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CBGs by nature involve recycling old boxes. Here is a place to share all your ideas about recycling everyday objects into guitar parts. Eye bolt tuners, drain cover soundholes, rusty spanners as bridges, paint can resos... Share creative ideas here.

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Broom Wire Frets

Started by Monterey. Last reply by Monterey Mar 24, 2015. 1 Reply

I used broom wire from an old straw broom for frets when I made my Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer. I pre-drilled the holes with a finishing nail a little smaller than the wire. They used broom wire…Continue

Wire coat hangers?

Started by Paul H (PRH). Last reply by Order99 Jul 26, 2011. 7 Replies

It seems that they are pretty useless but I generate wire coat hangers, any ideas of an application for these? Weld them for sound hole screens? Frets?Thanks,PRHContinue

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Comment by The Phrygian Kid on June 12, 2010 at 9:15am
the heatsink from a dead computer can be used for frets or fret markers if u saw off some of the alum fins..
Comment by vicente lo schiavo on June 11, 2010 at 10:31am
hello, I'm new here and CBG also my first project is exactly those ideas! recycling! all parties were panned, online auction sites, with low cost off corse, see results

Comment by Fergus Morris on May 15, 2010 at 11:10am
Comment by Dianne Woods on May 15, 2010 at 8:14am
Yall forget bout the idea of recyling the insulin bottle to a glass slide. I tried it, glass too thin, busted to all ----. Live and learn.
Comment by Dianne Woods on May 15, 2010 at 6:36am
Fergus, I don't know, I think a long time ago in Mississippi, the CBG pioneers used medicine bottles for slides. They used whatever they had. This is what I understand, not that I am that old and can remember this stuff.
Comment by Fergus Morris on May 15, 2010 at 6:23am
Didn't Duane Allman use a bottle of pills as a slide or something? You're in good company there.
Comment by Dianne Woods on May 15, 2010 at 6:01am
Just a thought---going to try it--recycle an empty insulin bottle. Going to cut off both ends to make a slide. Small slides for small fingers.
How bout that?
Comment by Fergus Morris on March 13, 2010 at 11:07am
On the same build, i reused an old key as a bridge:

It sounds and looks good.
Comment by Fergus Morris on March 13, 2010 at 11:06am
I made a strap button from an old spanish coin with a hole in the middle

Comment by smojo on March 8, 2010 at 9:44pm
I've used the casing from a flourescent tube light fitting to make a volume knob.

 

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Broom Wire Frets

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Wire coat hangers?

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