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A Big Thank You
Thank you everyone who helped me with my first build. I couldn't have done it without yall. You took up your time to explain things, took pics, and answered my questions. I can't remember who all helped me. Thank you very much. Thank you for being patient with me. Go to my page and check it out. I named my first build, Sweetheart. Thanks again. Dianne/Georgia
Posted on February 4, 2010 at 2:13pm —
Rookie of the CBG
Hey yall. I am new to this site, and to the CBGs. Although, I have a CBG, I haven't yet learned how to play it. I only know a little tune called shortin bread. I would love to play other songs on it. And I would love to make a CBG and a stomp box myself. I am going to need your help. I know alot of members have many years of experience with the CBG and building it. Your advice would be much appreciated. I have lots of questions. Thank you for your time.
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Posted on October 8, 2009 at 1:17pm —
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- At 9:43pm on March 21, 2010,
Claude said…
- Hi Dianne, thanks for being a friend. Hey, if that's a pic of you on that recumbent bicycle, you're cuter than a bug on a little terrier person. Ha Ha. I like your bike and that's a little guy (or gal) with a ton of personality and mischief. Claude
- At 7:39pm on March 19, 2010,
Bill Ludeman said…
- Update - no way to ad captions to the first blog. Sorta self explanatory anyway - both new blogs are on now. I guess I have a new hat? blogger? Anyway posting pictures late this evening to the general picture dump and those will have captions. Bill
- At 7:02pm on March 19, 2010,
Bill Ludeman said…
- Hi Diane, I have posted several blog thingees on my corner. I think just clicking on my name will take you there? These posts including the rivet install pics - I had not figured out how to caption them till my second one - will go back and fix that soon. Still haven't posted pics individually - probably tonite. I also posted my tuners right side up discovery - I figured if I had trouble with it somebody else did too!! Let me know what you think, Bill
- At 2:48pm on March 19, 2010,
Bill Ludeman said…
- Hi Dianne - I will take a couple of pics of this process and post em soon. It would be easier to take a look at the pics than to explain... Hey thats a fancy dog stroller you got there !! I was looking at a really long fairly tall recumbent downtown the other day - might work for an old guy?? Watch for how to de-pin pop rivet pics. Bill
- At 6:36am on March 19, 2010,
Mad Dog Madda said…
- Dianne,
I use jumbo fret wire or 1/8 " brass rod or whatever strikes my fancy. Sometimes I need to use 3/16" to eliminate fret buzz. Hardest part of the build for me is setting neck angle and making the bridge.
alan
- At 4:05pm on March 18, 2010,
Bill Ludeman said…
- Hi Dianne, First I get the 1/8 short rivets from harbor freight - big box for a few bucks. Ace and lowes are very expensive.
To get the rivet shank out is extremely easy. Take a pair of pliers and gently grasp the rivet end right up against the collar. Turn it over and tap on the shank. The pliers reinforce the rim that way instead of it trying to bend. It takes two gentle taps to pop it loose and then you can just about pull it out with your fingers. My teenager loves to do this for me and she is about fifty ahead of me right now. Hope this helps. Bill
- At 3:09pm on March 18, 2010,
Mad Dog Madda said…
- Dianne,
I added a zero fret close up photo on my page.
alan
- At 2:22pm on March 18, 2010,
Doug Thorsvik said… - Dianne, I always call my instruments "experimental" because there is always some aspect of each instrument build that is an experiment, some of which work better than others. That's all part of the fun of it including the improvising required when something doesn't work as expected. Have fun. Doug
- At 9:26am on March 18, 2010,
Tom Lanford said… - Hi Dianne - Thanks for the nice comments - You may have mistaken some of my "nuts" for zero frets because I've never done one with a zero fret - thought about it though - my personal (and easy) favorite way to do a nut, is to use a piece of angled aluminum - you might give that a try sometime - Take care - T
- At 5:36pm on March 17, 2010,
Andy Estabrooks said… - Hi Dianne,
Thanks for the kind words. Looks you are doing some nice work too! I love the saturated color on your heart tin build. I recently picked up heart tin myself. It's funky because it has a tread plate top. I'm thinking of turning it round for a fun take on a flying V.
Cheers, Andy
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