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I've seen a lot of resonator guitars built with magnetic pickups. Do the magnetic pickups capture some of the unique sound that you get when playing a resonator acoustically? Do you have to have a piezo type pickup? Are there specific types of…
Read more…The problem when building a CBG is that you have to run the neck through the box for structural strength. As the boxes are already small, this eats up a lot of the available volume for producing good sound. My latest build I glued a threaded rod…
Read more…My second build was a CBG dulcimer for my kids. I cut out four one inch hearts, one in each corner of the box. The sound is not nearly as good as my first build. My first build had two 11/2 inch holes close to the neck end of the box. I've noticed…
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thanks tim i like the head stock disign you have going there
It really looks neat. If it is ok with you, I might try to use this in one of my CBGs. Thanks.
BTW, I've got a Colorado CBG group here, and I'd be glad to have you join there as well! Happy to see more of us CO folks popping up, too...
Most of all, have fun!
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