Before starting on this learning guitar journey I didn't know such a thing as a cigar box guitar even existed.  And then I did see mention of them from time to time, probably on a forum somewhere.  And then at a concert on occasion I would see one.  And I thought, never seriously, that might be fun.

Then a year or two ago at an arts festival here in Omaha a guy had a booth, Smok'n Strings,  selling his cigar box guitars.  I, of course seeing another fellow guitarist, had to strick up a conversation.  I expressed really mild interest; we exchanged a couple emails; but it went no further.

Last year we went on the Bonamassa Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea again.  As we usually do, we extended the vacation by spending a few days in Florida, this time in the Florida Keys.  While in Key West, on the popular shopping and dining Duvall Street, we came across a shop that sold, of all things, cigar boxes.   And there it was!  The perfect cigar box to me and, more importantly to my wife who has a say in the cosmetic aspects of such things since it is going to hang on the wall!  

Anyway, the Cohiba cigar box went to its new home in Omaha.  But the cigar box just sat in my man cave for months.  But a couple  months ago my wife saw that the Summer Arts Festival was on again and we saw that the guy had a booth again and I delivered the cigar box.  We, of course, discussed what type of pickup (s) I wanted, (humbucker) what colored fret markers, etc., and a few weeks ago he deliverd the finished product.

What fun it is!  I haven't been taking serious practicing very, well, seriously, lately.  Instead just plaaying with this.