My husband brought me home a cigar box that has a clear acrylic lid. Has anyone built a cbg using one of these types of boxes? I'm sure it would look cool to be able to see bracing and electronics in it, but what kind of sound would it have? Advice?
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Plastic-y? If you tap on it, that should give some indication if it's worth stringing up.
wood,tin,steel.....it`s just going to sound different ;)
I`d certainly give it a go, you may get a big suprise and we`ll all be after one ;)
ive seen quite a few acrylic lid cbgs .. i myself have built a whole acrylic guitar ,
using a clear "crystal cut " acrylic tissue box cover and a high end clear towel rack pole.
acrylic does hold sound surprisingly well ,, depending on its quality / thickness ,, etc .. also depending on how it is amped . a piezo may need some sweet spot hunting and varied results , where a mag pickup it wouldn't really matter , it will sound like a regular electric. . but ;
if you have ever played a store bought acrylic bodied guitar .. you will know they have super sustain .
plus they just look dam cool ;-)
i say string her up .
if you need to cut into it , or drill , be careful for cracking . depending on the type of acrylic, it may be wise to heat up a drill bit on the stove / torch using vice grips to hold it .. then just push the hot bit through the acrylic , instead of "drilling" . (i heated up a hole cutter to make the hole for my pole neck , and just pushed it through.) .
good luck .. :-D
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Thanks! I'll do it...when I get it done, I'll post pics. I have to finish the aluminum one I started this weekend first. My husband was polishing it for me and it flew off the work bench and dinged a corner and broke a little weld...so...he's got to weld on it again tonight. Going to put a mirror finish on it...Will be a pretty one...sounds like a bell when you tap on it...
sweet
try painting the back with ur choice of color or frost it.
Hi..made a uke from a clear acrylic topped box...looks cool, tho' a bit quiet.
LOL...that is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing it with me!
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