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Wild idea that should not have worked (fabric on a box top)

Posted by Angie Dixon on September 30, 2015 at 6:09am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Hi. It's 5 am and I'm not usually awake this early, so I'm going to cheat and post the description from my photo of this instrument. I hope that's acceptable. It turned out really nice and I wanted to share.

I had a ruined box (tragic sound hole accident) and a stick of wood that was too good to not use for something. I cast around for ideas and found some nice cream fabric with a gray map pattern. I decided to try it for covering the top of the box, which was otherwise unusable. It turned out great with a nice tone.

Angie

Amaroso Map Fabric Diddley Bow 1.jpg

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  • Clark Rowden October 3, 2015 at 3:22pm

    I've seen a few fabric finished electric guitars but never an acoustic...

    Here's a link to a tutorial that is pretty old really:

    http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/mat.htm

    There are probably other methods as well.

  • Bluesheart October 3, 2015 at 9:02am

    Yep we are wondering if it is glued on or just stretched over the box? I"m thinking of trying it but soaking the fabric with crazyglue?

    • Angie Dixon > Bluesheart October 3, 2015 at 9:55am
      I'm sorry I haven't been around. I usedused white glue thinned with water until it was really runny. I brushed it on and stretched the fabric over it.
  • Paul Craig September 30, 2015 at 3:43pm

    Did you spray something over the top to protect the fabric from dirt? Looks nice.

  • Clark Rowden September 30, 2015 at 11:53am

    Cool!

    I foresee paisley CBGs in the future...

  • darryl kernaghan September 30, 2015 at 11:04am

    cool recovery[groan],Angie

  • Primitive Acoustics September 30, 2015 at 9:43am
    Nice looking save! How did you attach the fabric to the wood?
  • Dan Sleep September 30, 2015 at 8:12am

    That is the core of the CBG movement, making something out of nothing. It is amazing how many times something can be resurrected by allowing yourself to think creatively.

    That turned out good!

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