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Comment by Paul Craig on March 22, 2018 at 7:06am

Just make sure you use enough inner bracing for the extra stress from bigger gauge and longer scale strings. Don't want the box to start folding up on you.

Comment by Reg Seward on March 22, 2018 at 6:42am

Hi all, from Merry England comes a question, is there any pitfalls one could blunder into with building a Baritone Resonator Cigar Boxish Guitar, probably a three string version...???

Comment by Paul Craig on March 7, 2018 at 9:12am

A couple of springs inside the box running from under the bridge to the neck end of the box will add some natural reverb for a nice effect.

Comment by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on March 7, 2018 at 9:06am

I put mine under the through neck in the bridge position I have found a richer  sound that way and very little feedback I find to much lid noise the other way while playing . Good luck in your method you choose . Again no rules in CBGs 

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on March 7, 2018 at 8:31am

I tend to go right to the lid most times too Pick. I use two-part necks now though where I cut the through stick off with about four inch overlap outside the box. I'll then go over cautious and use five wood screws to attach the neck to the through stick. I've found I can then mount my neck lower down in the box, still have the full thickness of the through stick without needing to reinforce or cut out the through stick to get a magnetic pickup in. Even after doing this I'll still put s sliver of wood between the box top and the through stick which means I'm half of the camp that goes neck to the top (where the strength is needed under the bridge) and half space camp. I guess?

Comment by Joe Caruso on March 7, 2018 at 8:24am

I’ve built both ways- my first was glued, the rest not- and I can’t tell the difference - I don’t glue to the top anymore personal preference. I’ve noticed the box itself can make a major difference in sound. 

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 7, 2018 at 8:20am

*mag pup.

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 7, 2018 at 8:20am

Bear ,  i'm in the" glue right to the lid" camp. no space . it seems like im in  good numbered company (as supplied link in post below dictates )

I've even seen prominent builders  who swore  by  leaving a space , convert to the glued to lid camp.

sound aside  ..  there are other factors to consider .. " how long before the lid spoons " with a space ?"  "does it even matter much with a mah pup"  ..  etc etc ...  

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on March 7, 2018 at 8:07am

Great post Pick, and I fully agree. I think you have to build both ways and see which way you like best. The bad news is you have to build at least two guitars to find out. The good news is you get to build two guitars to find out.

Let's face it though, you're never going to only build one guitar anyway. This game is as addictive as it gets!

Best of fortunes with the build(s) Chris.

Bear :0)

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 7, 2018 at 7:57am

Chris .. 

This  topic  comes  up alot  ,, and  you  will  have      some  folks  say  a    space   between  the  lid and   neck  is  better  ..   others  say    glued   right  to  the  top  is  better  and the   whole  guitar    is solid  and vibrates  .  . 

and    in  another  thread   ,( almost  as  in  a  perfect  world ) ,   someone that  actually  built  2  guitars  the  same  ,  same  box, scale  ,  and all ,    except  one  with a space,  and  one  without  ,    said  ..  he  really  couldn't  tell  the  difference    but  leaned  on  the     solid  glued  right  to  the    lid   sounding, and feeling  better  .

so  there's   your    "hummmm"  answer   for the  day   .  ;-)

more views on the topic.

 http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/neck-touching-inside-of-...

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