Punch Gran Puro Cigar Box Guitar

#002 - 2020

[Donated to a charity auction in 2023]

This was my second cigar box guitar. It started out as a "Hinkler-Electric Blues Box Slide Guitar." It is a fretless design. The original fret markings were just painted on, since it was only meant to be played as a slide guitar. For now, I've just marked up the top of the neck (not shown) using a white grease pencil to show me the best place to put the slide as you go up and down the neck. Since there's more flex in the strings in the middle than at the top and bottom end, standard fret spacing isn't always perfect, so I like to place the markers based on how much pressure I typically place on the slide and using a tuner to find the sweet spots. I found the new box at a local cigar shop. Cigar shops often sell off their old boxes for a few dollars a piece, which makes them a real bargain, compared to wooden boxes you might find at an arts and crafts store.

This was my second CGG. It was converted from a "Hinkler Electric Blues Box" I got off of Amazon for 25 bucks.	This is what it originally looked like. It was playable, but the box itself was kinda cheesy.	As you can see, the box was just a very thin cardboard box. It did include a piezo pickup, which I kept. I actually still use the top of the box as a template for cutting out the "F-Holes" you can see on some of my other guitars.
I kept the original tuners and bolt. Ironically, the bolt is technically called a "nut" in guitar terminology.	I used a Punch Gran Puro cigar box, which was about the same size as the original, but much classier looking.	The original bridge was also just a simple bolt. Since I added a little higher fretboard, I needed a higher bridge, so I made this one out of a vintage wooden domino with a piece of brass rod for the saddle.

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Punch Gran Puro Cigar Box Guitar

#002 - 2020

This was my second CGG. It was converted from a "Hinkler Electric Blues Box" I got off of Amazon for 25 bucks.

This is what it originally looked like. It was playable, but the box itself was kinda cheesy.

As you can see, the box was just a very thin cardboard box. It did include a piezo pickup, which I kept. I actually still use the top of the box as a template for cutting out the "F-Holes" you can see on some of my other guitars.

I kept the original tuners and bolt. Ironically, the bolt is technically called a "nut" in guitar terminology.

I used a Punch Gran Puro cigar box, which was about the same size as the original, but much classier looking.

The original bridge was also just a simple bolt. Since I added a little higher fretboard, I needed a higher bridge, so I made this one out of a vintage wooden domino with a piece of brass rod for the saddle.