I could not find plans for a tin skin CBG, so I chronicled my building of two tin-skinned CBGs. Hope this helps somebody out there.TinSkinCBGConstruction.pdf
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I could not find plans for a tin skin CBG, so I chronicled my building of two tin-skinned CBGs. Hope this helps somebody out there.TinSkinCBGConstruction.pdf
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Ivo thanks for the instructions they are very well done and must have been very time consuming. I have a question, in the picture of hardware parts what is the function of the long sliver sleeve?
thanks
Mike
That is a spacer that I used for the bridge. I have made composite bone and wood bridges for banjoes that I have made, but thought in keeping with construction techniques for the rest of the guitar, I would just us a hardware store spacer for the bridge.
Ivo
Wow, I can't believe you put this up for free. Printing this off now for my CBG building folder. Thank you for this. Unbelievably good of you.
Nice writeup. I just finished building a "Christmas Fruitcake Tin" guitar and put the strings on last night. It worked out pretty well. I did mine a little different, putting the tin on facing upwards and using some bracing inside the box. I'll get some pics when I get home tonight... Very interested to hear what yours sounds like.
Greg:
Thanks ahead of time for posting the pics. If it is possible, please post some of the bracing. I think it would be good to have a place where people can trade what has been successful in making tin-skin CBGs.
Here are the pics. I will try to get some decent audio from it as well, I am really pleased with the sound.
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/fruitcake-tin-guitar
Thanks for posting the pics. I like the bracing. I don't see screws from the outside in any of the pictures. How do you hold the bracing to the tin? I don't know where you got the tin, but that sure made a pretty guitar.
Ivo
Here's the audio:
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/slowlanemusic/wordpress/wp-content/upload...
That sounds as nice as it looks.