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"Tutun näkönen laatikko, heh ;) "
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"I also bent the nail to follow fretboards 15" radius. Then I filed 4 grooves for the strings. It works pretty damn good! ;)"
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"Hi Rand, Thanks for your comment! It's a common 2,5 inch nail filed down so it stands sturdy on the flatbed bridge."
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Rand Moore commented on lobster's blog post My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua
"Where is the Ning text editor when you need it? So many typos."
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Rand Moore commented on lobster's blog post My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua
"That second one should read should be "a nail on a boar". Why do I try?"
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Rand Moore commented on lobster's blog post My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua
"That should be "a nail on a board". I thing a nail on a board would make for a pretty hard to play guitar. ;-)"
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Rand Moore commented on lobster's blog post My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua
"Nice bridge. Is that an antique square nail? Or did you file down a round nail to a square one? Or am I just hallucinating? Maybe I'll try a nail on a boar as a bridge some time. Oh, and you say the bridge is based on a Ted Crocker flatbed…"
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"Simple and elegant, as any good guitar should be. Much to admire."
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"Hahah, that dishwasher canjo looks dope! ;)"
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Dan Sleep commented on lobster's blog post My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua
"I actually built a CBG in honor of our friends from Finland.   http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/finish-dishwasher-canjo-1?context=user    "
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Dan Sleep commented on lobster's blog post My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua
"That turned out real nice, good job!"
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My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua

Here's little something I just finished doing  - Joya De Nicaragua CBG. The first CBG I've made. The neck and fretboard are made of mahogany. I made the neck with dual-action truss rod. Fretboard has 15' radius.    Nut is made of moosebone, The bridge/pickup is Ted Crocker flatbed combo customized by me. I removed the original brass bridge and replaced it with customized 2,5 inch nail. The box was bought from tobaccoshop…See More
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My first CBG / Joya De Nicaragua

Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:30am 6 Comments

Here's little something I just finished doing  - Joya De Nicaragua CBG. The first CBG I've made.



The neck and fretboard are made of mahogany. I made the neck with dual-action truss rod. Fretboard has 15' radius.    Nut is made of moosebone, The bridge/pickup is Ted Crocker flatbed combo customized by me. I removed the original brass bridge and replaced it with customized 2,5…

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Willkommen to the MADNESSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssss.....sss.....ss....s...
 
 
 

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