Posted by Hal Somervill on November 25, 2013 at 7:53am
A couple of fun, fast projects. Went to a Flea Market and bought two First Act acoustic guitars with the bridges pulling up for $2 each. Necks were straight and included the tuners. Used a stainless steel dog dish for the resonator on the smaller one and an aluminum angel food cake tin on the other. With a spatula head for the tailstock, and some bathtub drain covers for the soundhole covers, the original bridge on one and a threaded rod bridge on the other, plus a single coild pickup on each, I've got $20 each into them. Do they play like a 1931 National? No. But they were a LOT less expensive and they are electric. (Stainless steel reso sounds more like a banjo. Cheap fun!
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Thanks Buesheart. These conversions are very easy to do, once you figure out where the bridge is supposed to go. Start to finish in an afternoon.
COol. NIce conversions and great budgeting!