Beginner Cigar Box Guitar

Step 9 Glue & Screw

This is the big moment, where everything comes together.

1. Screw the tailpiece to the neck with a long screw. (Yes, it's already glued, so maybe this is overkill, but whatever - if you're reading this, you are a novice like me and can probably stand to screw in something else, just for practice.)
2. Put some glue on the pieces of the neck that will rest on the blocks.
3. Lay the neck on top of the blocks and clamp it into place until the glue dries.
4. Once the glue is dry (at least 30 minutes), you can screw in the middle screw of the bridge.

My cigar box didn't have a latch, so I also bought a couple small 2-hole hinges (maybe 2"?) so that I could screw my lid shut. You could also staple it shut, or use some sort of latch so that it isn't permanently closed.