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Comment by HOGS GRUNT on December 26, 2009 at 10:07am

Building telecaster guitar for my son, Maverick, and had the parts so built one for myself for christmas. More photos in my album on my page. Hogs.

Comment by Bill B on December 22, 2009 at 12:43pm

6 string#2

Comment by Shawn on December 19, 2009 at 10:44am

Built my flame guitar at Specmen guitar school with stainless square tubing in neck. The neck has not moved at all.

Comment by Shawn on December 19, 2009 at 10:31am

I build 6 string cbg. I place square metal tubing in middle of the neck before fingerboarding this is how it was done in the old days before truss rods

Comment by Bill B on December 18, 2009 at 1:02pm

Comment by chris ekelman on December 2, 2009 at 11:54am

How y'all doing?

Comment by Mark Werner on November 9, 2009 at 4:41am

Measure up some existing six-string necks. (dimensions are easily available on the web).
Most steel-strings have a neck width at the nut of 1 5/8" to 1 3/4". Classic (nylon-string guitars) have a bit wider; out to 2" or a little more.
My steel-string is 2 1/8" at the 12th fret.

Most of the six-string builds you see use an existing neck of some sort; stolen from a bolt-on electric or something.
Main reason for that is the truss rod. A six string should really have a truss rod, and building-installing one needs somewhat advanced wood-working skills.
Easier to use an existing neck.
Of course, if you build a lap-steel like Bluesdog's...You can make the neck as stout as you like.

Comment by Bluesdog on November 8, 2009 at 10:26am

This is my 6 stringer lapsteel, allthough i hardley ever play it anymore. It never gave the sound i wanted acouticly so it never realy got finished, it had some mistakes i had to learn the hard way so i never botherd to finish it. Its now serving as a dustcollector in my shed/workshop, couldnt bare to throw it away. It's still a good reference point for what not to do and what i do like for my next cbg-lapsteel.

Comment by Mark Werner on November 7, 2009 at 12:55pm

I'm wanting to build one; I've got a cheap "Squier" strat I picked up and took apart. Having trouble finding a big-enough box. I figure to accomodate the Strat scale length, I need a box that's from 12-14 inches long.
Not having any luck... Odd since when I WASN'T looking for bigger boxes, I easily found a large Carta Blanca and a Cohiba box....
Still looking.

Comment by 3 String Blues on November 6, 2009 at 7:32am

TED's here!!!!!!!!

He's a lengend and can answer anything 6 banger!

I am supprised there is no HonneyDripper Fan club....I'll join!

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