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Wine Box/Crate 6 String -- First Guitar Build

Posted by howellhudson on December 23, 2011 at 12:26pm
Just finished building my middle son Joe an electric/acoustic guitar out of a wine box -- my first guitar build of any kind. The neck which I painted to match the body was salvaged from a guitar from Goodwill. Features include a Flatpup Humbucker from Elmar Zeilhofer and a rod piezo/equalizer from C.B. Getty.I gotta mention the Krylon. I used a translucent red called Stained Glass. You can clearly see the wood grain through the paint. Perfect for a cheap sunburst finish. I had to order on-line -- could not find it in stores.
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Tags: 6, Elmar, Flatpup, Humbucker, Zeilhofer, box, crate, string, sunburst, wine
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  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw December 24, 2011 at 3:52am

    That's an excellent looking guitar. The sunburst looks fabulous. Nice work in reducing the size of the box. The proportions look perfect for the neck.

  • Elmar Zeilhofer December 23, 2011 at 5:24pm

    nice post Bob, beautiful instrument! Your son must happy about his dad's build

  • Low Budget Luthier December 23, 2011 at 1:32pm

    beautiful job there

  • howellhudson December 23, 2011 at 1:11pm

    This is a picture of the spray can for the red Stained Glass.  It is really a translucent, candy apple red if I have ever seen one. 

    http://i.imgur.com/hrRhI.jpg

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