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Blue Goose 3 string

Posted by Dave Lynas on March 18, 2012 at 8:34pm

This is box #2 made from a produce crate found under my house in the crawl space full of fruit jars. #1 (a fretless ukulele) and this girl came from that crate. Both have pickups under the bridge inside. I make my own necks with poplar and get great fret boards from Mike Orr.

Comments

Jerry Jordan November 23, 2019 at 5:54am

nice pic.,..,
Dave Lynas February 15, 2019 at 8:20pm

I made a. New video of this old crate wood guitar. Feb. 2019 called Blue Goose.
Tom Schaefer February 18, 2018 at 10:06pm

The goose is cool.
Dave Lynas August 24, 2015 at 5:47pm

I,ve made a lot of them. Over 100 by now. About one a week. I,ve got a passion for it. The old crates have good tone wood. You'll like it Gary.
Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans August 24, 2015 at 5:10pm

Nice build Dave! Wow! March of 2012! How long have these things existed? ;-) {JK!}

I've got a couple wine crates I figure can bee good for several box CBG's ("crate box guitars"?)
Dave Lynas August 20, 2015 at 6:18pm

Looking back to my second box guitar. It still plays good and remains uncracked or bowed..
Uncle John August 20, 2015 at 5:55pm

I missed this one before, Dave and I like it. But with you involved, fowl play is suspected.
Dave Lynas July 3, 2012 at 8:10am

Check out some old crate wood sometime. The graphics on the old crates is usually fun and the sound they produce is bright. You can make a big box with the width of the wood. 4 inch sides, 8 inch top if you laminate two pieces together. I use the thicker end wood for the shoulder and tail. I've been seeing nice crates in the antique shops for about $20.
Seaman Jay July 3, 2012 at 7:35am

I like big box' and I can not lie

You other brothers can't deny...
JP Swenson April 16, 2012 at 7:20pm

Sweet box. The old crate wood looks perfect on it.