Rachel Kauffman of Yellow Manic Media.)

Welcome to Twangboxes, friend.

Cigar box guitars may be something unheard of to you, or you may be well acquainted with them. You might have seen Shane Speal, the king of cigar box guitars, playing one of his own masterful rectangular creations and wondering where to get one yourself. This blog may be what came up in your search on how to build one.

Look no further, my friend.

I'm Mark Feuerborn, luthier (That is, guitar craftsman) and owner of Feuerborn Guitars, a guitar crafting brand dedicated entirely to cigar box guitars. While I am certainly not at the same level as Mr. Speal, I am a well-versed craftsman of cigar box guitars, with each guitar I make an exploration of new methods, ideas, and features. I have sold three of the guitars I have made, and have gotten very positive reviews of my craft from all three customers.

My intention with this blog is to share my expertise in crafting cigar box guitars with those who would like to learn. Details ranging from a choice of a good cigar box, to good types of wood used for fretboards, to tools to use in crafting, to placement of the bridge and nut, to even how to make the cigar box guitar a fully electric one will be covered.

I look forward to sharing this craft with my audience, and hopefully to seeing more cigar box guitars in the hands of craftsmen and musicians in the world alike.