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Permalink Reply by Blind Doughboy on June 6, 2019 at 6:36am

I personally wouldn't use the type of cone that screws to the top. The whole point of a reso cone is that it floats on the lip of a tone ring (or sound well). Not being connected - screwed or glued to anything - allows the cone to do what the name implies . . . resonate.

A tone ring is very easy to build out of baltic birch plywood, and easy to install. Here's a link with far more info than you could ever want. Though aimed at traditional guitars, the same principle applies to putting a reso cone in a cigar box.

http://www.hangoutstorage.com/resohangout.com/storage/attachments/a...

Some years back when people started making them, I did experiment with one of those cones that screws to the top. Was not impressed. The tone and volume level is night day between those and a traditional cone/installation

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 6, 2019 at 11:07am

Hi Robert, yes to what Blind Doughboy has said. I also place the cone in position, push down on the centre (bridge position) so simulate string pressure, then with the other hand I tap around the cone where it contacts the top using a finger, so as to highlite any areas of none contact.

Taff

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