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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on May 25, 2014 at 4:10pm

Check out these groups:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/smokinmandolins?

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/HMRB101

And contact Harrison Withers here on CBN:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/cigar-box-mandolin

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on May 27, 2014 at 5:22pm

If you do a thru neck that should def be sufficient, just don't give the top too much clearance to flex in a few mm is enough

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on June 3, 2014 at 1:25pm

Ok, thanks guys, one thing, my project is going to have changeable sound boxes on the sides, so the sides either side of the strings, best way to describe it is I'll have a box cut in 3parts, centre and two sides, and the sides will be changeable so I can change the sound of it by putting different shaped sides on it, so the question is, I'm trying to re enforce the top centre strip, that will be on top of the neck, will it still be enough with a thru neck, because the top will be supporting the tension of the 8 strings, and it'll be joined at only 2points, what I'm thinking of doing is making a solid rectangle and turning it side on to make a centre piece, and will that be enough, if I've explained this badly, sorry, but thanks for your advice

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on June 3, 2014 at 4:05pm

You're rebuilding Les Paul's Epiphone Log?? He took an Epi, split it down the middle, then used a thick pine board for essentially a thru-neck, then attached the split Epi to either side of the Log. The ability to change the size of the resonating chamber is an interesting idea...

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on June 3, 2014 at 4:56pm

Yeah, sort of, but mine will be a completely hollow body (apart from a through neck) so it has a fuller sound and I'm trying to work out how to re enforce it

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on June 3, 2014 at 8:22pm

Uh... Isn't that profile pic one of juju's?.

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on June 3, 2014 at 8:34pm

Not sure who he is, I just found it on the web and thought it looked epic

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on June 3, 2014 at 8:37pm

Also this is the rough sketch of the mandolin

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on June 3, 2014 at 8:39pm

Sorry last one was terrible, this is a better pic

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on June 3, 2014 at 9:05pm

Yes, that's one of my mate JuJu's 6 strings.

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on June 3, 2014 at 9:49pm

Oh, we'll tell him I recon it's EPIC!!!
P.s. Thanks for letting me know, I've been wondering who made it

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on July 13, 2014 at 11:06pm

Hey Phrygian kid and everyone else, sorry I haven't talked, I've been busy with assignments, just wondering, how much clearance I will need to give the top, from the thru neck, I'm not too sure bout that, and also if you know juju, or have contact with him, could you or if anyone else has advice or can help, please please please ask him about the woods he used for parts and thickness if possible, I just really really love the grain and colour, also, just wondering, will I be able to use traditional mandolin woods like cedar, to make a cigar box mandolin the normal way, or do I have to edit it? E.g, side woods the same type top the same and bottom the same, but just square?

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