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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 0 Likes

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 0 Likes

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 smojo on November 20, 2009 at 5:33am: Hope you used tuna cans so you get a nice funky smell when you play it! :)

Comment by Fergus Morris on November 20, 2009 at 4:22am: Wow! Brilliant resonator! I have been inspired by your tricone tin can resonators:

It's made from some old food cans, hopefully i will be able to use it in a build soon.

Comment by Wichita Sam on November 20, 2009 at 1:51am: Brian,

Brilliant!!!

the best,

Sam

Comment by smojo on November 19, 2009 at 11:56pm: As always Brian - a beautiful guitar

Comment by bairfoot cajun on November 19, 2009 at 6:47pm: now fer the outside view---

Comment by bairfoot cajun on November 19, 2009 at 6:45pm: the cigar box is a king b arturo fuente

Comment by bairfoot cajun on November 19, 2009 at 6:43pm: i have found stuff in my back yard from an older donor car i bought to use fer parts. i built a resonator cbg with the brain box of the Z24 chevy cavilier i also used a center hub cap fer the resonator in a different cbg from the same donor car.here is a pic of the center cap cbg reso.--

Comment by Wichita Sam on November 19, 2009 at 12:58pm: use it... honors nature and recycling ... unless you can put an elephant back together out of parts.......

the best,

Sam

Comment by Trevor (Babajack) steger on November 19, 2009 at 12:40pm: nearly finished my first build , cut the fret markers out of ivory from a piano key. not quite sure if im happy to have elephant parts on my guitar . But the piano was dumped , and i came away with a bag full of ebony & ivory, and i am putting it to good use . Bit of a weird thought though.

Comment by smojo on November 19, 2009 at 8:18am: Thanks for the invite Fergus. I now look at things in a totally different way and find myself squirelling all sorts of stuff away for potential cbg components. I've used the bowl part of a spoon for a jack socket plate and the tangs of a fork for a tailpiece. Just found some small samples of acrylic (what bathtubs are made of) which cut down nicely for nuts. Aluminium door plates that cover carpet joins across your doors, are also good cut down for nuts and bridges. Car boot sales are a great source of stuff. Computer speakers can be bought cheap to make small amps with. Bought an old thin, leather dog lead, tartan coloured on one side and nicely worn to make a cool strap for my next guitar.