First Build - why did I choose an oil can?! - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T09:51:49Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/first-build-why-did-i-choose-an-oil-can?groupUrl=cbgs&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFinally done, and unfortunate…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-03:2592684:Comment:25610942016-04-03T19:07:21.598ZCJWilkyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/CJWilky
<p>Finally done, and unfortunately had to go to it's new owner before I had chance to record it, but hopefully I'll get to do that at some point.</p>
<p>So much learning involved, and such fun!</p>
<p>So it has two piezos, a small one in a plastic bottle cap filled with glue and wedged between the through rod and the body just under the bridge, and the other bigger one sitting further back just blu tacked on the rod. There's a three way switch for either or both pick ups.</p>
<p>The scale is…</p>
<p>Finally done, and unfortunately had to go to it's new owner before I had chance to record it, but hopefully I'll get to do that at some point.</p>
<p>So much learning involved, and such fun!</p>
<p>So it has two piezos, a small one in a plastic bottle cap filled with glue and wedged between the through rod and the body just under the bridge, and the other bigger one sitting further back just blu tacked on the rod. There's a three way switch for either or both pick ups.</p>
<p>The scale is 25 inch thought the bridge can be moved for a much longer scale, which sounds lovely!</p>
<p>Apart from the wires and plastic bottle cap it's entirely metal inside - which I suspect makes a big difference from having wooden blocks in there.</p>
<p>The fastener for the back was a trial - hunting for scrap bits I had I finally found the dream ticket, two pins from a plug (UK) fastened onto a small bolt.</p>
<p>The neck - didn't read up on finishing it and rubbed in a few layers of raw linseed oil. Not really the finish I wanted. So, after letting that dry in, I added a couple of coats of shellac, rubbed in with tissue paper. That work beautifully. Only a very few small bits of tissue to scrape of with my finger nails at the end, no trouble at all.</p>
<p>I could have done with a tool I could operate to tighten the bolts on the threaded rod inside that hold the neck in place (can see in the last pic). Ended up only doing them finger tight which isn't enough - the neck eventually becomes a bit loose and they need to be redone.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306540042?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306540042?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306541371?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306541371?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306542479?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306542479?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306544260?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306544260?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306545792?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306545792?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306546776?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306546776?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306548164?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306548164?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306549409?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306549409?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306550517?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306550517?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></a></p> So far so good, heaps of scre…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-03-28:2592684:Comment:25560252016-03-28T20:47:21.825ZCJWilkyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/CJWilky
<p>So far so good, heaps of screw ups, learning loads, but got as far as some testing and it sounds awesome, exacty what I was aiming for. The acoustic sound is raw metal gorgeous, the clean amped sound works well, and then putting it through my transparent overdrive and drive pedals, chucking in some reverb and it's in a different dimension altogether.</p>
<p>I've been playing around with so many set up variations it's too early to say for sure, but the piezos I bought seem weak. I happened…</p>
<p>So far so good, heaps of screw ups, learning loads, but got as far as some testing and it sounds awesome, exacty what I was aiming for. The acoustic sound is raw metal gorgeous, the clean amped sound works well, and then putting it through my transparent overdrive and drive pedals, chucking in some reverb and it's in a different dimension altogether.</p>
<p>I've been playing around with so many set up variations it's too early to say for sure, but the piezos I bought seem weak. I happened to be changing my mum's smoke alarm and took the piezo from the old one. It's big and seems to work the best.</p>
<p>I'm still playing around with bridge placement (which is about 25in scale in the centre of the can, and 30in plus near the tail) and bridge types to get the sweetest resonnance. Some tidying up to do, should be done in a couple of days.</p>
<p>The biggest screw up was the neck position - strings way to high, but pretty much sorted that now.</p>
<p>Here's a couple of pics from a few days ago.</p>
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