I finished my first build, mostly, and I’m very happy with the results.
Here is a question: I don’t have a sound hole yet. I am very happy with the sound of the piezo that is wedged between the neck and the lid. I like the sustain I am getting throug
Read more…So my most recent build seems fine without a sound hole. After I put it together I gave it a play, and I just don't hear a need for the addition of a hole in the body. The body is 1/4" ply, which seems to resonate just fine and produce plenty of sou
Read more…this is my latest build - a cohiba red dot box. after hearing the way it sounded with no hole in the lid, i just couldnt make myself cut into it. after holding my phone and cupping my hand around back to direct the sound, i had the idea to build the
Read more…I'm trying to drill 90 degree 14mm hole .
My hammer drill without hammering is too fast. Cutting is not clean and wood splits. Maybe i'm doing something wrong.
I have drill guide for it
Trying to make disk sander from drill. One idea was to make Switch N Lock Drill Mount and put plank front of it.
Bigger problem is drilling tune-o-matic bridge holes bigger in 90 degree. I have drill stand. Drill is
too far a way from holes. Bridge
Read more…Last night I put together a quick build using an old "Canadian Club" gift box that my wife had been holding on to for a few years. I already had the neck built for a hubcap guitar so there wasn't much to do to finish it up.
The box is 9" square, and
Read more…Can't figure out how to see my posts on the resonator box group, so I'm reposting here.
I've been testing my hand built box with a tuning fork, looking for bridge placement sites. I have found a few areas that vibrate very well with nice tone. Nex
What`s up nation?
I just thought that I would throw this out to all of you. In Japan, like families from other countries, there are family crests called kamon. They come in all different shapes and designs. I thought that they would make a very
Read more…Looking at violins, I see that the f-holes are usually around the saddle, but on CBGs, they tend to be more toward the neck. Any ideas about how it might affect the sound to place f-holes kinda on either side of the saddle more like on a violin? Seem
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