Okay. Now I understand what you were trying to do. Looks like the implementation ended up on the heavy side. I wonder if using thinner box sides, sound and back boards would help increase the resonating characteristics of this two box combination. And I should probably test to see if an additional back board helps with projection by reducing body muffling. Need to also come up with a scientific way of testing the difference. I guess I'll have to build a thinking cap first... ;-)
I can't say one way or another. I built it to mimic a resonator banjo with the materials I had available. The inside box which acts as the tone board is open in the back so the sound resonates against the outside box and is projected forward
Have you found any advantage to having a double box design? With lap dulcimers they sometimes have a second bottom board separated by maybe 1/4" using standoffs around the edge. They even have a detached board which you can place your dulcimer on that does the same thing (called a "possum board") and the purpose of these devices is to prevent the back board from being muffled when held in your lap. I was wondering if this was your idea when you built this double box instrument... to keep the sound box from being muffled too much when you hold your guitar to your body? Does it help?
Stops at the base. When I cut i turn the piece over and apply to the back. that way I already i already have two smooth surfaces to glue too. So the face as well as the back of the headstock are the rough resawed surfaces. Makes sence?
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Okay. Now I understand what you were trying to do. Looks like the implementation ended up on the heavy side. I wonder if using thinner box sides, sound and back boards would help increase the resonating characteristics of this two box combination. And I should probably test to see if an additional back board helps with projection by reducing body muffling. Need to also come up with a scientific way of testing the difference. I guess I'll have to build a thinking cap first... ;-)
-Rand.
Have you found any advantage to having a double box design? With lap dulcimers they sometimes have a second bottom board separated by maybe 1/4" using standoffs around the edge. They even have a detached board which you can place your dulcimer on that does the same thing (called a "possum board") and the purpose of these devices is to prevent the back board from being muffled when held in your lap. I was wondering if this was your idea when you built this double box instrument... to keep the sound box from being muffled too much when you hold your guitar to your body? Does it help?
-Rand.