La Aroma de Cuba 3 string Reso, hand hammered bean can reso, oak neck/heel/fretboard, walnut headstock wings, walnut bridge, bolt saddle, onyx nut, green Gibson Deluxe enclosed gear tuners, rusty nail fret dots, antique upoltsrey tack 12th dot, mag pup pickup, hand hammered tablespoon tailpiece, chrome strap buttons, chrome box corners, 24" fretted scale. Tuned GDG.

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Comment by Dave Lynas on December 1, 2017 at 12:09pm
Super hammered lid!
Comment by Andy Busch on December 1, 2017 at 11:06am

Thanks Maddog.  Makes sense.  I'll do that sometime.

Comment by Maddog on December 1, 2017 at 9:53am

Thanks Wes! Ya old drum catcher ;-)

Comment by Maddog on December 1, 2017 at 9:51am

Also, when you hammer the lids like this it stretches the metal and gives it a little higher and more distinct sound. More reso/banjo in my opinion. Plus they look kinda cool too  :-)

Comment by Maddog on December 1, 2017 at 9:45am

It's the lid of a gallon size bean can Andy. I have a jig that I place the lid in so just the outside lip rest on th edge of the jig and then hammer it's shape with a ball peen hammer. It takes a little finesse so as to not hit the lip or the center of the lid and a LOT of smacks (not really smacks, more like taps) with the hammer to get to the outcome you see.

Comment by Andy Busch on December 1, 2017 at 8:15am

So (forgive my not-knowing, IOW ignorance) the reso is a can, a whole bean can, that you hammered into its current shape?  So, how did you hammer it into that shape without breaking or splitting it?

Comment by Maddog on December 1, 2017 at 6:53am

Thanks John! The tailpiece was actually a brand new tablespoon when I started, some heat and smacks with the forging hammer and boom...old :-)

I like the sound from hammering out the reso, gives it a banjoish sound. And EVERYONE loves the banjo right???  Well I do anyways ;-)

River was calm even with a stiff breeze. Put the boat away for winter otherwise I might of went out next few days. :-(

Comment by Uncle John on December 1, 2017 at 6:44am

Nice git,  Nice rusty-assed tail.   The river looks calming and good. 

If people knew how good your hammered bean can resos sound, they would be begging you to hammer and sell them some.  I had one on an old factory built git that I converted to a Maddog reso.  I regret letting it leave my hands, but the new owner is pleased.

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