AGP #258 - ''Tomato Crate'' (1)

AGP #258 - “Tomato Crate”(3 String Tomato Box Guitar)Scale : 635mm / 25inchesStrings : .036NW / .024NW / .18NW /Tuning: A / E / a /Found the Tomato Crate at a Second Hand Trader’s, not sure what the Timbers are, the Soundboard is ¼” Hardwood, the sides are ⅝” either hard Pine? Or soft Hardwood?, (I think aged Pine)and the box bottom is ⅝” from a treated leftover Pine fence Paling, which I added.The Neck is recycled unknown Hardwood from a neighbours Reno’, it was painted with Iron Oxide (a Vinegar and Steel Wool solution) and then liberally coated with a 50\50 Linseed Oil & Turps mix, and the Crate is as purchased and left untreated, the Nut is a bit of cut down Brass Piano Hinge and the Bridge is same timber as Neck, an 11.6k Open Humbucker with Vol and Tone, and an Under Saddle Piezo Rod Pickup with Vol is wired through a 3 Way Switch to the Jack.
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