Adjustable Altoid Bridge
Thought I'd bring my progress from the picture thread to a discussion...
Heres the latest real world mockup....
And here was the original idea...
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Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts (2214)
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Question for you amp builders. What kind and what value of tone and
volume pots do you use? I've tried building minty amps with volume and tone controls and they didn't work. Well the amps worked but the volume and tone controls may as well just have been there for looks. Audio taper? Linear taper? Ohms? I'm pretty m
Read more…piezo?
I know nothing about piezo's except the bit I found on Wikipedia and here. Is this a piezo or nothing, it does not look like the ones I found in the search bar. It came out of an old stuffed animal. ?
What to do...NEXT....
OK, So I'm working on my newest, best and most excellent build yet and at a point to where I either mount and string it and see how it works OR tear it a part and stain.....
What would you do???????????????????????????
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Who uses peizo's and distortion?
Who uses peizo's with distoration? I am starting to think that peizos just don't like distoration at all. They sound really bad when I use any sort of dirty channel with them. If someone out there is using them with distortion, then I
Read more…First build, in progress
I have added some pics of my first CBG, Neck is from a bed, Box was donated by dad, it held parts, tailpiece if cut from a rain gutter bracket, bridge is from some flooring wood, nut screws are from an old Evinrude, the tuners I bought new because my
Read more…Harry Manx concert
I just saw Harry Manx in concert in Portsmouth Rhode Island last night. A one-man show (well, I suppose two men if I count the sound guy), Harry had maybe eight instruments on hand. Mostly notably present were his Mohan Veena (the holy union of a gui
Read more…cutting f-holes
i'm gonna use f-holes on a guitar for the first time, and was thinking of using my coping saw to cut them out..anybody have any better suggestions. coping saw is a pain in the ass!
Read more…Steel Box Pick Ups?
Ok I got this steel box that I was gonna use for the contest, but doesn't look like I'll make it unless I can find some new parts in a dumpster... anyway I want an electric pickup and a piezo pickup... I was told that the Box itself "Steel" will mess
Read more…Very important to me and family
I know that this should be in the chaple and it is but sometimes its days before more people read it, and prayer has power, so I am posting it here also.
PLease brothers and sisters I ask for prayers for my wife who is on kidney dialysis three t
Read more…Peizo's dipped in liquid electrial tape
I thoght about dipping my peizo's in that liquid electrial tape stuff....has anyone tried this? Will it work and will it effect the sound? I have hear some of you guys using hot glue for your peizo's....so how much can thise peizo's go throug
Read more…And for those of you who don't play...
... and wish you could, but just don't know the first thing about guitars, tunings, chords. Chords. Did I mention Chords?
Here is a site I stumbled upon:
http://www.chordbook.com
Have fun - WY
Karoo Kitaar Blues
I saw a preview for this on Link TV. I guess if you don't have DISH or DirecTV you can't see it. But I think you'll be able to see it online. http://www.linktv.org/programs/karoo That's the preview. It's like South African Blues. Some of them make th
Read more…1928 All female banjo orchestra
This little video just tickled me a little!!
1928 All female banjo orchestra
never played before!
hello nation, i have started building cbg's but there is one problem i have never played a instrument in my life, thus don't have a clue on how to read, tune or understand music in general. So if anyone can point me in the right direction to get sta
Read more…Guitar straps
I don't know if anyone has thought about it, but cheaps guitar straps can be had from ladies old purses or soft sided brief bags. I have a strap from an old soft side brief bag, it even has swivel hooks on it and a wide shoulder pad. Just a thought,
Read more…Homemade cone for a resanator?
What do you for a home made cone? Curious? What works well?
Read more…Alternative to fret files
Has anyone found an alternative to fret dressing files. I am wanting something to restore the profile after fret leveling. I realize these file are available from Stew-Mac, just looking for something more economical.
CBG and tone quality observation
I mentioned this to a few and in my last thread.
So did I have a 'duh huh' moment and has everyone else not figured out that CBGs sound quite different when not held close to the chest/stomach? I, quite by accident, held my latest CBG away from my bod
SOMETHING GOOD AND HEART WARMING
Check it out. This is great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSpoMWQRCiU
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