A New Obsession?

... or an old one? Or, maybe, a bit of each. I've played guitar for years and years (not expertly well, but I enjoy it), and have often thought that someday it would be a great project to build an instrument of some sort.

Lately I've seen several videos on YouTube about cigar box guitars, including some by a vlogger I've watched on-and-off for some time. Seeing somebody I sort-of know doing it was a bit of an inspiration. Within a few clicks of his video, I came across a link like this:

"How to build a cigar box guitar - Free Plans at www.cigarboxnation.com."

So, I checked it out... and I read some more, and I watched some more videos, and I downloaded the plans. And I thought, I might actually be able to do this...

Okay, so I haven't started yet, but my current big work project should be wrapping up in the next month or so, and I'm going to need something to keep me busy through the spring. Till then, I'll be looking for good materials (nice thing about the plans is that it shouldn't cost me more than $30-50 to get it all done), and learning all I can from the cigarboxnation.com web site.

So, if you don't see me posting an update here with photos and videos of my finished project by mid-summer, please demand an explanation and force me to do this thing. Thank you.

Yes, I'm evil - And a new Carnival!

I'm a horrible blogger. There, I'm sorry. February was a busy, crazy month, starting with a funeral, ending with major new work assignments, and stuffed with many other distractions in between. I promise to be better in March.

Over on my Highway 17 Music blog, I've just posted the second edition of the Carnival of the Blogging Guitarists. Readers of this blog are familiar with my Carnival of the Decline of Democracy, so just picture the same concept, but non-political, and with six steel strings.

To ease you on over there, here's a cross-over post: William Losapio on Anyone Attempting to Persuade Using Limbaugh Logic Will Be Removed From the Premises! Yes, there is a guitar connection there, you'll have to read his post to find out what it is.