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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on December 27, 2012 at 1:05am

That's nice, Tom! Send a vid or audio file when you get 'er strung up.

Permalink Reply by Tom Walters on December 28, 2012 at 10:45am

Here's an update.....put on the back and sprayed on some finish.

Tom

 

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Order99 on December 28, 2012 at 2:46pm

That is one drop dead gorgeous build-i'll bet it plays as good as it looks when you're done!

Quick question if I may-did you need any reinforcement of the box for the cat dish or was the soundboard sturdy enough to just epoxy it in? Do you forsee any trusses in the Catbro's future?

Permalink Reply by Tom Walters on December 28, 2012 at 3:49pm

Order 99,  I did put a piece of 1/4 plywood under the dish and two cross braces for support - one on the end and one in the middle.  I drilled holes through the middle brace so sound could come out to the soundholes.

 

The build is done.  Here is my son holding the finished product.  Corian for the nut and bridge.

 

Now I will try and post a video of my son playing it.  Never done this before.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOvBZe_Fqcs&feature=youtu.be

Permalink Reply by Joe Caruso on December 27, 2013 at 12:57pm

Thanks for posting the pics!  Neat recycling of the salmon box and the final product looks great! 

Permalink Reply by Rand Moore on January 2, 2014 at 12:19am

Hi Tom Walters,

I finally noticed the hole cutter you used to cut the hole for your cat bowl resonator "cone". Can you tell us more about it? I have to resort to pretty primitive (and clumsy) means to cut such large holes (so I rarely do it). It would be nice it there was an easy and safe way to do it w/o spending big bucks. Tell us how it works.

-Rand.