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Started this discussion. Last reply by Keni Lee Burgess May 12, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ok, I am posting this as I head out the door for work. My first CBG build is about done. I am ready to string it up. I am using some strings I had given to me. Some of the packages have numbers, one…Continue
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"I've found using a plain ol' twist can opener works great on beer and soda cans. It leaves the lip and there's virtually no roughness on the inside."
"What I do is turn it on its side. It works magnificently.
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Mike Whisenhunt replied to Mike Whisenhunt's discussion mag pup on one stringer Q here in the group CBG wiring & electronics."kinda what I was hoping to hear, Skee. I will give that a shot likely tomorrow...for today I have to go to the job that pays for my little hobby that pays for new toods in the woodshop. I'll let you know how it goes."
Skeesix replied to Mike Whisenhunt's discussion mag pup on one stringer Q here in the group CBG wiring & electronics."I believe those Teisco pickups all have bar magnets in them, so you could mount it centered and it should be fine. With a hole in the middle of the box, I don't think you would have room to mount it vertically like on steven beck's diddley…"
Mike Whisenhunt replied to Mike Whisenhunt's discussion mag pup on one stringer Q here in the group CBG wiring & electronics."that was my original idea when he told me he had a pickup. That's what I expected it to look like. However, this one is a lot larger than I expected. I'm not building him a diddly bo, more a diddly-tar. He wanted it on a box...and a sound…"
steven beck replied to Mike Whisenhunt's discussion mag pup on one stringer Q here in the group CBG wiring & electronics."Brother Mike!
this is a picture of my Diddly Bo set-up. WORKS GREAT! but what do i know? just a suggestion....
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mag pup on one stringer Q here
buddy of mine is asking me to build a one stringer. he has given me a single mag pickup. Here's a picture of it:So here is my question: He's just going with the one string. The pickup is obviously for a 6 string. For aesthetics I want to mount it in the center of the body, but they means the string (if I center it as well) won't…See More
"Hi Mike, The neck is glued and screwed before the pickup on the headstock side to another piece under it, then I cut out a notch for the pickup after it's all dried up. The neck is then screwed to the box from the box's reiforced…"
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"I would like to know whatr method you went with to install the mag pickup and still have a neck through design. I did it once but had to completely cut the neck in half and scab on some scrap underneath it to hold it all together."
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Mike Whisenhunt commented on Mike Whisenhunt's videoCigar Box Guitar Showcase
"Thanks, folks. The box I played was the first (and to date ONLY) one I've built with more than 3 strings. Also, the first I ever fretted. Gave it dulci fretting and it really sounded good. Which made me sounded good! And ya just can't go…"
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- At 11:55am on January 30, 2012,
Andy Eight Spades CBG said…
Hi Mike, The neck is glued and screwed before the pickup on the headstock side to another piece under it, then I cut out a notch for the pickup after it's all dried up. The neck is then screwed to the box from the box's reiforced insides. The neck only touches the head and tail of the box.
- At 7:12am on September 4, 2011,
Dan Sleep said… - HI Mike, the neck runs all the way through and stops just short of the lid, so you can still open the can up and see inside.
- At 2:19pm on August 29, 2011,
Hippy Chip's guitars said… hey there mike I have absolutely no doubt about the strength of this neck
this is my third six string---one is through neck and two are bolt on
my big dog accoustic is solid maple with mahogany (3/8 thick) fretboard---no problem
my arturo fuente is thru neck solid mahogany with oak (again 3/8 thick) fretboard
both necks have shown NO sign of bending
I highly recommend the use of light guage strings if you are concerned
the maple/mahogany laminated neck is strong enough to play baseball with
hippy chip
- At 7:33pm on June 7, 2011,
bairfoot cajun said… - howdy mike--about your question on the magnum R build to cut the f-holes--takes about 10 minutes to cut by hand with coping saw and then use half round file to clean up the edges for about 10 more minutes then done,not a very difficult task--the trick is to cut exactly on the line and cut clean and slow. now about your other question concerning the same build--i had a bright idea to use a metal plate to make resonator tone with plenty clearance--all it is, is a 6 sided shaped piece of aluminum with a bolt at each point about 3 inches apart attaching it to the wood of the cigar box, then the wooden biscuit rest on the metal plate and it has a different tone than if it was only wood under the bridge. i once lived in greenwood arkansas a very long time ago. take care-- thanks for the questions.
- At 6:49am on June 2, 2011,
Keni Lee Burgess said… - Thank you Mike for joining my group. Please feel free to write if you have any questions. Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee
- At 8:12am on May 23, 2011,
Fergus Morris said… - "I imagine, does it pass through the pickup to the back of the book to hold it closed". That is exactly what it does, it is hard to show a picture of that method though because the whole point of it is that the pickup remains concealed inside the box (or book in my case). In the end i actually did add a magnet, it does work without it probably because it has some kind of ferrous core anyway, but with a small neodymium magnet it was louder. I haven't made any since, but it is a good method of making a simple pickup, don't expect too high an output though. Good luck!
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