"I have made 3-4 guitars with antler nuts and/or bridges. Works great and gives it a unique look. Even hollowed out the underside of an antler bridge and glued a piezo up in it. Works awesome and is used in a band."
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Tim Gale replied to James Shelton's discussion Deer Antler for Nut and Bridge? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101Tim Gale commented on Bruce Lee Rose's photo
Fretted Mini-Bass uses Pahoehoe polyurethane strings
"Very nice. Do you have any sound clips or video?"
Tim Gale replied to Mike Whisenhunt's discussion Intonation / fretting in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Is your bridge moveable? I always build mine so that I can move the bridge to adjust intonation. If the note is sharp at the 12th fret, slide the bridge back a little to make the string length longer. If the bridge is to high, this…"
Tim Gale replied to Fred Railsback's discussion One For The Woodworkers in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Chris,
The threaded rod in the mandolin is adjustable. I countersunk the nut on the outside of the box so that it can't be seen. Works very well.
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Tim Gale replied to Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's discussion Wiring Diagram Collection in the group CBG wiring & electronics."Here are some pics. Pickup #1 is mounted in the bridge on top of resonator, #2 is near the neck and #3 is near the tailpiece.
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Tim Gale replied to Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's discussion Wiring Diagram Collection in the group CBG wiring & electronics."Thanks for your reply. I did some digging around on the internet and some trial and error and got it to work for three pickups. First position plays pickup 1, 2nd position plays 1 and 2, 3rd position plays 2, 4th…"
Tim Gale replied to Fred Railsback's discussion One For The Woodworkers in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Alot of flooring stores sell solid hardwood flooring. Not the laminate, but actual wood. Sometimes they get a damaged box that they will sell cheap. Also check craigslist for people selling there leftover flooring. I…"
Tim Gale replied to Fred Railsback's discussion One For The Woodworkers in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"I grew up in Tiskilwa. Glad you could find a Menards. Wish we had one in Alaska. Very difficult to find hardwoods up here other than oak and maple.
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Tim Gale commented on Tim Gale's photo
side view
"The finished guitar is the salmon box guitar in the video I posted. Sounds great and is holding up well. The neck can be unbolted and taken apart if anyone would ever want to."
Tim Gale replied to Fred Railsback's discussion One For The Woodworkers in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"In the "free plans" section, there are some old plans from Popular Mechanics (I think) that describe how to make a violin, guitar and mandolin. They all use bolt on necks. I made a mandlin with a bolt on neck in the pics…"
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- At 6:12pm on December 11, 2010,
darren brown said… thanks tim i like the head stock disign you have going there
- At 8:00pm on July 8, 2010,
Dianne Woods said… - Tim, thanks for the information. What kind of glue did you use on the steel? And did you use the same glue on the neck and the rod? Thanks again.
- At 2:09pm on July 8, 2010, Dianne Woods said…
- Tim, where did you get the aluminum bar and flat pieces on the end? Thanks for sharing your great idea with us.
- At 6:11am on July 8, 2010, Dianne Woods said…
- Tim, ok. Is there any welding done on the square tube to the pieces of metal?
It really looks neat. If it is ok with you, I might try to use this in one of my CBGs. Thanks.
- At 2:30pm on July 7, 2010, Dianne Woods said…
- Tim, great looking CBG. Fantastic idea with the rod running through box. Could you just run the rod through the box without enclosing it in the case? It wouldn't look as good as yours, but you would have more room. I take my hat off to you for thinking of this. You should get a CBG award for this idea.
- At 2:22am on January 7, 2010,
Nathan King said… - Cool man! I used to live in Junction, and went down south a few times, but nowadays I'm near Vail... so, I'm not sure the next time I'll be down your way, but the same offer applies: if yer ever around here, hit me up!
BTW, I've got a Colorado CBG group here, and I'd be glad to have you join there as well! Happy to see more of us CO folks popping up, too...
- At 12:26am on January 6, 2010,
James Bush said… - I like the start of your neck, nice job Tim.
- At 10:14pm on January 5, 2010,
Tres Seaver said… - Sorry about the name mixup, Tim -- what I get for staying up all night in the shop, and trying to type in the morning.
- At 9:50am on January 4, 2010, Tres Seaver said…
- Welcome aboard, Terry! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBB, CBU, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc. -- I see you are ahead of me here).
Most of all, have fun!
Tres.
- At 6:56pm on January 3, 2010,
Jess said… - Tim: I've got a ton of hobbies, but everything but guitar playing has taken a back seat to the CBG thing. This is a hoot. I find this to be the most instantly rewarding of anything I've undertaken. Are the photos of your first build? It is very nice.
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