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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on September 29, 2018 at 10:07pm

This is my first real build (everything before it were partscaster Strats). It is my Diddley Bow Canjo and its tunring 4 years old soon. It started out as a tin and a broom handle I got from my charity shop, some spare parts and some scrap wood. it originally had 3 strings and was tuned EAD (I didn't know anything about open or alternative tunings then) and now it only has the E string left tuned to F. This is it when I built it, I really can't show you what it is like now as it is obscene.

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Permalink Reply by Bernd Joepen on September 30, 2018 at 5:02am

Not yet finished and still work in progress. The strings are much to hight due to the design of the cigar box, so i´ve to change this. The pickup is in place but i´ve had not the right bolts to fasten it.

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Permalink Reply by Lonman on October 14, 2018 at 1:33pm

real nice job on the Ashton

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on October 14, 2018 at 6:24am

Nice stuff everyone

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Permalink Reply by Gary Holdsworth on October 17, 2018 at 9:15pm

My first build

This is a retirement present for a friend

box and neck are Victorian mountain ash, fret board is W.A. Karri (Australian hard woods), 24.75 scale length

Hope he likes it

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on October 18, 2018 at 2:38am

are those two speakers Gary? looking nice.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Holdsworth on October 18, 2018 at 7:29pm

Thanks Timothy,

No they are the stainless steel perforated lids from a pair of teabag strainers

to cover the sound holes.

G

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Permalink Reply by Ron Lutz on October 18, 2018 at 2:43am

2 "first builds" 45 yrs apart.  Banjo lam. rim 7 woods. neck maple lam w/tiger eye markers.  lost the tip of thumb ignoring inner voice saying don't do this way trying to fit tone ring on router table.  guitar is walnut, oak & sycamore made early 2017 before I started using cigar boxes.

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Permalink Reply by Shawn on October 25, 2018 at 5:13pm

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on November 3, 2018 at 5:37am

Nice looking build, reminds me of a flaming SG.

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Permalink Reply by Gerald Schwenke on November 2, 2018 at 1:33am

Finished my first build 2 weeks ago. It is a Padron box Crow Inspired neck outside made of Poplar with an oak veneer on the head and 9mm shell casings for fret markers.

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