Yesterday I posted an item on eBay just to trial it for selling my Cigar Box Guitar products. The item was a "Cigar Box Guitar Kit" containing an empty Cuban Cigar Box. This morning I received the following email from eBay: Some of your listings haven’t followed our Embargoed Goods policy. We understand that you may not have been aware of this policy or that this may have been an oversight. So, in this email, we're including some policy information to help you with your futur

Cigars were packed in boxes, crates, and barrels as early as 1800, but the small sized boxes that we are familiar with today did not exist prior to around 1840 (Hyman, Tony (1972). Handbook of Cigar Boxes. New York: Arnot Art Museum.). Until then, cigars were shipped in larger crates containing 100 or more per case. After 1840, cigar manufacturers started using smaller, more portable boxes with 20-50 cigars per box. Trace evidence of cigar box instruments exist from 1840 to t

Putting frets at the correct distances along the neck is obviously important if you want your guitar to sound okay. This article explains ho