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1917 Nicaragua 3 String CBG

Posted by Maddog on March 27, 2016 at 1:33pm
1917 Nicaragua Spanish made Cigar Box, neck/heel is made from a southern yellow pine stair tread salvaged out of a house that was built in the late 1800's, antique grain store yardstick fretboard, skeleton key bridge, walnut saddle, 3 string single coil pickup, antique hinge tailpiece, vintage strap buttons, onyx nut, pearloid open gear tuners, 12th fret marker is a brass spike from 1929 used by the railroads to date railroad ties when they were installed, rusty barn nail fret dots, 21 3/4" unfretted scale, tuned GDG.
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  • Maddog May 11, 2016 at 5:15pm

    Looks like Corian but has no grain pattern to it like some Corian has. It's a little easier to work with also.

  • Jim Morris May 10, 2016 at 10:38am

    Ah, this is a good closeup of the onyx nut. It does look similar to Corian.

  • Maddog March 29, 2016 at 10:09am

    Thanks again Dave!

    Thanks Pick!

  • the anonymous pick March 27, 2016 at 10:21pm

    :-O

  • Dave Lynas March 27, 2016 at 8:32pm
    I like all the scars and patina of age. History on the build. Your nail heads and tie date are wonderful.
  • Maddog March 27, 2016 at 4:06pm

    Thanks Dave! Something about this 130-40 year old wood that you can't get from todays stock.

    If you look between the top-middle string there's a nail hole in the headstock from one of the nails that held the stair tread in place for all those years. Couldn't get myself to fill it as I thought it deserved to stay. :-)

  • Maddog March 27, 2016 at 4:01pm

    Thanks Jim!

  • Dave Lynas March 27, 2016 at 3:01pm

    Wow Maddog i think you've outdone yourself. That wood is amazing!

  • Jim Morris March 27, 2016 at 1:56pm

    Beautiful!

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