Resonator 101...Where do I start? - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T14:13:49Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/resonator-101where-do-i-start?groupUrl=howloudcanwemakeit&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A129416&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHey im looking to build my fi…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-10-24:2592684:Comment:1294162009-10-24T00:44:19.115ZTuskmountainhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Tuskmountain
Hey im looking to build my first Resonator box guitar. I watched the video of jimfrets and im wanting to build something similar to his ideas. However I want to make a 6 string using a bolt on electric neck. My question is will the way jimfrets reinforces the box be able to hold a 6 string together? Any ideas on how to make this all hold together?<br />
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Hey im looking to build my first Resonator box guitar. I watched the video of jimfrets and im wanting to build something similar to his ideas. However I want to make a 6 string using a bolt on electric neck. My question is will the way jimfrets reinforces the box be able to hold a 6 string together? Any ideas on how to make this all hold together?<br />
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Thanks Too bad I'm in Brazilian terr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-10-22:2592684:Comment:1286772009-10-22T15:08:10.419ZDenis Marcorinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DenisMarcorin
Too bad I'm in Brazilian territory. Veoh blocked our IP's.
Too bad I'm in Brazilian territory. Veoh blocked our IP's. Very hi-qual video. This shou…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-10-22:2592684:Comment:1284732009-10-22T03:19:16.215ZVince Starkhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/VinceStark
Very hi-qual video. This should be posted so the begining builders can find it easier. I suppose a bikini wax also could be used on a guitar? He hee....<br />
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<cite>Diane said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/resonator-101where-do-i-start?groupUrl=howloudcanwemakeit&#2592684Comment120944"><div>All the videos by Jim Farris are incredibly helpful. He showed me how to make a good scarf join. He also builds a cake pan resonator. Here is a link to all his videos.…</div>
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Very hi-qual video. This should be posted so the begining builders can find it easier. I suppose a bikini wax also could be used on a guitar? He hee....<br />
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<cite>Diane said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/resonator-101where-do-i-start?groupUrl=howloudcanwemakeit&#2592684Comment120944"><div>All the videos by Jim Farris are incredibly helpful. He showed me how to make a good scarf join. He also builds a cake pan resonator. Here is a link to all his videos. Sorry, it is on veoh, and you have to watch ads an see suggestions for other "related" videos to watch. (But I am sure I don't understand how fitting a bra properly has anything to do with cbgs . . .)<br/> <br/>
<a href="http://www.veoh.com/users/jimfrets">http://www.veoh.com/users/jimfrets</a></div>
</blockquote> All the videos by Jim Farris…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-10-06:2592684:Comment:1209442009-10-06T15:09:54.979ZDiane in Chicagohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Diane
All the videos by Jim Farris are incredibly helpful. He showed me how to make a good scarf join. He also builds a cake pan resonator. Here is a link to all his videos. Sorry, it is on veoh, and you have to watch ads an see suggestions for other "related" videos to watch. (But I am sure I don't understand how fitting a bra properly has anything to do with cbgs . . .)<br />
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<a href="http://www.veoh.com/users/jimfrets">http://www.veoh.com/users/jimfrets</a>
All the videos by Jim Farris are incredibly helpful. He showed me how to make a good scarf join. He also builds a cake pan resonator. Here is a link to all his videos. Sorry, it is on veoh, and you have to watch ads an see suggestions for other "related" videos to watch. (But I am sure I don't understand how fitting a bra properly has anything to do with cbgs . . .)<br />
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<a href="http://www.veoh.com/users/jimfrets">http://www.veoh.com/users/jimfrets</a> i just want to reiterate how…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-10-06:2592684:Comment:1209172009-10-06T14:22:32.222Zolds sleeperhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/oldssleeper
i just want to reiterate how helpful all of you guys are...awesome site.
i just want to reiterate how helpful all of you guys are...awesome site. Mark Werner said:There are se…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-10-05:2592684:Comment:1204452009-10-05T20:11:28.758ZMJohnsonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MJohnson
<cite>Mark Werner said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/resonator-101where-do-i-start?groupUrl=howloudcanwemakeit&#2592684Comment18398"><div>There are several pages up on how the actual Dobro and National steel guitars are set up.</div>
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Would you be so kind to post a link or two to these sites you mentioned? I haven't had much luck finding them. Thanks.
