No two Waterside Guitars look alike.
We create custom instruments developed from your ideas and – beginner to advanced – how you play. We’ve used cigar boxes and oil cans, we’ve made resonators from dog bowls, and created ukuleles and “diddly bows”.
It nearly always starts with the box. Here are a few we currently have available.
The Construction
We’re very fussy.
Cigar box instruments may look simple, but to play and sound right, we use the correct materials and precise measurements in putting them together.
To get it right, we measure box-to-neck precisely. We properly reinforce elements for string tension. For electronic instruments we play each through different amps and settings. We test every instrument for sound, volume, sustain and tone.
All our instruments are “set up” before shipping. When you get your guitar, tighten up the strings, get it in tune, and off you go!
