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Berlin
Hi All, I'm going to build a cigar box bass and my plan is to reinforce the neck with carbon fiber rods. Does anybody have experience with carbon fiber rods? What kind of glue do you use to glue them into the neck? Epoxy? Titebond? Something else?…
Read more…Hi All, I'm looking for a way to record my CBGs with my Macbook Pro. Googling for solutions I found this thing called iRig HD2 (link). There are a lot of very good reviews of this little gadget out there - but it's rather costly... Does anybody have…
Read more…I found this funny instrument in a box with random stuff from my parents’ house. My uncle brought it back from his travels when I was a little boy, I think. As far as I know it’s from Argentina. This would probably be illegal today, I know. I’m…
Read more…Hi all of you builders of funky instruments, I have this pretty nougat tin from France lying around here and it yearns to be made into some kind of stringed instrument. I’m thinking short scale guitar with nylon strings, either a four stringer or a…
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Many thanks for your comments, Hans.Yes - a lot of screws! I wanted to be sure I wouldn't get any vibration noise from the body, and I hope it also adds to the CBG visual effect. I fitted a separate plate for battery changing to avoid having to unscrew them all again!
I really like your stuff, Hans! This is some really creative building you've got going!
Hi Hans, thanks for the friend request.