i'm an engineering student at ETSU and i'm trying to get my class on board to manufacture some CBG's. we're going to have to make about 50 of these (one for everyone in the class and some extra's for faculty) and i'm trying to see how doable this is. we have a budget but it's unclear exactly what it will be at the moment. we are looking an making relatively traditional 3 string jobs with piezo pickups. here are my questions/things i need to source:
1. the cigar boxes (relatively the same shape)
2. opinions as to whether this can be done for about 30 dollars a unit
3. sources for tuning machines and hardware in bulk
if anyones feeling really generous the university will provide any documents needed for a tax writeoff. again, i'd appreciate any tips or advice.
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$ 30 is plenty !
CIGAR BOX CENTRAL should be able to help .....just over there >>>
e bay has tuning machines @ $ 1.49 a set [6 off ]
and strings @ $1.49 a set of 6
see C B GITTY [here in the GROUPS ]for cheap piezos ,well worth the small investment ,plug em in !
please keep us updated with your excellant project
well my concern with going acoustic and frettless is the marketing. my class is half marketing majors and half engineering. noone else in there has ever heard of a CBG so i have to sell them on this idea. whatever we build needs to be something that can be marketed to non musical college aged kids. i know nothing about playing guitar but i've been dying to build one of these and learn how to play it. but wouldn't be harder to learn on a frettless? also, i think the young'uns in the class are only going to like something they can plug in. but CB Gitty can the electrics for cheap (thanks for the tip). so let's hear some ideas on learning to play frettless with no prior experience because i am starting to like that route. thanks for all the input guys.
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