I put strings on it yesterday.

It's not as refined as it could be, but i'm happy with it's rough look. I didn't use any finish on it, because i liked the feel of the wood so much as as was working on it, that i wouldn't want to change it with something to glossy.

The box is rather small for it's scale (65cm), but it's all i had...

The box is mahogany, and i was lucky enough that my girlfriend's dad had a piece of mahogany among other pieces of wood, so i was able to use that to make the neck.

I added a simple set of piezos, but they have a nice metal cover, so i cut some slots in the top to resemble an electric guitar with two pickups.

One thing I learned from building it, is to NEVER be in a hurry to go on with the work. Twice i was hoping to get it done by night, and both times i ended up being overly nervous and messing things up.

Both times, when i went back to work on the guitar the day after, i got everything fixed and done, easy as pie...

I still might work on the action a bit, as it's a little to high for fingering, but it's ok for sliding (and i can't play slide, hahahahaha....).

Anyway, any advice, comments or criticism will be appreciated.

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Congratulations on your first build ... once you start, you can't stop! It's going to be hard to sleep, what with burning the "midnight oil" working on them, plus all those "free radical" ideas that will keep running around in your head 'bout how to tweek this one and how to improve the next one!

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