Cutting a large hole in a 6 string acoustic

Ron "Oily" Sprague October 24, 2011 at 1:10am

Dan,

Glad you liked it. I should set this to a talking blues...maybe call it "Stella's Got A Brand New Back, or Holier Than Thou"

;-)

Dan Sleep October 23, 2011 at 5:01pm

ROFL!!!

Oily "Strat-O'-Nine-Tales" Fool said:

Here's the story of Dangerous Dan -
A CB guitar buildin' ladies' man.
He had a hole deep in his heart left to fill
And a coupla lonely weekend hours to kill.

He'd met a nice gal, Stella by name
With lovely curves on her sunburnt frame,
But she wouldn't put out, wouldn't consummate,
Though Dan tried hard to make her resonate.

He Diddlied and slid, and he fingered and fretted,
But Stella refused to have her appetite whetted.
Dan tried to bridge her with his mojo bone
But nothing improved Stella's desolate tone.

'Til one day Dan remembered crafty Old Lowe
Who'd mastered the art of the sound down below,
And the magic of woodies (both boxes and pole),
By fitting a silky spun cone in the hole.

So Daniel acquired a metallic diaphragm
Intending the hole of his Stella to cram,
For the hole had resisted all previous tries
To give voice to Stella's recalcitrant cries.

But Dan realized, in his logical fashion,
The hole would need modifications for passion.
He sought the advice of his CBN brothers
For ways to increase the hole's size - for his "druthers."

But while he was quizzing the brightest and best,
His Stella had other ideas up her chest,
She'd got tired of waiting for Dan to delight her
And took up with Willie the Hallmark Card writer.

The sun through the window burned hot like a brand,
When Dan spied his Stella with Willie in hand
He said not a word, but went home, then returned,
For the rage of his jealousy jaggedly burned.

Dan burst through the door, then discharged the barrel
Of GrandDad's old 12-gauge, which left Willie sterile,
And Stella belatedly well-ventilated -
For such is the love of a man who's frustrated.

Ron "Oily" Sprague October 23, 2011 at 4:51pm

Here's the story of Dangerous Dan -
A CB guitar buildin' ladies' man.
He had a hole deep in his heart left to fill
And a coupla lonely weekend hours to kill.

He'd met a nice gal, Stella by name
With lovely curves on her sunburnt frame,
But she wouldn't put out, wouldn't consummate,
Though Dan tried hard to make her resonate.

He Diddlied and slid, and he fingered and fretted,
But Stella refused to have her appetite whetted.
Dan tried to bridge her with his mojo bone
But nothing improved Stella's desolate tone.

'Til one day Dan remembered crafty Old Lowe
Who'd mastered the art of the sound down below,
And the magic of woodies (both boxes and pole),
By fitting a silky spun cone in the hole.

So Daniel acquired a metallic diaphragm
Intending the hole of his Stella to cram,
For the hole had resisted all previous tries
To give voice to Stella's recalcitrant cries.

But Dan realized, in his logical fashion,
The hole would need modifications for passion.
He sought the advice of his CBN brothers
For ways to increase the hole's size - for his "druthers."

But while he was quizzing the brightest and best,
His Stella had other ideas up her chest,
She'd got tired of waiting for Dan to delight her
And took up with Willie the Hallmark Card writer.

The sun through the window burned hot like a brand,
When Dan spied his Stella with Willie in hand
He said not a word, but went home, then returned,
For the rage of his jealousy jaggedly burned.

Dan burst through the door, then discharged the barrel
Of GrandDad's old 12-gauge, which left Willie sterile,
And Stella belatedly well-ventilated -
For such is the love of a man who's frustrated.

Ron "Oily" Sprague October 23, 2011 at 11:48am

Or you could just load a 12-gauge with some double-ought, stand back about 3 feet, and tell Stella to say her prayers...

That would be the Blooz way to do it >:-E

Dan Sleep > Ron "Oily" Sprague October 23, 2011 at 12:36pm

I opted for this method. As soon as they get my bail processed, I will post some pics.

Oily "Strat-O'-Nine-Tales" Fool said:
Or you could just load a 12-gauge with some double-ought, stand back about 3 feet, and tell Stella to say her prayers...That would be the Blooz way to do it >:-E

Mark Bliss October 23, 2011 at 10:23am

Mini router, template and a guided style router bit would be my simplest suggested method. And yes, protect the area with a layer of tape. Reduces splintering and scratching.

Richard G Caudill October 23, 2011 at 12:22am

cut some holes today ,, the painters tape really work s,, I had saw someone else using it to keep the splintering to a min ,, I tried it and it sure works great ,, some of the cleanest holes i have cut to date

Ben October 22, 2011 at 11:31am

Blue painter's tape helps with the splintering a bit. Nice fine saw blade should do the trick.

Dan Sleep October 22, 2011 at 9:36am

Yea, it does. I was just concerned that the saw would hang up and crack or splinter the top. I think this will be OK.

Ben said:

Dan, doesn't the flange on Lowe's cones go over the top? I would think that this could give you a little bit of cosmetic wiggle room.

Ben October 22, 2011 at 9:30am

Dan, doesn't the flange on Lowe's cones go over the top? I would think that this could give you a little bit of cosmetic wiggle room.

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