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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on May 12, 2019 at 2:28pm

Or you can use them for stomp boxes?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Shepherd on May 12, 2019 at 6:18pm

depends on what you mean by thin.. giving a size would help

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Permalink Reply by T-Gripped on May 13, 2019 at 2:04am

I built one to a 17" scale and like how it turned out. Volume is certainly not loud, but passable. It has a piezo disc, but usually played acoustically.

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Jordan on May 13, 2019 at 6:07am

I have seen thin boxes stacked and glued to make a thicker body, but for my own builds I found some thin boxes sound great.,.some thinner all wood boxes I just glued the neck to the lid and the whole box becomes a resonator.,.,great for a light weight build.,,.for me there is 2 ways to build.,.,light or heavy.,.,light the whole box resonates.,.,heavy builds are more like a real guitar with a vibrating top mounted to a heavier framework.,.,cigar box size tends to produce a banjo like ring.,.,but there are no rules.,.,thin boxes can produce some nice tones.,.,.,.

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on May 14, 2019 at 1:37pm

Maybe it's time to build a cbu, small boxes work great for a ukulele.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Pannabecker on May 15, 2019 at 3:00pm

I have found that thin box soundboards are great.  One of my favorites is Kingdom VII.

 I do reinforce the top with a bead of superglue gel inside where the top meets the box.

you may wish to glue wood corner braces and other needed reinforcement 

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