http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj317/WichitaSam/?action=view&current=WS95008.jpg Hey Ya'll, All the talk about reso's got me stirred up. I decided to go low tech and do a paint can lid (quart size) reso... It's a test build for a future custom I am doing for a dobro player. Your basic Don Tomas box, oak neck thru (blinded off inside the box), mahogany fretboard, fretless, a quart paint can lid, corian nut and cherry bridge. Those are little air vents from the local Ace Hardware store serving as reso screens. The lid is sporting a yellow and red pinwheel paint job. A single piezo is CA'd under the lid at the bridge position and encased in silicone caulk to reduce feedback. Headstock detail shows "zero fret", with a corian nut/spacer and a scarf head stock. She sounds so good that I regret making her fretless... I may go back and install frets later on. If you would like to see a slide show with more shots, click here: http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj317/WichitaSam/?action=view&current=9d91ca4a.pbw Acoustically she plays true and is plenty mild... amped she's kinda harsh. I'm taking her to work tomorrow, where my glass slide is... I hope that calms her down.... the best, Wichita Sam

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Comment by Wichita Sam on December 3, 2009 at 4:06am
This guitar has moved on to greener pastures... to a guy who had just lost his job.... BTW, I think I've worked out piezo placement in paint can lid reso's...

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Wichita Sam

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