Well, it WAS just an experiment, and I fully meant to trash it if it didn't work, but now I'm all invested in it and I wanted to give it another chance. (I am such a sucker for the underdog.) Plus, I liked the way the paint came out. Black rubbed over purple. I don't usually paint things, it is my least favorite thing to do. If the fix doesn't work I'll make a wall-hanger out of it. The lesson has been learned; use oak.
Good wishes, but you can always build another. I think pine is fine IF you keep at least 3/4 inch through the box and better yet if you glue up a half inch or so combination heel joint and through the body strengthener AND add a quarter inch fret board to the neck. Good and strong then.
I like a light git, but I like em' strong. I almost always reinforce cigar boxes too.
If I sound like Mr. Expert, well..... One of my fave guitars is out in the shop right now and kind of on life support. It was a big box pot lid resonator GDGB and played and sounded great for months. Then the action (strings to fret board distance) kept creeping higher and higher. It was 1 inch oak through the top with a heel that did not go clear through the box. The neck did not seem to bow, but it moved. :(
Now it has a 'doubled' oak neck through the box. For various reasons, I ditched the pot lid. With a new top and possibly a paint can reso --- I have hopes it will be good again.
PS: I like the panther print on the back of your box.
Failed experiment! The pine neck was too thin. The guitar was constantly out of tune, and the bend was getting very obvious. This is an aluminum brace I built for the under side of the neck. All that is left is to notch it into the box and see if it helps.
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Well, it WAS just an experiment, and I fully meant to trash it if it didn't work, but now I'm all invested in it and I wanted to give it another chance. (I am such a sucker for the underdog.) Plus, I liked the way the paint came out. Black rubbed over purple. I don't usually paint things, it is my least favorite thing to do. If the fix doesn't work I'll make a wall-hanger out of it. The lesson has been learned; use oak.
Good wishes, but you can always build another. I think pine is fine IF you keep at least 3/4 inch through the box and better yet if you glue up a half inch or so combination heel joint and through the body strengthener AND add a quarter inch fret board to the neck. Good and strong then.
I like a light git, but I like em' strong. I almost always reinforce cigar boxes too.
If I sound like Mr. Expert, well..... One of my fave guitars is out in the shop right now and kind of on life support. It was a big box pot lid resonator GDGB and played and sounded great for months. Then the action (strings to fret board distance) kept creeping higher and higher. It was 1 inch oak through the top with a heel that did not go clear through the box. The neck did not seem to bow, but it moved. :(
Now it has a 'doubled' oak neck through the box. For various reasons, I ditched the pot lid. With a new top and possibly a paint can reso --- I have hopes it will be good again.
PS: I like the panther print on the back of your box.
Well, it's back together. Time will tell.
That should do it. Hope so.