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At 4:32am on May 6, 2009, JUJU said…: Hey Paul
No problem mate , always glad to help out when i can , yes it talkes a little more work to do the bound necks but i think it's well worth the extra effort.
You have done some very nice work yourself , the ukes look great , still need to make one myself , use some of the smaller boxes i have aquired along the way
Thanks for adding me to your freinds ,BTW thats a great looking Dog you have
Take care
juju.

At 3:23am on May 6, 2009, JUJU said…: hey paul , This is a Bound fretboard , down the edges of the fretboard i have used maple and oak , the fret tangs are cut back so the Fret overhangs the Bindings and no fret tangs can be seen , hope this explaines the Diffrance between Bound and unbound fretboards .

This is a normal Unbound fretboard , you can see the fret Tangs on the side of the fretboard

At 9:57am on May 4, 2009, Rich Amazing Dick Leufstedt said…: There are no sound holes . I built this before I joined CBN . I"ve come up with more soundhole ideas looking at the cbg's. Theres a block inside the box where the neck attaches , I then used 2 screws to attach the neck.
I then attached a block under the bridge with gorilla glue also holding them in place.
Rich

At 12:08pm on May 3, 2009, L.J. said…: Hey Paul,Niice builds. Thanks for the comments on my new builds, Those romeo boxes are particle board tops but i find them to be pretty and I guess the depth adds volume.They are the loudest particle board tops ive built with.I also built a black one a few months back called Romeo distressed.Had to distress it due to sticker damage.Its one of my favorites to play.

At 4:25pm on April 30, 2009, rodney fruits said…: thanks paul, and keep up the good builds.

At 1:00pm on April 30, 2009, David Fultz said…: Hey, I appreciate your vote. Rock on!

At 5:38am on April 29, 2009, Old Lowe said…: Hey Paul that is a stencil I found.
I stenciled it on there and then went back over it with a paint brush and put in the fine details..
Thanks for your comments!

At 5:40pm on April 5, 2009, ms blues box - Archie said…: lol, i just really enjoy doing this! everyone has its own sound!

At 12:12pm on April 5, 2009, jim said…: paul.thanks for the comment. the cover plate is a silver plated plant stand i found at good will. no cone under it.

At 3:36am on April 1, 2009, Jim Mitchell said…: Thanks for the catch....I have to stop multi-tasking.....

At 3:03am on April 1, 2009, Jim Mitchell said…: Hey Man, thanks for the comments.... A lot of the ideas come for building six strings.( as a hobby I have started an OM acoustic it's almost finished ) so that's where a lot of the construction techniques come from. On my blog
www.jimguitarbuilding.blogspot.com I post links and books that have been helpful to me. As far as building and not playing goes... My advise is (and it's only advise) pick up a copy of Keni Lee Burgess' instructional cd on playing guitar. It covers the basics and in "my" opinion it will make you a better builder.... If there is anything I can do to help let me know.... Jim

At 1:53pm on March 31, 2009, jim said…: thanks Paul. the box was a gift full of smocked salmon. yum. already hand painted.

At 6:00am on March 27, 2009, Old Lowe said…: Hey Paul the pull tabs don't do anything I just think they look cool.

At 6:41am on March 23, 2009, Delta Blues Classics - JStoltz said…: Thanks for the kind words about my Resobanjo. It plays, holds tune, and none of the frets buzz, but I still want to get a few minor things done to it before I'm completely happy with it. I'll probably post a vid when it's all squared away.

Jeff

At 6:49am on March 16, 2009, BT Cohosh said…: Thanks for the kindness. I lucked into that Punch box at a tiny cigar shop in Holland, Michigan. Something about those boxes almost demands to be made into a guitar.

I discovered (a dopey revelation) that a dremel tool and access to a drill press makes crafting heads *much* easier. I've been a little nutty since then.

At 2:09am on March 16, 2009, Cogdell boy (Robert J.) said…: Paul what I use are the smallest brass washers and nuts that I can find . I drill small holds and super glue the washers it keeps the strings from cutting into the wood . I place the nut on the bottom so the knob of the string doesn't pull into the wood on the bottom . Works for me for now :-) I see where Stewart Mac has Brass eyelets that you use to mount pickup flatwork with ,50 for 5bucks thought about ordering some but the washers work for now . Hope these helps....