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TBG Silverliner
Silverliner. My first attempt at a Tin Box Guitar. I bought this metal Dutch biscuit (cookie) box from an old antiques store. Cut the centre picture out and inserted 3-ply guitar scratchplate laminate. Box is strengthened with ply. I thought I would try to use the laminate as a fretboard to match... a bit tricky cutting and inserting the frets, but managed it. Neck is laminated walnut and oak , lightly stained and polished. I decided to insert some shaped off-cuts and a line of fret wire along the tail and head stock to finish. Chrome bolt-ons/electrics and butterfly machine heads. It feels solid and nice to play. Tuning is presently GDG.
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Comment by Jerry Jordan on March 21, 2019 at 2:26am
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Snazzy and very cool.,.,
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Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on March 21, 2019 at 2:10am
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Dave, Don, AGP #, Uncle John - I appreciate and value your kind comments. This was a bit of an experimental build for me, particularly with the scratchplate fretboard, but still fun to build... I did wonder if it would work.
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Comment by Uncle John on March 21, 2019 at 1:29am
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Very nice. I like it. It's kind of too fancy for what I like to play, yet it would sure look great on the wall and to take down for an occasional spin. Very cool.
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Comment by AGP # on March 20, 2019 at 11:17am
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"Classy Build Bob", definitely got the "Million Bucks" look about it :-)
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Comment by Don Craig on March 20, 2019 at 10:26am
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Beautiful, nice ideas for details.
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Comment by Dave Lynas on March 20, 2019 at 8:25am
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Very classy looking. Baroque. Fancy fretboard, Wow Ambrose
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