Hey All,
Recently purchased a 6 string CBG kit off the bay from Tinyguitars. It came with a used guitar neck in good condition, Cigar Box pre-cut for the neck, three pieces of cherry wood cut to support the box where the neck and bridge will be attached, a bottom fed guitar bridge, and some curtain rod rings (holes are already pre-drilled in the box). Game plan is to get it all assembled (obviously), add two humbuckers with a 5 way switch for coil shunting options, and possibly a piezo/preamp setup.
Now for some questions...
I'm planning on using the tele style bridge that is pictured below.
I'm assuming I would glue the supports as pictured below.
I'm hoping to use string ferrules on the bottom of this, would I be able to mount them to the bottom under all of the support boards, or would that not work with the bridge support being glued to the lid itself.
More to come I'm sure. =)
Thanks!
Kevin
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Don: Initially that was the plan, but the more I look at it, and the more input I get from you guys I'm thinking that's just not going to be feasible.
Mark: Yup, I was eyein' your pics last night. I kinda wondered if that's what you had done with your bridge.=)
First thing I had to do was go out and buy an extra-long drill bit, none I had were long enough!
I also cut away the area where the bridge is mounted to allow the top to open for access to the electrics. The result worked OK but is rather ugly....
Thanks for all the tips! I think I'll go with the top loader just to make thinngs a little easier on myself. Since this is going to predominantly be an "electric" I'm not as worried about sacrificing some sustain, frankly I'll just happy if it all comes together =). I'm planning on using a tele style control plate, and already have a scematic for using a 5t4p switch with two humbuckers for some interesting switching options. Electronics are more my forte', so about anything I do will have some kind of weird switch option =).
As is usually the case now that I've gotten my first taste I'm already planning my next build before this one is even done. It's going to be a 4 string guitar scale with a neck through and a license plate resonator top. lol.
Thanks!
Kevin
JFTL said:
You might be able to do that but I advise against it. For one, you may have issues getting the lid to close easily over the neck once it's set in place. In fact, I almost promise you will if the neck pocket is cut correctly. Second, for a string-thru-body, you really want everything glued solid. If you have any close gaps there is a very good possibility that two separate pieces of wood will vibrate together during play, which will create a buzzing, sitar like sound.
For a typical neck-thru this is less of a concern and it's a lot easier to preserve the box's ability to open.
JFTL said:
Thanks!
Kevin