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Cheap meatal spatula for a tail piece. Good Idea or no?

Posted by J.D. on May 16, 2017 at 9:58pm in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts

Found this spatula I think I could bend into a tail piece to run the strings threw. Kinda anchor the strings and be used as a tail piece. Has anyone done this or think it would workout for just a 3 string

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Tim Fleischer May 23, 2017 at 9:06pm

Mine was a cheap find...like $3 from the thrift store. It is pretty heavy gauge though. I also cut it down some. It works great!!!
- J.D. > Tim Fleischer May 23, 2017 at 9:47pm
  
  Yeah that turned out nice. Thanks for sharing! Great job on the build ,love that neck
J.D. May 20, 2017 at 3:39pm

lookin good ,I would like to see it when its finished. Im still learning the ropes. What did you cut the spoon with "if you don't mind me asking?"
- Paul Craig > J.D. May 20, 2017 at 3:46pm
  
  I used a angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. Finished it awhile back. I use it as a lap steel. It has a piezo under the plate, one HB with coil tap wired to a 3-way switch. 500k volume for HB and 1meg volume for the piezo.
  - J.D. > Paul Craig May 21, 2017 at 9:44am
    
    Oh nice! "I don't own a angel grinder ,but thinking of cutting the spatula to size "if all goes as planned" ,which for me it usually dont ,but I want to do a six string build using a Bolton neck myself anyways looks Unique "Looks great Paul" Thanks for the advice & photo!
    - Paul Craig > J.D. May 21, 2017 at 3:09pm
      
      No problem. I had to use the angle grinder because the pie server was thick. The spatula you showed looked thin enough for some metal shears. Angle grinders can be had for cheap prices these days, but they can be dangerous too.
      
      Be sure to ask any questions, we're here to help. Post pics when your done.
      - J.D. > Paul Craig May 21, 2017 at 6:53pm
        
        Alright I appreciate it Paul & will definitely share a pic when I get it finished. Thanks again.
        
        Grandpa > J.D. May 22, 2017 at 5:51pm
        
        Hey JD. I saw that your build has a bolt on neck. Did you end up with that tee-shirt neck we talked about last year? The one on Amazon? Looking forward to seeing your build.
        
        J.D. > Grandpa May 23, 2017 at 9:50pm
        
        No Grandpa ,I actually built that neck and it just runs to the back of the inside of the box. Of course I used a couple blocks for support, but Im going to try the bolt on neck we talked about.
Paul Craig May 20, 2017 at 3:30pm

Got this pie server from the local Goodwill store.

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