I cruise through CBN and see a lot of really cool, well built , well designed CBGs.
I look in my "shop" and see an old beater. This guitar is my experiment guitar. Before I try anything on a "good" git, I will try it here.
A friend donated a Chinese classical guitar to me so I stripped the frets and they found their way to the Beater. The cigar box is a Chillin' Moose so it looks cool but I can't get any sound out of the thing. It's got tape where the box kind of fell apart.
It's riddled with holes where I have experimented with the bridge or some other part of the guitar.
Currently the Beater is having a face lift. I am practicing using my Safe-T-Planer on the head stock. I found a piece of 1/8" wenge wood so the head stock actually looks respectable.
The through box notch was another great chance to use the Safe-T-Planer. It worked great except the neck was too thin. I glued on a 1/2" piece of oak.
I am re-doing the bridge. I made a rosewood acoustic style bridge to accommodate a bone saddle. In doing so, I have killed two birds with one stone: I have more experience with these saddles and I have covered up nearly all the evidence from my previous modifications.
Rumor has it, I will be getting piezo rods today so I will stick one under the saddle. More experimenting!
I actually had the Beater torn up and in the trash last night. I have a new Chillin' Moose box and I thought It would be good just to start over. Then I remembered, "This is the Beater! It doesn't matter!" I saved it form the trash and glued it back together.
It's actually a pretty cool guitar. Nothing fancy. It's a beater.
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Hey Alan, I like it . I reckon you ought to stick Alfred's image on it somewhere for good luck :-)
All that experimenting is where the fun is! I've pulled at least one from the trash and had fun with it.
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