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First Build (with pics and link to short video)

Well, I strung her up today. And the intonation issues are bad enough that there is no way I'm gonna upload a sound clip. Nope. But she's kinda pretty to look at. Not sure how I'll fix the intonation... I think the bridge is too high. Maybe. (EDIT: I was able to fix the intonation issue and she sounds great now! I put a video on youtube here: https://youtu.be/hU_EQgi3Fbg )

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Permalink Reply by Bama Hound on September 6, 2016 at 3:43pm

Looks good, glad you found your problem. ( :-D)

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Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on September 7, 2016 at 5:35am

Nice lookin' git. Now, about that sound sample... :)

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Permalink Reply by Richard Wilkins on September 7, 2016 at 3:37pm

I had to learn something quick.... been so busy building a guitar that I haven't learned how to PLAY anything! Until now.... https://youtu.be/hU_EQgi3Fbg

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Permalink Reply by Richard Wilkins on September 7, 2016 at 3:40pm

Ok, here's a short video. The first and only CBG song I've learned how to play, played on my first CBG built from scratch. https://youtu.be/hU_EQgi3Fbg

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Permalink Reply by The Bane on September 7, 2016 at 4:12pm

It's got a great sound, congrats. Nice choice of tune too. Thanks for sharing.

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The Bane

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 7, 2016 at 6:39pm

That was great. You should post that video in the song-how-to section.

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Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on September 8, 2016 at 2:33am

Well done.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on September 7, 2016 at 4:23pm

Hey Richard, it sounds great! I just watched the video. You're off to a great start with this hobby. I made a huge mistake when I got into this. I got swept up in building, and didn't spend enough time playing and/or learning to play them. I made a few junkers :P