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== What ==
== What ==


We have
=== Guitar ===
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* 4 Cigar Boxes
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|'''Part''' || '''Quantitiy''' || '''Notes'''
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| Cigar box || 4 ||
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|1×2 oak or maple lumber || 0 || 3' length The actual dimensions are 3/4"×1 1/2". A 6' stick, enough for 2 necks, Pick the straightest, flattest, clearest, meaning free of knotholes, piece you can find.
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|Guitar strings || 0 || Standard medium-gauge strings work well. CBGs typically use open G tuning. I use strings 5, 4, and 3 and tune them to G-D-G.
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| Tuning pegs || 0 ||
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| Fret wire || 0 ||
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| Cabinet hinge || 0 || with 3 mounting holes on each side
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| 1" wood screws Phillips head || 0 ||
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| Bamboo barbecue skewer or other hard, thin rod  || 0 ||  for the bridge and nut
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| Super glue optional || 0 ||
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=== Amp ===
 
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|'''Part''' || '''Quantitiy''' || '''Notes'''
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|Toggle switch, SPST single pole single throw || ||
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|9V battery || ||
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|Battery connector || ||
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|0.047µF capacitor || ||
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|220µF capacitor biggest || ||
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|0.01µf capacitor || ||
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|100µf capacitor || ||
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|10Ω resistor || ||
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|Hookup wire 20 or 22 gauge solid core is best || ||
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|5KW potentiometer, audio or log taper || ||
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|25-ohm 25W rheostat || ||
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| LM386N audio amplifier chip || ||
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|8-pin DIP IC socket || ||
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|1/4" mono phone jack || ||
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|Chicken head knobs (2) || ||
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|Prototyping PC board || ||
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| Speaker, 8Ω impedance || ||
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| Speaker grill optional || ||
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