Posted by Uncle John on January 14, 2011 at 7:29pm
Was not happy with the eye hooks previously used to lower the strings on the peg head. - Got this idea on the nation, but can not recall from whom. Be sure there are no sharp edges!
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For the f hole, I painted on black craft paint and then a little later, rubbed it off. Kind of rasped and sanded edges and then took a candle to the fretboard. On the Whopper I candled a bit and rounded edges. Looking at it now in the photo, maybe I should have darkened under/inside the sound holes. May do that yet. Will try to make a video with the Whopper. Maybe a short vid and call it a Whopper Jr.
Thanks, brothers. They both play well. The Whopper sounds about a 7 on a 10 point scale. Need to add more frets (only 5 right now, but mostly I don't use more.)
The f hole lacks volume. I may put in a couple brass grommets to see if that helps. I love the beautiful and flashy CBGs, but I may like these 'old' ones more.
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Thanks, brothers. They both play well. The Whopper sounds about a 7 on a 10 point scale. Need to add more frets (only 5 right now, but mostly I don't use more.)
The f hole lacks volume. I may put in a couple brass grommets to see if that helps. I love the beautiful and flashy CBGs, but I may like these 'old' ones more.