AGP #386 - “Arse-Up-Arnie”(3 String Fretted Biscuit Tin Guitar)Scale: 584.2mm / 23 inchesStrings : .050NW / .034NW / .024NW /Tuned : G / D / g /The design for this build was unashamedly pilfered from a recent post by the Englishman Paul Scofield, but done a little bit differently, ala AGP Style, and what a great design it was to ‘Nick’, because it does sound “Very Nice”.The 280x180x60mm Tin is “Arnotts”, arguably Australia’s favourite brand of Biscuits, and a nice size for making CBG’s, the riveted Sound Board is 7mm ‘Golden Teak’ stained Pine Ply, the Neck is unstained Cypress Pine, both coated with ‘Organoil’, which is a mixture of Beeswax and Citrus Oils, looks good, feels good and smells nice!, the Reso is the bowl of a $2 Stainless Steel slotted spoon, found in a Charity Shop, and a 7.8k Tele Type Neck Pickup is wired through a Tone Pot to the Output Jack.:-)
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"Thanks Maddog", Yep!, spot on!, it is a fun little git to play, the 23" short scale allows this old Ham Fisted Bricky to actually reach and form a few chords! :-D
Its healing up real nice ,will give a big battle scarr ! slide work is no problemo, im still working on the vingering that will take some more time ! and thanks for the vote of support ! appriciated !
"Thanks Andries", Yep!, jumped on to his idea very quickly, I don't know what scale length, string gauges & tuning his build was in the sound demo, I,m presuming it was around a 25½" scale, and strung with lighter strings than I used on my 23" heavy strings version, so there is a sound difference between his and mine, but it still sounds nice, but!, I'm not sure if you call it a Reso Sound, will hopefully try and get a sound demo of it up soon, hope your recovery from that nasty hand injury doesn't take too long, so look after it my friend! :-)
You is fast whit this one alan ,got me about the same ideer in the shop,and does she sound anywhere, near how you heard that from the UK Guy? tin like dobro? wood on tin? i see you used
popnails,my plan exacly ! dont have a neck yet ! and i hammered out the bottom from the tin to get the curved dobro head, and for plywood i used a old spanisch guitar top whit the soundhole in it. Great look whit the slick pickup ! im gone use a piezo . but im still on recovery! best of luck !
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"Thanks Maddog", Yep!, spot on!, it is a fun little git to play, the 23" short scale allows this old Ham Fisted Bricky to actually reach and form a few chords! :-D
Nice! Looks like a fun one to play!
Its healing up real nice ,will give a big battle scarr ! slide work is no problemo, im still working on the vingering that will take some more time ! and thanks for the vote of support ! appriciated !
"Thanks Andries", Yep!, jumped on to his idea very quickly, I don't know what scale length, string gauges & tuning his build was in the sound demo, I,m presuming it was around a 25½" scale, and strung with lighter strings than I used on my 23" heavy strings version, so there is a sound difference between his and mine, but it still sounds nice, but!, I'm not sure if you call it a Reso Sound, will hopefully try and get a sound demo of it up soon, hope your recovery from that nasty hand injury doesn't take too long, so look after it my friend! :-)
You is fast whit this one alan ,got me about the same ideer in the shop,and does she sound anywhere, near how you heard that from the UK Guy? tin like dobro? wood on tin? i see you used
popnails,my plan exacly ! dont have a neck yet ! and i hammered out the bottom from the tin to get the curved dobro head, and for plywood i used a old spanisch guitar top whit the soundhole in it. Great look whit the slick pickup ! im gone use a piezo . but im still on recovery! best of luck !
"Thanx Pick" :-)
NICE
"Thanks UJ", I do have another 2 similar Slotted Spoons in the shed to be used in a similar manner, some day! :-)
"Thanks Jerry" :-)
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