Just made this lunch box guitar . It sounds great but the handle vibrates a lot . I have it taped down as a temporary solution but am looking for Ideas on how to dampen the vibrations, short of removing the handle.
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The handle on my Fender lunchbox doesn't rattle, but a couple of differences are: I glued 1/8" plywood on the inside of all sides and top and bottom of the lunchbox. And it has a hardtail bridge that is screwed right into the through the body neck which reduces vibration of the lid etc. The result is it's not very acoustic, but it has a magnetic pickup. When I plug it into a 75watt amp and crank it up I think the handle rattles a bit, but so do the windows. Mike, I know this isn't very helpful, but I think turning it into a wood box does help. The lunchbox just seemed a bit flimsy so I added the wood to sturdy it up. I did the same thing to the kitty litter box guitar with 3/16" plywood as the cardboard was way too light to support anything. Maybe a little silicone adhesive on the rattle points to "rubberize" the contact points on the handle?
You could stuff a toothpick in the hinge.. it would let it move, but keep it from rattling.
Maybe replace the metal pieces that connect the handle with plastic zip ties, or make loops with string. Nice git BTW!
lunch box handle ? hot glue dabs inside the brackets . you can glue it in the up position , or down .
yes , Thats what I was thinking.