Hey all, finally got some time to put into My lone ranger Lunchbox git. this one was a lot of challenges but oh so worth it. Now if I can just find a buyer that loves it as much as I do. I want to thank you all for the troubleshooting help with t
Read more…the big reveal,
drumroll??
the Guitato (thanks Wayfinder for the name)
So there she is, Maple neck and fretboard, oak box with red fir back. Snake oil pickup, antler nut. I love the flame in the neck, just an off the rack piece of maple f
Read more…This one has drug out but I am nearing completion finally so I thought I'd post up a couple of teaser pics. This one was inspired by an offhand comment by a member here about theme builds. I saw a lunchbox build and I was off and running. Some of
Read more…Ok because I'm just a picky guy,
I have been playing with a glass slide, I have liked the effect but not the sound.. it's kind of jangly. It may be because I am using a coricidin bottle that is very thin glass and have wanted to try a ceramic. I ca
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On my latest build I am wanting to use a prop 45 colt cartridge. The build is a lone ranger lunchbox and I want to use a silver bullet. Is there any drawbacks for a hollow saddle? it is a metal lunchbox and I am using piezos as I refuse
Read more…Ok I got my slotting setup going. I just got one of gitty's templates, THANKS BEN!! and the irwin pull saw, coupled with an xacto miter box I have had for years and viola! it works slick!
So if you are looking for an inexpensive setup there it i
Read more…hey all making progress on my LPG got it wired and fretted but I find my tailpiece is just a smidge too low (that is 1/8" for you precise folks) so I need to shim it. what would you pros suggest? a piece of metal cut to the same size? a piece of wa
Read more…what is your preferred way of cutting a fretboard. I cut some on a table saw and am not totally happy with them. They bow a bit right off the saw. The thickness is a bit varied, and the edges aren't true. Are you guys using a bandsaw? Magic? Any tips
Read more…Yep #2 is nearing completion fixed a lot of the mistakes I made on the first one and made a few new ones, the small gouge on the heel for example.. All in all a very much nicer instrument. I love the veneer on the headstock. I am thinking about sel
Read more…was tearing apart the house last night looking for a lost Glock magazine (didn't find it) when I rediscovered something I forgot I had. When my grandmother died in the early 2000's I inherited much of her "stuff" in it was also my grandfather's "st
Read more…Ok, I searched the forum and didn't see anything but as the collection grows and I wind up with far too many of these hanging on the wall, do I leave them tuned up or release the tension? with no truss rod my inclination is detune but please let me
Read more…ok day one (ok two I did do some cuts last night) I'll size the pics and put them on the bucket or upload them.
1. scarf joints are a %$^&#$*&%^ to clamp
2. cutting the headstock block to length before cutting the scarf makes a really nice oak sandi
Read more…Just received my first shipment from C.B. Gitty and a few things:
1. ordered on Friday received it today, WOW great job Ben!
2. $58 fits in an alarmingly small box
3. I can't help but wonder if what I feel as I open this box is the same thing a pers
Read more…no good so and so's! There I was just beginning to truly investigate a near lifelong dream. As a newly minted empty nester I figured it was time to really get down to business of building my own guitar. From high school I have many times sat and dayd
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