AGP #461 - “Lil Agio”3 String Fretless Cigar Box GuitarStrings: .048BW .032BW .022BWTuned: F C fA Small Box Build from my long neglected supply of Small Cigar Boxes, the Box surrounds are Grey Ironbark moulded trims from a deconstructed TV Entertainment Unit, the Neck is Laminated recycled scrap offcuts, the Bridge is Forest Red Gum, all given 3 Coats of Shellac.As a confirmed dis-liker of Piezo Disc Pickups, I decided to take a different approach, and use an Under Saddle Rod Piezo, hardwired directly to the Output Jack, originally strung with .030NW .019PS .014PS Strings it sounded like very very harsh crap, with hum!, but since restringing with heavier gauge Bronze Wound Strings, and grounding the Output Jack to the Stainless Steel Strainer Tailpiece, voilà, “it’s all good”. :-)
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