Been wanting to build a resonator for a while now. Going to be ordering a reso kit off Ebay soon and was wondering if anyone has any advice or photos to share.
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Thank you sir, The sunburst is not that hard to do. Especially if you are like me and like the relic look. On the first ones I did I used spray paint. Now I use and airbrush. Hollowbelly's started out as a 2 bottle wine box out of some kind of pine. So first I used an oak stain. Hit it with some clear then the paint. As I look at the HB picture again, yes I did some sanding on that one..( I originally built it for myself and I wanted it to look old) I get the metal for the cover plates and tail stocks I make from Home Depot it's just 23 or 26 gauge...I hammer the metal parts out on a bag of shot. Hope it helps the cause.
PapaSimone said:
Wow Jim. I love your work. Would you share how you get the sunburst effect? Is there two coats of finish/paint and the black rubbed off? I really like the tail piece as well. Where did you get the metal?
Thanks Uncle John. Does the dowel go all the way to the back of the box? I am unclear where the pressure is coming onto the saddle.
Uncle John said:
Papa, I made a wood saddle with a dowel going down through the resonator hole and used a bit of glue. Can't recall now, but I probably put some support to the dowel bottom. You want pressure on the saddle, but I was concerned about having too much. PapaSimone said:
I just started a reso with a cone from Old Lowe. I haven't figured out how to make a biscuit yet and would like suggestions on staining the wood.
Wow Jim. I love your work. Would you share how you get the sunburst effect? Is there two coats of finish/paint and the black rubbed off? I really like the tail piece as well. Where did you get the metal?
Papa, I made a wood saddle with a dowel going down through the resonator hole and used a bit of glue. Can't recall now, but I probably put some support to the dowel bottom. You want pressure on the saddle, but I was concerned about having too much. PapaSimone said:
I just started a reso with a cone from Old Lowe. I haven't figured out how to make a biscuit yet and would like suggestions on staining the wood.
On my recent build I used one from Forbidden Guitars (forbiddenguitars.com) made of carbon fiber. It is attached to one of Old Lowe's brass cones and I love the sound.
PapaSimone said:
I just started a reso with a cone from Old Lowe. I haven't figured out how to make a biscuit yet and would like suggestions on staining the wood.
There are about 3, maybe 4 different discussion groups on Cigar Box Nation where Reso-CBGs are talked about. I put together a fairly nice list of links on the group I manage: Home Made Resonator Boxes 101 My group was originally going to be about basic box building, but I erroneously used the word "resonator" in the title, so I get a lot of hits from people looking for information on reso-CBGs, resonator cone makers/sellers, and the like. So I will try to support their needs as well, although I am no authority on Reso-CBGs. The link page should prove handy.
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PapaSimone said:
Uncle John said:
Papa, I made a wood saddle with a dowel going down through the resonator hole and used a bit of glue. Can't recall now, but I probably put some support to the dowel bottom. You want pressure on the saddle, but I was concerned about having too much.
PapaSimone said:
PapaSimone said:
Hi Stevie Vaughn,
There are about 3, maybe 4 different discussion groups on Cigar Box Nation where Reso-CBGs are talked about. I put together a fairly nice list of links on the group I manage: Home Made Resonator Boxes 101 My group was originally going to be about basic box building, but I erroneously used the word "resonator" in the title, so I get a lot of hits from people looking for information on reso-CBGs, resonator cone makers/sellers, and the like. So I will try to support their needs as well, although I am no authority on Reso-CBGs. The link page should prove handy.
-Rand.
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