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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on September 14, 2017 at 12:46am

cheers Paul i will look into that.the strings it came with were really thin but did tune to standard pitch and intonation down the frets seemed good. thats why i thought i might try to salvage it.

we have a toys r us here in Aust so hoping its similar to Kids r us.  

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 14, 2017 at 7:45am

If they have an aisle with instruments on it, then they should have strings.

If you got it to tune to pitch, your good.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on September 15, 2017 at 12:48am

i suppose the option is always to make it acoustic and use nylon classical strings. still its a stalled project until i find the "right" box for the neck... 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 15, 2017 at 7:18am

If you still have the body, you could cut out a section for a Reso cone, paint can lid or similar.  19.7" is  good for Mandola strings or Octave Mandolin scale, just 6 strings instead of 8 or 10.

You could make a box or use something like a silverware box/jewelry box if you can't find the right size. Lots of options out there.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on September 16, 2017 at 2:17am

been around to most of the local op shops but seems someone around here has beaten me to all the good boxes. building one is not an option at the moment, i dont have the space or the tools to make a good box. i could make a bad box easy enough but i think the neck deserves a decent go..lol

had a look at gitty's laser cut box but the shipping for one box is twice the price of the kit.  thats nearly $50 AUD so its not an option either. no rush the neck isnt going anywhere and i am still learning how to play on the canjo with dulcimer fretting.. its just weird, so many missing frets...lol

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Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on September 16, 2017 at 3:04am

probably no real help, but I calculated just under $30AUD from my location to Australia first class postage for large box, not including cost of item

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Permalink Reply by Mike on September 16, 2017 at 3:06am

Wow, i just checked and it would be 75 us for a single box!

Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on September 16, 2017 at 3:13am

yep boxes from the US to Aus is crazy, unless you can get progressively smaller boxes that fit inside each other, starting with an EXTRA big box, depending where you are though some cigar vendors are pretty good, Devlin's in Melbourne have shipped to me in the past at a cost of around 20 bucks for 4 boxes inside each other

Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on September 16, 2017 at 3:15am

cost me $22.75 US dollars

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on September 16, 2017 at 3:19am

any wine shops around ?  dont discount wine boxes  , tins . chest or drawers  , door skins , silverware boxes ,  etc etc .. 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 16, 2017 at 6:38am

Good alternatives there.

Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on September 16, 2017 at 3:35am

Holy humidor Batman, I checked eBay.com.au to see what kind of prices you could buy locally, and what you would pay for one decent decorative box, I could buy a dozen for what people are charging, people think they have gold for sale over there for just a used box.

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