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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on August 17, 2017 at 6:07am

I never came across a dud. but im sure its possible. the box walls are 3/8 and lid and bottom is 3/16.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on August 17, 2017 at 8:52am

#7, 3 string fretted ,Tassie Oak neck ,R&J #1 box which is a bit bigger than the #3 box going to let the neck in 1/3 from top of box to accommodate the size of box while playing ,got given a box a freebie parts ,pickups,jacks ,machine heads and other goodies ,its going to be my first fretted neck so looking forward to learning a new skill .

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on August 18, 2017 at 6:49am

Freebies are always nice, god luck on your build. If you don't do a thread on it, post a pic or 2 here so we can see it.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on August 18, 2017 at 6:54am

I did some work on the neck for my Bo Diddly build. Using the usual Red Oak and the neck goes all the way to the end of the box. Not sure if I'm going to do a rollor bridge and tremolo or just a regular hardtail bridge.

Here's a couple mock up pics.

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Permalink Reply by Sean on August 19, 2017 at 11:31am

I took apart the 1st CBG I made, a bass diddley bow, and am refurbing the heck out of it. The only thing from the first one is going to be the pick axe handle neck, pots and jack.

after refurb it'll be 30" scale, with a 14k alnico humbucker in the far neck postition. Tuner from my Bronco, long narrow Undercrown box. Should have it redone in a couple days, though I am thinking about sanding and staining it.

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Permalink Reply by Mike on August 19, 2017 at 2:44pm

Been working on this lil uke today, got so far then realised ive only got three tuners, no string ferrules... At least it gives me a few days to do the fretting and decide if i want to make it electric or not ☺

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on August 20, 2017 at 6:17am

That looks like it'll make a good Uke. I'm thinking about a Mando build in the future.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on August 20, 2017 at 6:14am

14k in the neck position should supply a lot of Bass.

Sounds like a big rebuild. Want a finished pic of that Sean.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Hooper on August 20, 2017 at 9:12am

Not a CBG, but a 12" radio-controlled SE5a WW1 fighter.....

It's a kit from Microaces here in the UK.

Tim

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on August 20, 2017 at 4:34pm

Nice.

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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on August 21, 2017 at 4:22am

Couple pics of one I am building. It's been 6 months since I have done one.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on August 21, 2017 at 8:18am

Don't worry, it's like riding a bicycle.

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