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A pic of the box may help .
Hi, can you show a photo of the box to start the ideas flowing, I'm sure there's plenty of ideas out there.
Taff
Hi Hubert, I did not know what a wine box looked like, so I googled it. Now I know.
I would suggest what I do, it's about planning.
My list would include or I would consider: being different, being interesting, being playable (fretting or slide), what parts do I have available or wish to buy, will the box provide a good acoustic sound, where to place the soundhole and what shape, will I use a pickup (what type?) . And then consider how will I secure the neck, scale length and bridge position (so that I don't mess with labels and stickers, how many strings and what embellishments would suit the build.
I lay out the parts on the top, or timber the size of the top, to play with positioning. A few card cutouts of soundholes help with this. Lots of other things happen along the way, but this will hopefully get you started.
I don't look at other guitars for ideas, but if you are new to the game, Google "wine box guitars" I see a heap there.
hope this helps
Taff
just from the photos of the ebay 2007 box posted by Korrigan it looks like the lid's skirt is thick enough for the through-neck to cut into the lid and not the bottom....
but also 2nd that same post, practice on something else to work out the bugs....
You might consider building a guitar out of a less desirable box if you are trying something you have not done before. That’s what I did when I bought a $60 Marvel Mystery oil can. I used a free turpentine can to work out the bugs before going on to work on something important to me.
Do a dry run on it with a less important box . or .. send the box to one of us to make a guitar out of it for you . research the builders here well . their style ,matching level of quality you are looking for , .# of builds under their belt , etc etc.. altho . building yourself makes it more personal , and eliminates shipping cost and risk. so a dry run may be your better option . another consideration is a cbg "kit" comes with all you would need , and instructions , just replace the box with yours . maybe upgrade some hardware . or use the kit as the guinea pig , and you will still have a cool guitar when you hand the nice one down ;-)
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