Metal body 3 string cbg/ sound hole trim for wooden boxes

Posted by Mike Huber on December 26, 2010 at 9:03pm
Hi All.. Just recently joined The Nation but i'm already on build 13! Lol! here's my questions ..... I have a cool rectangular metal candy tin that i'd like to use a for a neck thru 3stringer..What i wondered is has  anyone done this and if so did it sound good?  And i could also use some ideas as to the best way to dress-up the sound holes on wood cigar boxes?  Thanx   MH

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  • Slowpaw Steve T February 23, 2011 at 3:07am

    I have found a number of suppliers for sound hole dressings, mostly suppliers of brass sailmakers' cleats/grommets an inch or so in diameter, and one for the 'grilled' mesh cover..

    

    

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  • Rand Moore January 18, 2011 at 10:36pm

    I don't think you will really need sound holes on a cookie/cake/candy tin guitar, unless it is just for cosmetics.

    -Rand.


    Mike Huber said:

    I'm definitely using candy tin now    :-) ...Just gotta score me some tuners off of Ebay.... So does anyone know what those cool perforated metal sound-hole covers are and where to get em? Plumbing parts maybe?
  • Hank Bruner January 3, 2011 at 1:19am

    Man, I gotta start thinkin outta the box! Craft stores never entered  my pea brain:)
    Jon Pruett said:
    Sink strainers from the local hardware store (or junk pile) work nicely. Also the craft stores usually have great big grommets that you can stick a piece of wire mesh inside before gluing or crimping it on the box. And CB Gitty has been stocking some nice looking little ones recently too.

    Mike Huber said:
    I'm definitely using candy tin now    :-) ...Just gotta score me some tuners off of Ebay.... So does anyone know what those cool perforated metal sound-hole covers are and where to get em? Plumbing parts maybe?
  • Mike Huber December 27, 2010 at 12:07pm
    Thanx Jon  ... I kinda thought people were using sink strainers. :-)  Next trip i take to Lowes for wood and eye bolts i gotta hit up the plumbing department....

    Jon Pruett said:
    Sink strainers from the local hardware store (or junk pile) work nicely. Also the craft stores usually have great big grommets that you can stick a piece of wire mesh inside before gluing or crimping it on the box. And CB Gitty has been stocking some nice looking little ones recently 
  • Jon Pruett December 27, 2010 at 10:45am
    Sink strainers from the local hardware store (or junk pile) work nicely. Also the craft stores usually have great big grommets that you can stick a piece of wire mesh inside before gluing or crimping it on the box. And CB Gitty has been stocking some nice looking little ones recently too.

    Mike Huber said:
    I'm definitely using candy tin now    :-) ...Just gotta score me some tuners off of Ebay.... So does anyone know what those cool perforated metal sound-hole covers are and where to get em? Plumbing parts maybe?
  • Mike Huber December 27, 2010 at 10:32am
    I'm definitely using candy tin now    :-) ...Just gotta score me some tuners off of Ebay.... So does anyone know what those cool perforated metal sound-hole covers are and where to get em? Plumbing parts maybe?
  • Rand Moore December 27, 2010 at 4:08am

    Hi Mike Huber:

     

    The CBN discussion group called 'The Canjo Consortium' has a section on using cookie/cake tins as resonator boxes and some are squarish. I'm sure some of those are neck-thrus. You can check out their photos for ideas...

     

    -Rand.

  • 3 String Blues December 26, 2010 at 11:56pm

    I bet it would, The metal body give a real unique tone

  • Mr. Toad December 26, 2010 at 10:53pm

    banjohangout.com has a lot of cookie tin banjos that wouldn't be any different that what you propose and they do sound good. I've got some cookie tins also and I haven't yet decided wether to make a guitar or a banjo first.

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