A new build after months of 50+ hour workweeks, Sundays at Church and Saturdays full of rain...unlike most of my builds the PadronReso has reinforced sides, bottom and a Neck Block and doesn't absolutely require gluing shut for extra reinforcement, so four tiny brass screws and the original hinges allow quick access for mods or maintenance. No real thoughts of adding a pick-up yet (loud enough with the Tea-tin Reso) but a good candidate for later.I've got other Builds coming slowly down the pipe-but sometimes a Box and a Stick is just the way to go. When it takes longer to dress the frets than all the rest of your labors together...that's pretty nice, actually.
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The 1998 Chevy S-10, much like the Dulcimer, was pretty much all that I could afford-if not quite as cobbled together and jury-rigged... :)
Nice heel and neck too. A CBG player needs an old pickup truck.