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Quick Build with History

Posted by Uncle John on November 28, 2013 at 5:49pm
Maddog gave me this box yesterday and today it is strung up and being played. He may not recognize it, as I reversed the lid (inside out),The neck is salvaged from an old bed (circa 1945). I volunteer with a county out reach program and function mostly as a moving man - picking up donated furniture and appliances and sometimes delivering them too.The bed this came from was a little too far gone and was junked. I took home some wood, only to find it was not solid but a veneer.I left the veneer showing on the finger board, but had to cut into it elsewhere.Knowing the family this came from and that it was the elderly parents bed and knowing the ages of the kids..... I think there is a lot of family history in the bed! Do you know what I am hinting at?A shorty. 18 inch scale. Currently tuned GDg, but I think it wants a different tuning.
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  • Uncle John November 29, 2013 at 11:06am

    Thanks, guys.  :)

  • William Scott November 29, 2013 at 10:10am

    good job, nice history

  • Rob Ingram November 29, 2013 at 8:49am

    Good Un !

  • Bluesheart November 29, 2013 at 7:13am

    Looks great, and cool history!

  • Muddy Creek Guitars November 28, 2013 at 7:13pm
    Looks like a player!
  • Maddog November 28, 2013 at 7:03pm

    Looks great John!!! I like the lid that way, nice color and cool graphics!

  • Uncle John November 28, 2013 at 5:59pm

    But, Clock!   The inside was much cooler.  I am a recidivist in this action.

  • Clock The Wolf November 28, 2013 at 5:57pm

    ARGH!!! LID REVERSER!!!

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