Strung and sounding good. Pine bridge, old Porto Rican Cedar Cigar Box. Poplar neck.

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Comment by Southern Ray on December 28, 2020 at 1:39pm

 Yes I can, Dave. Now that you mention it, yes I can. HAHAHA!

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 25, 2020 at 12:38pm

Southern Ray. Can’t you hear the Antique Roadshow guys saying. Ya if this idiot hadn’t cut into this rare Sweepers Box it would have been worth a thousand bucks. Now it’s just a worthless guitar.

Comment by Southern Ray on December 25, 2020 at 5:06am

 "It feels weird sawing into a vintage wood box, but I think they like their new life as a guitar. They get to sing." I wondered if I were the only one that had this odd feeling. Almost like it's wrong, but then you think about what it's doing now and what music could be made from... 

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 24, 2020 at 12:42am

I think it has the Uncle Enos vibe going on with some Uncle John too. Old box, thin neck, big head, not fancy. It needs one “Old Shoe” though and 5 strings and wood pegs to be Unc. Enos correct. :*)

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 24, 2020 at 12:34am

Southern Ray, Ambrose, Jerry. Thanks folks. I played her for hours last night. Real sweetheart. She can sing a sweet song. A Christmas gift for my soul. I need it.

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 24, 2020 at 12:27am

Yup, Keith. it will play great as a fiddle. It’s a narrow box so wouldn’t need any cutouts. It would be a Cello as it has a 25 1/2 scale length. Cello strings would make it real mello. I have a wound guitar string and a plane steel string on it now. I’m liking playing it as a Diddly now. Fun to play a two string slide. Easy to make clear notes without rattles and knocks on the wood. Action like a lap steel but comfortable to hold guitar style. Thin neck. It’s very light weight. I can shake my slide for nice vibrato on it.

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 24, 2020 at 12:15am

I like antiques Rick. It feels weird sawing into a vintage wood box, but I think they like their new life as a guitar. They get to sing. 
your new old Uncle John GUITAR sounds wonderful.. YOU PLAY IT WELL.

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 24, 2020 at 12:11am

Hi Jock, ya a Chugger is a two string. I think it’s also a Diddly. It can be bowed too if I’d lower the action so I could finger it. It’s a guitar too. I think Shane Speal came up with Chugger. I own a nice Speal Chugger. I have it set up for bowing now and use it as a little Cello. Thanks for the comment Jock. Hey, I like your song title. 

Comment by Jock MacHinery on December 23, 2020 at 11:03pm

Isn't a 2 strig called a chugger? Just asking for a friend

Nice build whatever.

I've made 58 bridges to date but I'm going to buy the next one down a local road then sing about it. It will be the 59th bridge street song!

Comment by Richard Sundberg on December 23, 2020 at 11:06am

Brand new vintage, love it Dave!

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