My First Six-String Build.........

Posted by Tom T on March 11, 2016 at 5:23pm

Not sure if I shared this before, but based on the information I came across here and other sites, I took the dive and designed and built my first six-stringer. It's a resonator built out of solid mahogany.

I used particle board to build a mold for the sides and built the neck from multiple pieces of one-by Mahogany.

After some tweaking, it has become my favorite player. A 27MM piezo lets me feed it into my amp and dial in the sound.

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  • J.D. July 8, 2016 at 9:53am
    Now that is a job well done ,Looks great!!!
    • Tom T > J.D. July 8, 2016 at 10:15am

      Thanks J.D. It has become my go to player.

  • Tom T April 20, 2016 at 10:42am

    Update. After playing for a while, I decided to take the plunge and upgrade the cone for a Beard 9 1/2" biscuit cone. As I had read, the high-end cone did improve the sound noticeably. It is a very clean, metallic sound typical of a biscuit bridge.

    I also redesigned the cone cover to something more open

    306545414?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024I would swear that this guitar sounds better the more I play it. I think the mahogany top, bottom and sides is settling in.

  • J.D. April 20, 2016 at 9:05am
    Looks good!
  • Bill B March 13, 2016 at 10:15am

    Looks great.

    • Tom T > Bill B March 13, 2016 at 12:10pm

      Thanks Bill.

      I'm still tweaking, but loving it.

  • Paul Craig March 12, 2016 at 2:29am

    That's a beauty. The black cover and hardware looks great.

    • Tom T > Paul Craig March 12, 2016 at 7:52pm

      Thanks  Paul.

      It was a fun build.

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