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Comment by Rand Moore on September 1, 2011 at 12:37pm

Hi Oily,

The strings are extremely loose on the neck so I could remove the neck and head assembly from the box, so the 4th string problem is an allusion in the photo. I plan to remove the top and replace it with another piece of plywood veneer. This time I'll skip the resonator. The weather has been too oppressive (heat & humidity) for me to get out much. If I had a car (with air conditioning), it would be another matter. As it is now I have material enough for at least 3 more builds, and the possibility of redoing (or destroying) some earlier CBGs as I did with CBG#3. I'm waiting for November's cooler weather. Until then I might build a Reso-CBG, as well as try to develop a metal based tail piece as my wooden ones often break, pop-off or the strings slowly cut their way through the wood. Need to visit the mom&pop hardware stores for ideas. B&Q has some possibilities as well, just need to figure out how to put it all together, and it may involve metal bending and drilling out holes. So, will look for a soft metal like brass or copper to begin with.

-Rand.

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 31, 2011 at 8:23pm

Rand,

Ah, now I see the problem with your build #3:

It's that 4th string. Your neck is just not quite wide enough.

Should probably just convert the thing to an amp.

How's the wood supplier search going (not to hijack a Comment Wall)?

Comment by Rand Moore on August 31, 2011 at 5:36pm

The following photo show why neck-thru CBGs don't work well with can resonators... Doh!!!

It's seemed like such a good idea. My CBG #3 build, just wasting away hanging on the wall. Why not make it into a "tuna-can Reso"? The box was deep enough. The can fit quite nicely on the "sound board". I even cut a half decent hole for the can to fit into the sound board. It was only when I went to re-install the neck did I notice the problem. Ai-yahhh!!! Sheesh! I should know better. So, it's one for the Hall of Shame.

-Rand.

Comment by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on May 26, 2011 at 1:35pm

GOOD ONE MATT! Face Palm en masse

 

-WY

Comment by Outhouse Instruments on May 26, 2011 at 11:09am

Comment by Outhouse Instruments on May 26, 2011 at 11:07am

Comment by mark "mudcat" quigley on May 26, 2011 at 5:51am

cut another box and neck wrong

Comment by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on May 26, 2011 at 2:55am

What was he thinking?

Comment by Outhouse Instruments on May 3, 2011 at 8:43am

and this

Comment by Outhouse Instruments on May 3, 2011 at 8:42am

Not a cbg, but cbg related.

The really nice mp3 player I had - liked it better than my kides'e es's Ipod Nanos - was left in my shorts cargo pocket. Had all my downloaded cbg albums on it.

 

DOH!

 

I deserve this!

 

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