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3 String Fretted CBG with flatpup

I finished this last weekend and can't stop playing it. Took it out to play at an open mic last night.
I made it as a back up for the one I made a while back with a "Belinda" cigar box, which I use a lot busking. I suddenly thought I'd be lost if something happened to it!
This one is better though, so I'm now thinking I need to make a back up for this!!
The scale length is 24" The string height is just under 1mm at the 1st fret (from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string) and just under 3mm at the 12th fret. It's a great all rounder.
The strings are D'addario XL Chromes 24,16 and 12 gauge.
I got the box from eBay. It arrived quite battered and twisted, with the varnish bubbled up. I sanded off the varnish and got it repaired. The neck is sapele.
It has a flatpup from Elmar which sounds beautiful.
I also added a disc piezo as it's sometimes good to have that basic scratchy lo fi sound for some things...and it's good if I want to do some tapping on the box to loop.

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Comment by BUGGY (C) on February 19, 2013 at 12:38pm: Nice Build!! .....my address to send it to is..........

Comment by bemuzic on February 9, 2013 at 12:19pm: thanks Steve, yeah I love the flatpups : -)

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on February 9, 2013 at 8:10am: Excellent looking build be! the flatpups make it so much easier and they sound great! (-:

Comment by bemuzic on February 9, 2013 at 7:24am: thanks Bluesheart : -)

Comment by Bluesheart on February 9, 2013 at 6:59am: Wow, that is so pretty, like the clean look. I know it will sound great too with you playing it!!

Comment by bemuzic on February 9, 2013 at 3:24am: thanks John and Ellwood : -)

Comment by Uncle John on February 9, 2013 at 12:50am: I will echo what Smiling Dog said. Plus add there may be something extra in builds like yours with few power tools and more hands on.

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Comment by bemuzic on February 8, 2013 at 11:57pm: thanks all

Comment by bemuzic on February 8, 2013 at 11:28pm: Here's a video of it being pklayed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2tqLX_7sY8

Comment by smilingdog1 on February 8, 2013 at 10:29pm: First thing comes to mind is how comfortable it looks. Second thing is the box has a beautiful honey finish, real smooth. Thanks for the fret scale and string height, useful tech info is always welcome.