Built entirely from salvaged materials with only hand tools. There is a hand-wound mag pup hid under the top (pole pieces are peeking out). No stains applied, only clear over natural aging

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Comment by Danny B. on September 13, 2016 at 12:47am

Scrappy has a great deal of character wonderful build!

Comment by onesixtwocbgs on August 6, 2015 at 8:48pm
Thanks AGP#!
Comment by AGP # on August 6, 2015 at 10:38am

"Very Nice", love the stressed salvaged look!

Comment by onesixtwocbgs on August 6, 2015 at 5:36am
Thank you all for the comments! I do agree with you Unc, the ball ends are throwing off the "period" look of this one. The sides of the body were built from some weathered fence pickets, top and bottom are scrap plywood that has been outside in a wood pile for years. Neck material came from an old dresser that was falling apart. Fingerboard is an old yardstick. Surprisingly, from all the sCRAP it's put together with, it's pretty loud unplugged
Comment by Uncle John on August 6, 2015 at 5:19am

Once in a while I see an old Coke or Pepsi wooded container for bottles.  One of those in rough shape would make some cool box sides on the order of what you have done here. 

Comment by the anonymous pick on August 6, 2015 at 5:04am

yup yup   yup  ;-)

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on August 6, 2015 at 4:14am

Geez - those colorful balls sure riled ol' Uncle John!  Enough to demote 162 to 126!  That's 22.222%

Nice relic, CVXII!

Comment by darryl kernaghan on August 6, 2015 at 3:26am

yep,nice

Comment by Uncle John on August 6, 2015 at 1:33am

I've just sat here and looked at this one for a half minute or more.  A half point deduction for the brightly colored string ball ends and then the rest is just what a cbg should  look like.   Sucker looks like it ought to have a hundred stories in it and personal name or two.  Scrappy is not bad at all.   But she is obviously female.  Sweet Betty?  

Gees, 126 paint those colored balls, man!

Comment by Richey Kay on August 5, 2015 at 8:52pm

Looks great! You're really cracking them out at the moment!

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