Artwork

Bob Hord

Robert W. Hord is an artist living in Orange County, CA who has been creating his unique paper sculptures for over three decades. Take a look at his rendition of “Jerry” Garcia to get an idea of how talented Bob really is. In addition to his paper sculptures and mixed media pieces, he’s equally adept with a brush and canvas. Just an all around great guy, “Pops” sense of humor is evident in most of his work, especially the Cigar Box Guitars. His work has been seen on magazine covers, record covers, book covers, greeting cards, calenders and as advertising for various companies including Mattel, Hallmark, Disneyland and the US Olympic Committee.

Some Of Bob's Cigar Box Guitars:

Dynamic Duo: Truly le grande fromage in the way of Cigar Box Art Guitars, the Dynamic Duo lets you unleash your inner Jimbo Page. The box originated in Santiago, Dominican Republic and was once filled with 25 Macanudo Gold Label cigars. Right now all that's in there is a pickup. That's right, like most of Bob's instruments, they come ready to rock and this double-tiki-necked music machine has four sound holes for all you anti-electricity traditionalists. The attached ukulele really brings out the tiki heads. Se Magnifique. $300

Mellow Yellow & Blue: You have to get close to appreciate the detail on this one. Bob took the natural colors of this Partagas Cigar Box and extended those blue and yellow hues up the fret-board and painted on each fret are literally hundreds of what appear to be ancient symbols from the Azgypzoliolithic Age(sp?). In its code lies the screen-play for National Treasure 7: Washington's Curse of the Black Pearl for all you movie buffs. I hear they might get Johnny Depp and his pirate costume. Three port holes on the starboard side give this box great acoustic volume but there's still a pickup for you metal fans. $200

Tiki Strummer: My personal favorite. As robust as the Macanudo box claims, this 3-string has got some great acoustic presence to it. The best word I can think of to describe its low end growl is "mean". The tiki headstock adds to the Polynesian artwork throughout the fretboard. To avoid calls from the Acoutsic Guitar Forum, Bob likes to say his peices are art with strings attached but is one is an instrument with some art attached. With pickup. $200

Texas Twang: Sure you've heard of a cigar box guitar before, but a lunch-box guitar? Bob spent his formative years in the Lone Star state and this ode to all things Longhorn, complete with lyrcis to The Eyes of Texas, Texas Fight and Yell on the sides of the box. It's a little hard to pull off all your Stevie Ray licks but does come with the "electromagic" feature. Simply do NOT tape the handle of the box down and let it rattle against the side as you play it and you have the true analog fuzz factory at no extra charge. With pickup. $125

Tin Box Blues: Finally! The Cigar Box resonator is here. I'm guessing this started as a cookie tin, most likey of the Mrs. Field's variety but have yet to receive confirmation on that. A metal drain has been inserted as the soundole and Bb has added his artwork to the tin. The back has been plated with a perfect circle of mahoganyish wood. Also with a pickup, this one sounds great with a slide played through Heritage amp! $125

THE SURFER: A perfect uke for the local lifestyle. Cool surfing scene. $250