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Help: WTB, WTT, etc. - looking for aviation/aero themed box or label for a gift guitar to go with the modified tuners shown

As mentioned above, looking for a box or label with an aviation, airplane or similar theme.

I don't know what I'm going to do with the headstock yet. It's just a rectangular piece of maple right now

It's be a 4-cylinder...I mean 4-stringer.

My first thought is to offer to barter from my hoard of boxes...not sure if I should list what I have or have someone tell me what they're looking for.

I'm in Michigan...US postal would be easiest to start with.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on April 6, 2014 at 9:00am

Try this link.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=cigar+label+airplane&go=&am...

I like Bing for looking for photos.

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Permalink Reply by Muddy Creek Guitars on April 6, 2014 at 10:01am

A lot of people here take any picture off the internet, print it out and secure it to the box with modge lodge and lacquer. I have some boxes I don't like. I'm thinking of doing this myself.

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Permalink Reply by Jim_N on April 6, 2014 at 3:39pm

DIY?

Here's one I painted on a ("vintaged" afterwards) box. Donated to an airman.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on April 7, 2014 at 7:22am

Here's another label I found on Pinterest.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/172966441909550738/

The entire page. I didn't go threw them all.

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=cigar%20box%20labels

Like Muddy stated you can make your own label. Crop parts out of a few and toss them together on your box.

Nice paint job Jim! Great looking guitar.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on April 7, 2014 at 2:01pm

here's a few on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Wilbur-Wrights-Wright-Brothers-Aviation...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CIGAR-BOX-LABEL-VINTAGE-INNER-SPIRIT-OF-ST-...

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Permalink Reply by Murray on April 7, 2014 at 3:03pm

Thanks all. I think printing my own image is a good idea...or drop the 'spec' for an airplane pic and just move the instrument more toward aerodynamics and away from the postcard picture concept. Maybe color laser would be more permanent (fade-resistance) than inkjet...

Evidently I'm still challenged in figuring out how to make images display inline...never mind that...inline auto-displays are links...my 'gotta'click-to-look' images are attachments, not links, so I guess that's why they don't display automatically.

I think I'll use a fifth blue plane for a tailpiece, maybe a model airplane prop for a bridge, and aluminum flashing and rivets are a possibility...

Thanks for the ideas.

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