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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 12, 2018 at 11:37am

You could name it Samantha. LOL I found a cast aluminum top for a pot that has a good ring to it, so what ever works.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 11, 2018 at 2:50pm

I chose this hub cap as it has minimal folds to restrict any vibrations and the fact that it is suspended around its edge by all those spokes, may make it work even better. Plus the fact there will be twelve strings driving it. Its in a solid body so will need to have pickups. Cheers Taff

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 12, 2018 at 11:38am

Awesome Taffy.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on January 13, 2018 at 3:23am

The best sounding resonators I've built have used a uke cone and cover assembly.

With the dog and cat bowls I think you need a roomy box made from thin material 1/8" ply has worked well, the best one in the group here is the simplest,no pup's knobs or switches to stop the box vibrating.

The last group work well,but again thin boxes.The exception is the hub cap, weedy sound, needs amplification 

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on January 13, 2018 at 4:41am

Love the copper ones, do you know the thickness of the copper sheets? Did you shape the bowl and cut the holes or buy it that way?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on January 14, 2018 at 12:21am

The copper came from a scrap hot water cylinder,it's 0.62mm thick.The holes were cut with a piercing saw(must have snapped about 10 blades).The bowl was hollowed on a wooden dish.

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Permalink Reply by Nathan Binns on January 15, 2018 at 9:11am

I love this. I've developed a fondness for copper. You could even put etchings onto something like this I bet. 

*stealing idea* :)

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on January 15, 2018 at 9:23am

Feel free to steal away!

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on January 15, 2018 at 1:33pm

I have a 2x2 foot chunk of 0.02" (0.5mm) piece of copper flashing looking for a project. Yet another one (or more) for the list!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on January 16, 2018 at 3:34am

That's enough for six guitars!Here's another variation

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 15, 2018 at 10:47am

Nice collection off CBG's there.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on January 16, 2018 at 3:35am

Thanks Taff

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