You get to where you look at everything in connect with a CBG. I was out cleaning up along my road the other day and came across this Copenhagen lid someone had thrown out. I knew immediately the perfect place for it! This will be a three string with a 23.5" scale, fretted like a dulcimer. The lid is floating so it may act as little like a reso, but if not it's for looks anyway. The box is a brown Casa Torano. The neck is sapele, haven't decided on a fretboard yet. I think the bridge that sits on the lid will be a brass bolt.

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Paul,
I spent 20 minutes or so with the slideshow feature -- looking at a lot of the pictures here. You are right. Some CBGs are reinforced and built heavy. Seeing some of the interiors of CBGs has made me realize that once I close the lid, the inner details won't matter.

The Copenhagen lid looks cool. For obvious reasons, a tobacco related resonator seems to make sense on a CBG. Did you use stain on the face of the box?
As you see the box looks a little blotie around the holes and the copenhagen lid, I just put a little stain around those areas. Not sure why.

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