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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 21, 2018 at 6:32am

I like your design. You going to bolt the neck on like an electric guitar or glue it in(set neck)?

Eastwood makes some nice guitars.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on May 21, 2018 at 8:27am

Thanks. it's not a copy of an Eastwood. Both upper horns have been reshaped. The S curve with the neck going through it. The over all bottom and sides got a bit of reshaping.  Helped to balance out the overall shape. 

I'll be using a standard Telly neck. And a full hardtail top load bridge. 

Eastwood makes some crazy guitars. Totally dig the look. But have never played one. I really don't know how you could play a guitar with the knobs between you and the strings. Like the one in the attachment below.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on May 21, 2018 at 8:30am

Sorry should have posted this pic as well. This is the guitar I started with. Attachment is before my mods

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 22, 2018 at 6:54am

Like that one too. The switch in the lower bout is close to picking action, but may be able to get by it. Your drawing placement of the knobs and switch will be better though.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 22, 2018 at 6:52am

I agree with you on those knobs also don't like how some guitars will have knobs and switches below the strings, they just get in the way.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on May 23, 2018 at 10:02am

Still would like to play on one. Just to see how well that works. Those are not cheap guitars. Can't see anyone buying.... oh, ya, that's right . People are still buying Fenders and Gibsons...: ) 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 23, 2018 at 10:13am

There's a guy over on the TDPRI forum that designs guitars  that Eastwood has manufactured in limited quantities

eastwoodguitars.com/collections/backlund.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 22, 2018 at 7:00am

That's a beautiful Mandolin.

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Permalink Reply by Kentucky Mojo on May 22, 2018 at 12:56am

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 22, 2018 at 7:01am

Now that's a clean workbench.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on May 22, 2018 at 8:23pm

Hi, I was just sorting through my "gotta do some day" rack and came across a few things/projects that should be on my bench, even I was surprised. I'm going to make a start soon. 

The mandolins were started 20 years ago [put aside for other  mandolin orders], the dulcimer was started by my granddaughter about 10 years ago, it was her second one, but she left town and it is left to me to finish, the uke was one of two from 3 years ago. How time fly's.

So much to do and so little time...........The CBG bench? well that's another story. 

Cheers taff

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 23, 2018 at 8:32am

Someone needs to get busy. Haha

Those are some nice gits.

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