new member, fisrt build

Posted by Jeff Richter on May 18, 2013 at 2:39am

Hello everybody, I'm new to this so please bear with me.

 

 I say a video on youtube of someone playing "can't be satisfied" on a CBG and had to build one. I just have a couple of questions.

I'm using a cohiba box. The lid touches the box only at the top and the bottom and not the sides. Do I need to glue in rails along the sides so there is a lip and the lid is seated on all four sides?

 

Also, I originally had the neck flush with the closed lid so it was touching. It didn't sound very good so I removed some material and now it sounds better. How much space should I leave between the neck and the lid? Right now it is barely a crack, just enough that it's not touching, but I'm wondering if the presure of the strings is pushing the lid and making contact. I was worried about removing too much and making the neck weak.

 

 

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  • Jeff Richter May 18, 2013 at 12:49pm

    I think I now realize that I should have used the back of the box as the top. I didn't because I wanted the pretty side up, but also I thought that the solid wood would be better than the plywood back.(and I really wanted the pretty side up) Oh well.

    I now see if I flipped it the top would be stronger and less likely to sag because it is more ridgid.  

    I'm gonna try inserting a lip to see what effect it has and will glue in if it sounds good.

    • 14 buck bass (aka antonio) > Jeff Richter November 29, 2013 at 1:48pm
      i used two small braces under the neck that ran along the sides . looking at the lid. they would be under the neck and go from front to back. i cut the notch where the neck went through and it worked good. the ugly part was were the neck passed through the box. the lid was missing there. i solved that by luing a fret board on the neck that went to the lid.
  • Keith Stanford May 18, 2013 at 9:07am

    Howdy Jeff,

    You will save yourself a lot of heart-ache by getting the GittyMan's CBG Making Manual at www.GittyMan.com

    At only $14 it is a steal, and has all you need to know about making that CBG.

    The guy who wrote it is a member of our group here. Hopefully he'll see this message and chime in.

    kieta

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