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Comment by Uncle John on November 18, 2015 at 11:27am

Good idea on the black gorilla tape for the white box.  I am going to try to remember to get some of that tape.

Comment by Rusty Summer on November 18, 2015 at 9:46am

Oh yeah, and the frets and fret markers are just drawn on with a sharpie. I have a bit higher action on this one so I can use it with a slide.

Comment by Rusty Summer on November 18, 2015 at 9:45am

Thanks John. This guitar was my first attempt a true CBG. I kind of threw it together so I could make most of the big mistakes before I make another one. My plan is to make CBG's for 3 of my kids for Christmas this year. I will post pics as I am done. 

Thanks for the tip on the headstock.  I was noticing it was pretty short when I strung it up. 

As for the black ring around the box, this particular box was pretty flimsy so I beefed it up with 1" gorilla tape.  It turned out quite nice and I think I might do this for all my paper covered box guitars.

Comment by Uncle John on November 17, 2015 at 1:27pm

I usually prefer a relic style - old box and beat on.  But I can see me playing one like this.  

Comment by Uncle John on November 17, 2015 at 1:27pm

That is super nice.  Did you add that black ring around the box?   Pretty elegant.   I like the fret markers too.   I would suggest for next time - just a bit longer headstock and more room between the nut and first tuner.   Seems to reduce string hop and increase down pressure on the nut.  Nice git!