<cite>Mark Werner said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/resonator-101where-do-i-start?groupUrl=howloudcanwemakeit&#2592684Comment18398"><div>There are several pages up on how the actual Dobro and National steel guitars are set up.</div>
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Would you be so kind to post a link or two to these sites you mentioned? I haven't had much luck finding them. Thanks. This helped me understanding…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-09-25:2592684:Comment:1154112009-09-25T14:34:39.670ZDenis Marcorinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DenisMarcorin
This helped me understanding the mechanics behind the reso stuff.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7e4SdjFtc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7e4SdjFtc</a><br />
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Kudos for Ted for his cool Cohiba Reso, it's really cool.
This helped me understanding the mechanics behind the reso stuff.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7e4SdjFtc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7e4SdjFtc</a><br />
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Kudos for Ted for his cool Cohiba Reso, it's really cool. Thanks for the quick reply.…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-01-15:2592684:Comment:184082009-01-15T19:24:06.457ZPass the Ammohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Pass_the_Ammo
Thanks for the quick reply.<br />
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If you don't mind me asking, how will you mount the bridge/saddle? I am under the assumption that the bridge "collects" the vibration from the strings, and you need some sort of soundboard to act like a speaker. Will your bridge be directly connected to the bowl? I'm wondering if the bowl acts as the soundboard, or if it reflects sound from somewhere else. If you set the bowl directly on the rails, it doesn't seem like it would vibrate, or would it?<br />
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I noticed that…
Thanks for the quick reply.<br />
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If you don't mind me asking, how will you mount the bridge/saddle? I am under the assumption that the bridge "collects" the vibration from the strings, and you need some sort of soundboard to act like a speaker. Will your bridge be directly connected to the bowl? I'm wondering if the bowl acts as the soundboard, or if it reflects sound from somewhere else. If you set the bowl directly on the rails, it doesn't seem like it would vibrate, or would it?<br />
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I noticed that some resonators have a cone (bowl?) that sits in a sort of ring that extends from the top of the box all the way to the bottom of the box, and this ring has holes in the sides. Then the box has sound holes in it. It even looks like the cone is set so that the center is "up" instead of "down", so that the bridge sits on the top of the cone. At least that seems like how it is set up. It makes me wonder if the cone reflects sound into the guitar and then out of the holes, or if it reflects sound directly out of the top of the guitar...or both.<br />
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I would love to see an "expolded" view of a resonator to see where all the parts fit in. I have done a few of the pain…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-01-15:2592684:Comment:184052009-01-15T18:47:21.478ZDarren "Big Daddy" Dukeshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DarrenBigDaddyDukes
I have done a few of the paint lids and all you gotta do is cut the hole set the lid and you would need sound holes. never done the bowls or cake pans...seek out ted croker here he's done some nice ones!!<br />
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Big Daddy
I have done a few of the paint lids and all you gotta do is cut the hole set the lid and you would need sound holes. never done the bowls or cake pans...seek out ted croker here he's done some nice ones!!<br />
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Big Daddy There are a lot of approaches…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-01-15:2592684:Comment:183982009-01-15T18:31:45.532ZMark Wernerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MarkWerner
There are a lot of approaches to making resonators; you'll see some very clever builds here on the site. I made one of the paint-can jobs a couple of months ago; it sounds very good. Nice, plunky "dobro" sort of sound. I used two small soundholes as well as the paint-can lid.<br />
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I'm building a resonator using an aluminum bowl (from a kid's "camping" set) right now. I'm not going to nest the resonator in another metal container; just going to suspend it about 1/4" from the back of the guitar on a…
There are a lot of approaches to making resonators; you'll see some very clever builds here on the site. I made one of the paint-can jobs a couple of months ago; it sounds very good. Nice, plunky "dobro" sort of sound. I used two small soundholes as well as the paint-can lid.<br />
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I'm building a resonator using an aluminum bowl (from a kid's "camping" set) right now. I'm not going to nest the resonator in another metal container; just going to suspend it about 1/4" from the back of the guitar on a couple of "rails" glued to the back.<br />
I'll use dual soundholes as well.<br />
There are several pages up on how the actual Dobro and National steel guitars are set up.