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Category: Necks and Headstocks

How-to articles and videos related to preparing the neck and headstock for your cigar box guitar.

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Video: How to Notch a Cigar Box for Neck Installation

This video by cigar box guitar craftsman Glenn Watt shows you a good way to notch your cigar box so that the neck will fit into it, for a standard neck-through style cigar box guitar.

 

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Video: How to Notch a Neck for a Neck-Through Cigar Box Guitar

In this video, Glenn Watt walks you through notching/recessing a neck so it will fit properly into a cigar box guitar.

 

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