AGP #273 - “Kangaroo Edward’ - 3 String Dulcitar - Scale : 648mm / 25½inches - Strings: .021NW/.015PS/.009PS/ - Tuning: G/D/g/The Box Frame is recycled Treated Pine, the Box Back is 3mm Pine Plywood, the Fretboard, Headstock Wings and Tailpiece are recycled Cypress Pine, all with 2 coats of Tung Oil applied.The Top/Soundboard was cut from a full Kangaroo Rawhide I purchased at the beginning of my CBG Odyssey a few years ago, and has been Hoppin’ around in the cupboard ever since!, a bit thicker than the couple of Goat Skin builds I’ve previously done, but!, very happy with the result!A Piezo Disc is hot glued to the through neck, as is a 4.7K Delta Type Pickup situated just under the skin in the neck area, both are wired to a 3 Way Switch then to Output Jack.Built as a Long Scale, what I call a Dulcitar (but is known by many other names!!!) and wanted it tuned to GDg, but!, after a fair bit of searching, couldn’t find out much about recommended String Gauges, so went with the MPUSTC String Tension Calculator, as I do with most of my builds, and come up with .021NW=12.85kg/ .15PS=13.3kg / .011PS=12.63kg / the .011 broke on tuning as did a .010=10.3kg, and finally ended up with a .009=7.89kg which as yet is still intact!!
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"Thanks Rob Uker", Yep!, the back is recessed and screwed for removal, all my builds, of all types, have some form of access to the "Inner Working's" :-D
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"Thanks Rob Uker", Yep!, the back is recessed and screwed for removal, all my builds, of all types, have some form of access to the "Inner Working's" :-D
Love the hidden pickups.
Can you remove the back
"Thanks the anonymous pick"
"Thanks again Jerry"
inspirational .,.,!!
nice!!!!!