Bundt cake pan for a reso?

Posted by Tracy Kennedy on April 20, 2010 at 4:52pm

Would an aluminum Bundt cake pan make for a good resonator cone? I know they aren't spun, rather they are stamped. But I bought one for $1 at a thrift store and see them at most every thrift store I go to for between $1-$5 Seems a fair price to me for a cheap reso CBG.

 

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  • Paul Craig November 18, 2015 at 4:48pm

    Of course this is a very old thread, but has anyone made one of these yet?

  • PhilUSAFRet November 18, 2015 at 8:36am

    Be kind of large, wouldn't it?

    • Paul Craig > PhilUSAFRet November 18, 2015 at 4:44pm

      Yeah, my Reso's got BACK. Hahaha

      The bundt cake pan is definitely tall. Got to be 4 to 5 inches tall, but would probably sound great.

      I'm thinking of trying it out if it's wide enough for this body.

  • Paul Craig October 2, 2015 at 1:58pm

    I've been working on a resonator for a while. I used a snare drum head for the body and a metal colander and mixing bowl to resonate. Didn't work out well, so now I'm replacing the colander and bowl with a aluminum plate. The snare drum head would work well for a bundt cake pan. 306487890?profile=original306488097?profile=original

    • ronnie > Paul Craig October 3, 2015 at 7:51pm

      cool guitar i used cake pan and the handle from my hole digger used

       string 4 5 6 tokk about  one hour and it sounded good  door hinge  three tuners two bolts  done  took about an  hour to put together not pretty like yours but it works

  • ronnie October 1, 2015 at 7:16pm

    I am using insulated cake pan double wall and hole digger handle for neck and small pan for reso still looking for that one cake pan made in usa handle made in usa also will send pics when I figure out how to do on this forum

  • Paul H (PRH) April 21, 2010 at 9:37am
    I got the idea for multiple boxes from Diane from Chicago. She takes two or more boxes and attaches them to make a longer, single box for bodies. I know there are others who do the same.
    Thanks, PRH
  • Tracy Kennedy April 20, 2010 at 8:22pm
    The particular picture I posted isnt the one I found but simular. What do you mean by "double box"? Im trying to picture it in my mind.. As far as the neck goes here might be a suggestion...A Jim Frets Video of his reso lap CBG build.
    http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/educational/watch/v15490...

    This IS the one I picked up yesterday though. It measures 1 13/16" deep and 8 1/4" accross.

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  • Tracy Kennedy April 20, 2010 at 8:02pm
    The particular picture I posted isnt the one I found but simular. What do you mean by "double box"? Im trying to picture it in my mind.. As far as the neck goes here might be a suggestion...A Jim Frets Video of his reso lap CBG build.

    http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/educational/watch/v15490...
  • Paul H (PRH) April 20, 2010 at 7:09pm
    I've got one on the table now and it did/does seem like a good idea. Not mine though, I saw an example somewhere on the Nation of a superbly crafted guitar (maybe the owner will see this and post his work).
    The pans you show have a little rolled lip around the edge that I'm using to "hang" the pan in a hole in a double box and a center thrust that looks like it will lend itself to a biscuit bridge easily.
    The fun (and delay) has come from trying to figure out the neck since a neck through won't work due to the depth of the pan. I'll probably go with a brace that runs from the neck then down under the pan to a heel block of some sort.
    If any of you reso builders have a suggestion I'm open.
    Thanks,
    PRH (AKA Paul H)
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