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I need advice on cigar box mandolins

Hi all, I'm building a cigar box mandolin, and I'm wondering if anybody has any advice as to how to re-enforce the body so I can put the full 8 strings on it. does anyone know how I should do it? All advice is much appreciated thanks (I will be making the boxes from scratch, so advice on woods, and thicknesses is also much appreciated )

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on July 14, 2014 at 4:46am

Elliott,

Send JuJu a Friend Request here on CBN:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/soundssogood

I'm sure he'd tell you how he did his.

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on July 14, 2014 at 10:35am

Thank you thank you thank you thank you heaps, I will, chears

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Permalink Reply by Reeds Taylor on July 14, 2014 at 11:13am

I recently built a neck through CBM...from all the videos I'm seeing online it seems to be holding up quite well.

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Permalink Reply by Elliot on July 21, 2014 at 3:12pm

Sound good?

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Permalink Reply by Reeds Taylor on July 21, 2014 at 6:38pm

Yes sir

check this out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiYXE8K7sBM

Oh and btw ...this is a neck thru (just too the inside tail end)...with a neck support.

You can see from the back side how I adapted the neck....using glue and screws. As well the tail piece screws and strap pin screw enter into the end of the neck....so she ain't moving.

Happy building!

Oh....message me if I can help.

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