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Comment by Chris Cremeans on December 13, 2011 at 3:15pm

I have what i want for the body of my first build and am considering making it a resonator. Any suggestions of what i should use? Also the box may need to be reinforced.

Comment by dustin ingram on December 7, 2011 at 11:26am

Almost finished with my first CBG. Second is already planned. But a few questions before I start the next one. Does shape/size of sound holes effect performance? I see people doing f holes and simple circles, just a preference? also do tuning machine have a standard diameter? Eyeballing that caused some problems, mainly cosmetics. Hmmm can't think of anything else right now. After work will tighten machines, solder peizo/Jack and string it up! Anyone throw out solutions to beginner problems you had might save me down the road.

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on November 21, 2011 at 3:55am

Michael,

Do you mean that the bridge appears angled across the strings? If so, it's a crude attempt to intonate and compensate for the fact that you can't get "equal" or "just" temperament on these little beasties. Unlike most electrics, which have compensated ( staggered) individual saddles that can be micro adjusted so each string can be tuned so that it sound the same note at the nut as at the 12th fret, acoustic saddles on commercial guitars may have some height and shelf staggering built into them, and may also be angled in the same way, to address this problem. Many 3 and 4-string CBG builders do the same thing for the two outside strings by angling the bridge or saddle to get those two in tune at the nut and 12th fret, and accept that the inner string(s) will be fractionally out in terms of tuning somewhere between the nut and 12th fret. It is indeed important for proper sound, if you want chords and individual notes to sound in tune. The angle can vary, depending on scale length, string diameters and tuning used. It's always a bit of a compromise.

Comment by Dan Sleep on November 21, 2011 at 3:52am

Hi Michael,

The distance from the nut to the bridge is the scale of the instrument. The distance from the nut to the 12th fret should be half the total scale length. When you play a note on the 12th fret, it should be the same note for that string when it is plucked unfretted, but an octave higher. That is called intonation, and is necessary to ensure that the notes played at all the frets is correct. If you play slide, it is not as critical. But, if you want to play fretted, then you will adjust the bridge, closer or farther away from the nut, to get the proper notes. Sometime the bridge needs to be angled in order to get the intonation correct. Does that help?

Comment by Michael Prout on November 21, 2011 at 3:41am

Question: Not being a player I don't understand every detail in guitar building.  But, I am a wood worker and know enough to get by.  I notice a slight angle at times on the bridge of some guitars.  Is there a reason for this and what is the proper angle?  Is it really important to playing or sound?

 

Thanks

Comment by pauljcote on November 13, 2011 at 10:51am

starting on my next build today with a punch cigar box and picked up some quarter inch thick craft wood, red oak to put on the fretboard.  I am going to use real tuning machines so have to find out how thick to cut the head stock to hold the tuners for when they come in.  

Comment by pauljcote on November 12, 2011 at 7:37am

Comment by pauljcote on November 12, 2011 at 7:36am

ok I put up some pics of the one we made this morning after coming home from home depot.  Now to figure how to put the pickup in it lol. 

Comment by pauljcote on November 12, 2011 at 2:08am

Wish my son would wake up so I can get cranking on making this CBG.  I think I might return the tuners and make a Crow Style for my first one.  I like slide but I also want to make something fretted sometime.  

Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on November 11, 2011 at 11:15am

Good job on sourcing out your first cbg supplies Pauljcote. So will we see pics by monday? : )

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