Hi, just a bit of useless information.
I always find that when I have to measure something the rule or tape is always on another bench, machine, or in another room. I have pencils scattered in different areas of my workshops for the same reason.
So I
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I'm working on my "prototype" wine box, which is actually quite big. When I chose a 23'' saddle length, it look likes the bridge is too far from the end/bottom of the box (not a big issue but it's less sexy)
I've also issues with my stri
Read more…it has been about 2 or 3 years since I was last on here. with running my own business never had time to bother with cbg's. now that I've finally retired at the age of 70 going onto 71 in a months time. now I'm having to learn what was lost inactiv
Read more…What would happen if I installed the amplifier directly into the cigar box of a guitar? Would it make an instrument that blasts sound directly from it or would something make it not work? Like maybe some crazy feedback when the sound hits the piezo?
Read more…I have been trying to get to finish this build since selling my last motorcycle a month or so ago. Having decided to hang up my boots and helmet after over sixty years of two-wheel fun on eighteen different bikes.
It seemed only fitting to build a CB
Read more…This is my first dog bowl guitar and I plugged it in. In this cbg Good idea or not I used a springs around the bowl and on the bottom spacer I hollowed that out and stuck on spring, My question is, if your making a electric cbg, should it have soun
Read more…Probably about 2 days work left on it, maybe more. Gotta fret, glue on the fretboard, do the wiring fit the tailpiece, string retainer plate, pup, and bridge, then screw it together.This is probably the best quality one I have built. Zoom in on the h
Read more…My friend would like a 3 string fretless CBG that is tuned to open D Minor.
Not being a musician and being a relative newby to building 3 string fretless CBGs, I said "I have no clue how to do that".
So, here i am.
Is there such a thing? What strings
Read more…Getting near a decision point.
Rocky Patel 12-year black/maroon/gold box, 25.5" scale, 3 string with birch ply/mahogany neck. Pup is single coil surface mount.
Trying to decide on wiring. In general, what do most people use, straight to jack, vol onl
Read more…I'm baaaaack for a bit. Some might remember me, I've been gone quite some tims.
Long story short, I moved from CBG's to making full size guitars, mostly T-style. Made about 15-20 of them, even sold 3. I switched because my cbg skillset had sort of
I'm trying to make an accoustic guitar out of an old metal gas can. It has a dog bowl resonator so I can't do a straight through neck. I have started building a triangle shape spine that dips under the dog bowl and out where a tail piece would go but
Read more…This will probably be one of the weirder first time posts. I coach a middle school science team, and this year there is a new event that challenges the kid to build a home made instrument that can accurately play a scale, and a simple tune, then tes
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I am doing my 3rd large batch build for another elementary school, 25-30 ukuleles. I have yet to figure out a faster easier way to thin the headstocks.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
regards,
eric
Read more…This may be a dumb question, but are licence plates suitable soundboards for an acoustic CBG? Any tips would be gratefully accepted.
Read more…Hi, I have lost count of the number of guitar necks I have repaired over the years. These accidents have been caused by a number of reasons: people sit on them, drop them, the strap comes off, drunk trips over a guitar on stage, guitar falls off the
Read more…bonjour. Peut-on poser le micro sur une plaque métallique ? .
http://mgbguitars.com/products/mgb-micro-pup-3-4-string-single-coil-flat-pickup?_pos=2&_sid=d4a4c4eb1&_ss=r Cordialement
. michel
Getting close to working on my fretboard (25.5" scale) and am going to use a zero fret. I have jumbo for that. I'll take recommendations for the rest of the frets, what size? One factor may be my playing style.Arthritis prevents me from making chord
Read more…seems to me you could have access to things and stuff, without removing strings. it seems like that would be a good thing. Am I missing something?
Read more…Hi, in Lark's recent post, First Build", Lane Martin commented on my reso guitar with a concealed volume pot' so I thought I would show the process here. I think the photos will tell the story.
The photo on that post shows two reso guitars the one on
Read more…Just finishing a License plate guitar for someone and noticed that the pick up magnets do not stick to the plate? I'm going to use the pick up under the plate as to not obscure any of the plate. Hoping the tone and volume will be good. Anyone else ev
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