Hey--I asked on the chat room, and I'll ask here: I need ideas on what to do with a silverware box I just bought from Goodwill (LOVE me some Goodwill!). It's on the big side. I'm not sure what to make with it, a 6-string, or a bass, or....
If I make a 6-string, I'd need to cannibalize a parts-only guitar for the neck or bite the bullet and go eBay for a fretted neck. I have no gear for installing frets.
A bass--that would be easier to figure out.
Now, I could install a reso, but the wood is pretty sturdy and nice, so I don't know.
So, suggestions?
Would it help if I posted pics?
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I'm building a Bo Diddly style 6 string guitar out of mine. Almost done with it. It needs paint, wiring, final assembly and strings.
I also got mine at a Goodwill store. Paid 50 cents for mine because they didn't know what it was or what to charge for it. LOL
Cool! Good luck and good job on the bargain!
A lot of these boxes were made of nice wood, mine is a cheap box that has a Masonite top, Balsa sides and some kind of thick fiberboard bottom. Didn't have a lot of trouble cleaning out the inside of the box.
I like where yours is going and I'm following along. Good Luck with yours as well.
I just posted pics of the ongoing project with the silverware box in question. And I'm having FUN!! As you see, it's going to be a double-neck. Two 1" poplar dowels. The top one will have two treble strings, and bottom one will have one bass string. Both played with slide--well, the bass one not as much. You see the sound holes. I made holes on which to put veggie can lid resos, with bent-up spoon handles mounted on them as bridges.
The bottom has two "feet" that I'm leaving on.
I'm seriously considering installing two single-coil pups with a three-way switch so I can opt for treble, bass or both. With one jack. I will need to buy a soldering iron and practice soldering a bit first, but no worries.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Looking good Andy, and great news to hear that you're enjoying the build process. Looking forward to seeing the end results and hopefully a video too? Great idea about using veggie can resos too. I love it.
Welp, I decided to (1.) clean out as much of the glue from the inside as I could. There's a little left, but no matter. The felt and paper is cleaned out; (2.) sand down the outside to its original wood. Its finish was red, but the wood is a very light color (birch?) (3.) go with the double-neck idea, using two 1" poplar dowels, the upper one for two strings/melody and the lower for a bass string. I would play slide, obviously. I drilled holes in the sides for the dowels, and tore the living h*ll out of it! Lesson learned! I glued the seams back together, and they should be fine, but YIKES!
MadGomer: Actually, the top is pretty thin, so its acoustics should be pretty nice.
Seeking further advice: (1.) I've toying with the idea of using metal dishes as "resos" on which to put each bridge, to add another color to the sound. Thoughts? (2.) How the heck do I amplify it? Do I install two piezos? If I do, how do I plug in--a jack each for the melody strings and the bass string? Or is there a way to hook up both piezos so I would only need one jack?
found it was made of solid wood- not ply. I put handle and latches on and had a very classy briefcase.
I don't have the exact measurements, but it is about 12+ inches lon...
I am not sure if the photo is going to make it because I don't understand this new format.
Nice!
Pics and dimensions would help.
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