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Heres one of my latest creations, Ritz casino habana box with a pitchpine neck, oak headstock & walnut fingerboard. Boxwood bridge & horn nut.Tailpiece is a beer pump badge with bracket riveted on underneath. Rod piezo pickup. Im a southpaw so most of mine are left handed but this ones right handed for a change!
Theres a couple more pics on my page with two other recent ones, I find im making them because i enjoy it, I never thought i was musical but at the age of 54 realise that yes maybe one day i can do this, theres a kind of magic about building an instrument then playing it for the first time, with CBG's especially so when its built from recycled or secondhand bits. I have one at work to play at lunchtime & they are all over the living room, guess i got it bad.
Thanks to Chickenbone John for all the bits!
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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on
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Bravo!!
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Permalink Reply by Chris Thomas on
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Nice one Keith, I like the nice clean lines, always a favourite with me. Well done mate. :)
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Permalink Reply by Bristol Blue on
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Well done mate , looks really good !
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Permalink Reply by Jamie MacBlues on
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Neat :)
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Permalink Reply by David Bowes on
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Very nice!!
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Permalink Reply by Bill Isherwood on
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Yeh, Nice one.
There's just something about it that looks just right to me.
Not underdone, not overdone.
Love it!
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