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7th October 2015, 11:54 PM #1human termite
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cigar box guitars
I thought i would post a photo of two gigar box guitars i have made,the biggest one isnt quite finished in the photo but has since been finished, and the smaller one is a recycled grandfather port box (near enough to cigar box.......................bob
ps glad to hear Cliff is into them
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7th October 2015, 11:58 PM #2human termite
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DSC_0032.jpgthis one has a piezo pickup inside and a humbucker pickup as well i can select either or both and it does have tone and volume knobs,and two more strings . the first one has a piezo rod pickup I built into the bridge.........bob
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8th October 2015, 08:30 AM #3
Good to see more people getting into home made instruments. That moment when the first string is plucked to check how it sounds makes building them addictive.
Where did you get the resonator cone?
Even Jimi played one.
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John
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8th October 2015, 09:48 AM #4
These blokes have cones, I got one a while back before they were this price.
http://www.cbgitty.com/resonator-parts/Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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8th October 2015, 10:58 AM #5
Thanks Cliff,
I have had a few things from cbgitty in the past but with postage and the exchange now it is a bit on the steep side. I now usually use MRWS instruments as they are here in Aus. I know they have cones but was just wondering if there was anywhere else.
Regards
John.
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8th October 2015, 01:39 PM #6
MRWS has a good selection of stuff.
Have you gone looking for the steel dog bowls?Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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8th October 2015, 03:51 PM #7human termite
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DSC_0528.jpg a few other boxes i have made,one on the right is my player atm.bob.as for the resinator cone ,I had a mate post to me from usa ,i will find out how much and let you know,also ebay has them reasonably priced
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8th October 2015, 09:57 PM #8human termite
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finished it all off todayindex.jpg
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8th October 2015, 11:16 PM #9
Robyn,
MRWS has cones for about $30something so I cant see them coming from USA for less. I just wondered If you had found a new source is all.
Thanks for the offer all the same.
Looks like you are an addicted box builder.
Regards
John
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8th October 2015, 11:19 PM #10
[QUOTE=Cliff Rogers;1901279]MRWS has a good selection of stuff.
Have you gone looking for the steel dog bowls?[/QUOTE
I have had good results with a dog bowl guitar. Sounded really good in the right hands(not mine)
Regards
John
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9th October 2015, 11:40 AM #11human termite
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got one today for my next build $5.00 and it looks and feels as good as the $30 cones.bob
ps will keep you posted on progress
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11th October 2015, 03:19 PM #12
Hey Robyn. Nice work. Any chance of an audio demo?
cheers
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14th October 2015, 05:45 PM #13human termite
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here is my $5 dog dish,and my ceiling light surrounds for 20c at op shop as sound holes, all up costs are about $50-60 each not bad for an instrument that plays well and is fun to make because there are no rules
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14th October 2015, 05:46 PM #14human termite
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started this one two days ago ,and now waiting for humbucker,pots,knobs,strings,and the thing that the strings come from........................bob
ps i marked the frets on the neck because being an xxxos size i find it hard to see over the thing as thats the only way i can play
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15th October 2015, 06:11 PM #15human termite
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just put the back on ,sounds fabulous with the humDSC_0035.jpgDSC_0036.jpgbucker and piezo.with a three way switch so i can have one or the other or both bob
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