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What are some of the craziest things you've seen CBGs and Guitars made out of?

I love fun and eclectic things... I tinker and make stuff out of found objects and improve other's designs on existing, custom products (shameless plug: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FunEclecticHF).

I am slowly becoming infected with the CBG and Custom Guitar bug. I have seen some guitars made from Old Nintendo Consoles and such. I do a lot with books and am wondering if any of you have seen anyone try making a guitar out of an old, vintage book (maybe hollowing out the book or even a semi-hollow body). In looking online I am not finding anything.

I am also tinkering with the idea of using an old Mac laptop too (like an old Mac 1400c). It'd have to be an electric (like the Nintendo console guitars).

What do ya'll think? What sort of specs would be cool as well?

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on October 22, 2013 at 4:16am

I've been toying with the idea of making a git with one of those large book boxes they sell at Barnes and Noble. Problem is, I think they are just pressed cardboard, so they might require an internal wood stiffening frame to handle the string tension, and maybe a mag pup to boost what would likely be a soft acoustic tone. I think there are a coupla such gits here somewhere buried in the thousands of pics...yep, here's one:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/book-guitar-inner-box

Same thing I was thinking of doing...

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on October 22, 2013 at 5:04am

Phillip Robert made a guitar out of an old microwave http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/guitar-bop-big-one-project

Tom Bingham made one out of a Millennium Falcon model http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/tom-bingham-soundtesting-millen...

407bug used a washing basin and a twig http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/voodoo-child-washing-bowl-poo-s...

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 22, 2013 at 6:04am

a high end carved cherry wood dragon desk telephone ?

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on October 22, 2013 at 6:41am

Crazy, indeed.

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on October 22, 2013 at 3:32pm

Barefoot Cajun did one from a brick

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Permalink Reply by David L. on October 23, 2013 at 1:17am

Seaman Jay had a thread a while back with some interesting instruments on
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/uprofitable-instruments-...

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Permalink Reply by James O Lunsford on October 23, 2013 at 7:51am

I Am going to build from this Red wood Burl will be a solid body 6 String.

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Permalink Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire on October 23, 2013 at 10:23am

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Permalink Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire on October 23, 2013 at 10:27am

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Permalink Reply by Busyhands Slim on October 24, 2013 at 5:50am

This one was made from a toffee tin and some scrap walnut:

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Permalink Reply by Primitive Acoustics on October 24, 2013 at 6:09pm

Ken Butler has designed and built some wild stuff.

http://www.mindspring.com/~kbhybrid/instrumenta.html

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on October 24, 2013 at 8:50pm

cardboard

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