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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 3, 2012 at 10:06pm

OOOPPPSSS....

Looks like my linking does not work to bring the pics straight up, so will need to figure that out.

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 3, 2012 at 10:08pm

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 3, 2012 at 10:08pm

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 3, 2012 at 10:10pm

Right, this first posting i a mess, please click on the links for the pics, I have to go to the shops now......

Will do other postings using the system on here.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on January 3, 2012 at 10:35pm

Hi Rian, love the pic of the cats ...!  nice motors too, had a few Classics in my motoring history, started with a 1949 Morris MM...wonder where she is now....?

Monkey see Monkey do is ok at first but soon Monkey must think for himself....welcome to the 'Nation!

 

let's see...cigar box, photo of a wood, plectrum made from a gold Amex card, soundhole rings, dreamcatcher feathers,  coin, sweets, catnip to keep the cats away and some jewelry for the missus while you're buried in your building- i guess you could make a guitar from the wood and dream sweetly...or something like that...?? (-:

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 4, 2012 at 6:20am

Hi Steve, correct !

I then needed to start digging about for bits to add together to make a CBG.

Knowing I cannot string two notes together means that everything is based on either reading up or just doing what feels right.

Down to the garage, and found a piece of stair ballustrading that came from a hospital that I used to visit as part of my last job, which was having a refurbishment.

I had a carcass of a guitar I saved from the tip a few years ago, which could work as a donor for some bits.

Pretty and ornate bits.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on January 4, 2012 at 6:23am

...there you have it!   happy building - if you get stuck all the folks on here love giving advice (-;

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 4, 2012 at 6:25am

I also advertised on my local "Freecycle" for a broken electric/accoustic guitar, and got one reply from a lady who had rescued a guitar from a skip about 20 years ago, but it had come apart at some point......

So I collected it and got this one, so the other one was returned to the loft for another day.

KANSAS - Made in Romania.

Cut the ballustrade and also inspired a few Diddley Bows to be built....

This was the first attempt, soon followed by a few other strings, made by another guy on www.RetroRides.proboards.com

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 4, 2012 at 7:32am

While researching the the whole CBG thing I ended up finding that I really like the sound of a well played Diddley Bow.

Decided to make one.... and the first part I found in the grass was half a hinge.

Cut to shape.

Cut some flames into it.

Strung up with an old string from the donor guitar, and used a Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney tin as a resonator, as it was going to be accustic.

Brought it indoors and Nicola imediately tried to pull some sounds from it, using an elamel mug for a slide and a bit of fabric softner bottle as a plectrum.

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 4, 2012 at 7:35am

Later on I tried various ways to get some sound from it, and found a shot glass and a screwdriver used to strike, rather than pluck the string worked best.

As mentioned, I have no musicality, so the first 30-60 seconds probably gives you all you need to know.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSjJD6EH74[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSjJD6EH74

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 4, 2012 at 7:51am

Back to the CBG build.

Sanded the wood, mask is mainly because the dust made me cough when I had ripped it on the saw.

Dismantled the donor.

Measured the neck and decided to go for a slanted head.

Cut on the bandsaw....

Laid out the box on the wood to get an idea of what I wanted to do.

Found and stripped some rivets to make ferulles

Offered cut off neck to cigar box to get placement of recesses that needed to be cut.

Used a hacksaw to cut down as I had more control over it.

Nice tight fit.

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Permalink Reply by Rian Kemp on January 4, 2012 at 7:56am

Cut out and chisseled out the neck under the box lid.

Ferules in, USA Quarter sent by Gary will go into the neck somewhere.

Soundholes drilled and canvas eyelets fitted.

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