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If you have one of those colossal, bonehead, 'DOH' moments building, tell us about it here. Aw come on, admit it. You've done something completely inept. We wanna here about it.

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The mess I'm (trying) to work in.

Started by Jon Pruett. Last reply by Jason Hitesman Sep 21, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes

Not sure about the rest of ya'll, but every once in a while I'll try to clear up enough space to set down a box almost kill myself falling into the mess my shop has become. …Continue

What NOT to do!

Started by Bluesheart. Last reply by Bluesheart May 30, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes

I figure this photo will serve as my membership card! Will not fall for that one again. So, I'm no uke player. I do have a uke. I used the uke that I have as a plan for the one I built. After…Continue

first six string

Started by mark "mudcat" quigley. Last reply by mark "mudcat" quigley Mar 23, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes

well i broke down and bought a new fener style neck with tuners for 30.00 shipped. figured the tuners would be worth that alone. stared at it every dayin my shop, then found the perfect box. …Continue

I'd love to say I did this While doing something important...

Started by Wolf Schlyczk. Last reply by Wolf Schlyczk Feb 27, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes

I was cleaning up my shop ... cutting up bits too big for my wood stove... Evidently ran past the pusher on my angle gilhooley... hit the thumb pretty square... never touched the nail...

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Comment by Rand Moore on November 4, 2012 at 12:04pm: I guess all the members are doing really good with their builds. Not a single "Hall of Shame" entry in over a year! Good job! Yer finally getting it down!

Comment by Mike Bingham on September 3, 2011 at 10:26pm: Another of Bingham's Bonehead Maneuvers... Well, tonight went to my regular Saturday night gig. I had laid my video camera out on the coffee table so I could take it with me, but forgot it. We were playing through our set and Curtis Blackwell came in with a guitar and mandolin. Mr. Blackwell is a former member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. A very fine banjo picker, Curtiss White was with him and they played the last half of the show with us. My point and shoot camera was at home on the charger, and my Sharpie was not in the gig bag - where it has lived for a year or so. They did sign my cigar box guitar with a pen that more or less embossed the paper so you can see the autographs. But even with all the bonehead stuff I did it that prevented the "Kodak Moment" from happening it was a GREAT evening of picking with some talented and very nice guys. It's one to remember!

Comment by Rand Moore on September 1, 2011 at 7:37pm: Hi Oily,

The strings are extremely loose on the neck so I could remove the neck and head assembly from the box, so the 4th string problem is an allusion in the photo. I plan to remove the top and replace it with another piece of plywood veneer. This time I'll skip the resonator. The weather has been too oppressive (heat & humidity) for me to get out much. If I had a car (with air conditioning), it would be another matter. As it is now I have material enough for at least 3 more builds, and the possibility of redoing (or destroying) some earlier CBGs as I did with CBG#3. I'm waiting for November's cooler weather. Until then I might build a Reso-CBG, as well as try to develop a metal based tail piece as my wooden ones often break, pop-off or the strings slowly cut their way through the wood. Need to visit the mom&pop hardware stores for ideas. B&Q has some possibilities as well, just need to figure out how to put it all together, and it may involve metal bending and drilling out holes. So, will look for a soft metal like brass or copper to begin with.

-Rand.

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on September 1, 2011 at 3:23am: Rand,

Ah, now I see the problem with your build #3:

It's that 4th string. Your neck is just not quite wide enough.

Should probably just convert the thing to an amp.

How's the wood supplier search going (not to hijack a Comment Wall)?

Comment by Rand Moore on September 1, 2011 at 12:36am: The following photo show why neck-thru CBGs don't work well with can resonators... Doh!!!

It's seemed like such a good idea. My CBG #3 build, just wasting away hanging on the wall. Why not make it into a "tuna-can Reso"? The box was deep enough. The can fit quite nicely on the "sound board". I even cut a half decent hole for the can to fit into the sound board. It was only when I went to re-install the neck did I notice the problem. Ai-yahhh!!! Sheesh! I should know better. So, it's one for the Hall of Shame.

-Rand.