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"Josh, I use car model paint, enamel. I apply it after all my sanding is done then spray it with a poly- urathane. I suggest solid colors"
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"very nice..... what kind of paint did you use? I'm looking to start doing custom paint jobs also."
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"thank you Uncle John, I enjoy building them and build them much better than I play them. Some day, tho.."
"I put the CBGitty piezo, jack and volumn pot in it. Sounds great,too!"
"thank you, I gave this CBG to a friend of mine that plays in a band and he is going to incorporate it into some of their songs."
"I have built 2 CBG's,now I need to build one of those battery operated amps!!! Any advice would be welcome..."
wes carl commented on Salvatore J. Ferrise's blog post CBG"yep they just sound different - plenty of the guitars on here are made from em"
"The sides are 7/16 pressed paper the bottom and lid are about 3/16 wood."
"thanks for the response. I am going to go ahead and finish using this box."
Dan Sleep left a comment for Salvatore J. Ferrise"The pressed paper box should be OK, but I would be concerned that 7/16 was a little too thick to get good vibrations from. I usually try to make sure I have lids that are under 1/4 inch."
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Posted on June 10, 2012 at 2:57pm 2 Comments 1 Like
I was working on my 2nd CBG when I noticed that the box I am using is not wood but pressed paper about 7/16 thick. Has anyone used something like this? Will it effect the sound??
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- At 3:06pm on June 10, 2012, Dan Sleep said…
The pressed paper box should be OK, but I would be concerned that 7/16 was a little too thick to get good vibrations from. I usually try to make sure I have lids that are under 1/4 inch.
- At 7:10pm on February 2, 2012,
Jefferson Harris said… The only thing I built was a ukulele were I just bolted the neck on. I have always just ran a 1x2 or sculpted a 2x2 straight through When I build my Cbg's. I know It can be done, Im just dot sure how to do it with out messing with the sound.
- At 8:36pm on January 27, 2012, Jefferson Harris said…
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