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Thanks Ellwood....I was thinking that the resonator metal bowls were the 'cones' and since my daughter is a manager at the local Lowe's and I was gonna have her pick me up some of them 'cones'. <grin>
That being said, any ideas on where to get 'cones' like those?
kieta
Howdy Jim,
Very nice looking work on that resonator.
You mentioned 'Old Lowes cones'. What is that, and where did you find them?
Also, you mentioned the sound was very good....I am guesisng thatwas amplified.
How was the sound when played acoustically?
Again....job well doe, amigo.
kieta
Very creative...Nice...
Thought I'd throw out some pics of my 1st CBG- just finished. It's a resonator, with one of Old Lowes cones. Came out great and sounds better than I could have imagined. I routed the neck for a kind of mortise/tenon thing, which is really solid with box. Also I came up with a neck locking system that I don't know if anyone has used before. A block anchored to the neck slips in a block anchored to the box so the box can be opened. A rosewood peg holds everything in place. Still waiting on hinges/latches for total complete but it's pretty solid as is.P7100184.JPGP7100185.JPGP7270191.JPGP7270192.JPGP7270193.JPGP7270195.JPGP7270196.JPGP7270197.JPG
I have only built one CBG, with a cat bowl resonator, but I also suspended another bowl from it (my thinking was that it would vibrate more than the top one - there are no rules after all). It has really good sustain, so I thought I would share it. Next time I will make the suspended bowl the same size as the top one (or bigger). I haven't seen this before but that doesn't mean it hasn't already been done - but I thought I would put it out there for comment, or for others to try- So here are some pics:
I have this little grinding stone....bout 1" diameter.....I drill a hole where I want the jack or whatever ...pop this little jewel into the drill put it up to the hole and in 30 seconds or so there is no problem with length
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