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Some pics of my first builds

Posted by Bruce MacMahon on May 30, 2011 at 10:13am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

My prototype (how I learned what not to do).

#2: Getting strings today.

#3; Will be a four string (maybe fretted).

The box for #4...what's a good string/tuning set-up for 1977 NYC punk?

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Henry Strat-o-varius Lowman June 9, 2011 at 10:58pm

GREAT looking builds! Keep up the COOL work!
Bruce MacMahon June 9, 2011 at 9:13pm

Here's #3, stung up lefty for my brother-in-law.

Not sure what I'm doing with this one (it's on the small side) but as a lifelong Red Sox fan, I was morally obligated to buy the box.
Bruce MacMahon June 4, 2011 at 11:10am

The sound hole covers are brass shower drain covers I picked up at Lowes for a couple bucks each. The other brass one was a laundry sing drain insert. A local hardware store had a bunch of these on the clearance rack for 50 cents apiece.
Gidit 'n Go Coolbreeze June 3, 2011 at 12:52pm

CBG PUNKS UNITE! Time to lace up the doc's and grab my red suspenders....... Definitley want to hear the ramones box when your done.
Bad Finger (Eric) June 3, 2011 at 10:48am

X5 tuning for the punk box! (X meaning pick your favorite letter A-G, but probably D or E) Power chords all the way up and down the neck! Haha.

Nice builds.I like your bridge bolt on the first one.
Rev Mike June 3, 2011 at 10:20am

Nice first builds you got there. Wish I could find one of those Ramones boxes. Post pics when you get that one done.
Keni Lee Burgess June 3, 2011 at 9:28am

First build? Very nice. Enjoy playing her, Keni Lee
Seaman Jay June 3, 2011 at 5:20am

The box for #4...what's a good string/tuning set-up for 1977 NYC punk?

I'd say C-E-G (C maj.) But you have to choose which 2 strings you want to tune down by 1/4 tone ;-)
Uncle gehard June 2, 2011 at 2:11am

there drain covers yeah ?

eg sink plug holes
Jason W. June 1, 2011 at 10:35pm

I really like the sound hole covers. Did you custom make them or are they something you found?