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So I've been browsing websites and YouTube videos on making CBGs for a while now and I was always thinking of building one. The only thing stopping me was myself really. Well that and the guilt of a ruined piece of alder staring at me that was supposed to be a guitar body for a school project, so I went out and grabbed some raw materials today. I'll (hopefully) be updating this thread as I go. Grabbed a 1x2 of red oak at Lowes for about $8 and got these 3 boxes for $3 each at a local smoke shop. I'll be using the black one for the first build and I'd like to save the nice big one until after I've tested the waters a little bit. It's almost certainly going to be a fretless. Wish me luck!

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on November 5, 2014 at 12:33am

Use a piece of thin metal to make a cover plate, something like the attached drawing. It will do a few things; cover the gap, stop the neck from being able to move, and strengthen the box at the join.

The depth of the pocket should be adjusted so the top edge of the plate is below the top of the box. Round the sharp corners.

Small pieces of sheet metal can be found in hobby shops, the hardware section of Lowes, etc.

Drawing not to scale and measurements are suggestions only.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Geisel on November 4, 2014 at 12:22pm

I'm at the final stretch of finishing a diddley bow and a 3 stringer. The one I did listen to from the guys on the forum is don't sweat the small things. If you mess up it's not the end of the world. You should see my wiring job I did on pick up. It look like spaghetti, but it works. Have fun like everyone else says. Don't forget to post pics. I hope to post mine some time this weekend.

Brian

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