Sheesh! My sloppy typing!

 

I just did a Google search and it returned "Punch" as having a line of "Jockey Club Cigars". So, the Hong King connection is probably incorect.

-Rand.

Hi John.

"Jockey Club" is also the name of the horse racing gambling monopoly over in Hong Kong. Maybe the cigar box is somehow related to Hong Kong's Jockey Club. I'd be interested in knowing, because if it's true, then I might have a fairly local source for cigar boxes.

-Rand.

In Shenzhen, China

I found 3 old boxes at an antique shop, and proceded to cut one up and make a guitar out of it. When I was done I noticed the 1904 date on the box. Woops! Maybe it's worth something? I don't care! It's a killer vintage CBG now!

howdy john,got a few answers fer ya.i used a piece of pine under the coverplate when punching the holes thru it. on the neck recess that goes thru the box,i leave 1/2in. or 3/4 in. flush wood on both neck side and tail piece side but shave at least 1/8 in. of the rest of the neck thru so the lid does not touch the neck thru except at the outer edges,and then i put a screw in the outer edges to attach box lid to neck thru. i usually put leather in-between the neck thru and the lid under the bridge where i mount the piezo,cause the leather eliminates a lot of unnecessary feedback, so only the leather touches the lid.the piezo is in the neck thru piece,with leather in-between the lid and the piezo this helps eliminate the negative effect of the tone if the piezo was attached to the lid only and floating so to speak. hope this helps,let me know what ya think.