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The "Anti-Body Guitar" by David Hopkins
The Anti-Body Guitar by David Hopkins
"About a year ago, I had about 2 dozen cigar boxes that I needed to clean out. I didn't want to throw them away so I googled what to do with cigar boxes and landed on a cigarbox ukulele kit from C. B. Gitty. I loved what I saw and order my first kit. Loved it! I went on to build 3 electric cigarbox ukuleles and discovered I just couldn't play them with the limited mobility in my hands. But I loved building them! Then I discovered your 3 string guitar kits! I have built 4 of them, all with Gitty parts and each one a bit better than the last. I can play them a bit.
But it is my 8th build that I really want to share with you. (Top photo.) The idea was to use all my favorite Gitty cigar box parts and the knowledge I gained from building cigar box guitars to build a cigar box guitar... except eliminate the cigarbox! I wanted the neck to be the central feature and to really show off the gold Humbucker and hard tail. The rectangular voids in the "anti"-body of the guitar stand in for the cigar box that isn't there.
With the mini-humbucker and the hard tail... this thing plays and sounds great! It's extremely solid. It is made of hard maple. I love the way it turned out and wanted to share it with you guys. I love CB Gitty. You guys are great!
I'll be ordering my next batch of parts soon! I have another fun one in mind."
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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on
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Very cool. Here's my My first build from years ago , ..
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Permalink Reply by David Hopkins on
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Wow! Really well done! I see the similarity in concept. I’ve got a “steampunk” idea for a guitar but yours takes it to another level. I get it. Very nice.
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Thanx man , mine's more "overalls" . yours is more "tuxedo" ;-) . Steampunk? luv me some of that . i've done a few steamers . check my pics , I think i even coined the phrase "farmpunk" ;-) Great work , thanx for the kind words .
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Farmpunk! That's exactly what it is! you nailed it.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on
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Cool little git.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Bliss on
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Awesome and creative contemporary design!
I especially like the well thought out hidden wiring, colors and joinery. Kudos!
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Thanks Mark! It makes me happy that you noticed the things you noticed!
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Permalink Reply by Ducati Scotty on
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Beautiful! Solves ever problem of having a corner or edge where it’s not comfortable to play. Just put them all exactly where you want them.
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Thanks Ducati Scotty. You're right. That definitely had a strong influence on the design.
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It takes a real artisan to make almost nothing look like really something. Nice dovetails too!
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