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Vintage Gramma's Guitar

Posted by Nathan King on December 19, 2009 at 2:12am

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I was given a vintage cigar box and some hardwoods with the stipulation: make a cigar box from it! It was supposed to be a purely decorative piece, but it ended up being a pretty cool instrument.

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Nathan King December 20, 2009 at 12:05am

It's close to a 1x2... I had to rip it from a larger piece, so it's approximately a typical 1x2 :-)
AC Phillips December 19, 2009 at 11:02pm

Thanks Nathan, drilling the holes and cutting hole-to-hole with a coping saw makes sense and it's easy. What are the dimensions of your neck? Just a single 1x2?
AC Phillips December 19, 2009 at 9:11pm

Really sweet! how did you slot the head?
Ice Bob December 19, 2009 at 4:04pm

cool box Nathan eyebolt tuners are noteck wonders way to go
Nathan King December 19, 2009 at 1:07pm

Yeah... I figure since it was originally going to be nothing more than a wall ornament, it turned out better than expected. I used all wood that she gave me, which gives it sentimental value for her: her late husband was a woodworker, and it was from his stash that she pulled the wood from.
Diydc December 19, 2009 at 7:06am

Nice!
MrRandomWritings (Backwater Bri) December 19, 2009 at 4:55am

shame about the warp but if you built it for nothing you can't complain - sounds good anyway