This is box #2 made from a produce crate found under my house in the crawl space full of fruit jars. #1 (a fretless ukulele) and this girl came from that crate. Both have pickups under the bridge inside. I make my own necks with poplar and get great fret boards from Mike Orr.

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Comment by Jerry Jordan on November 22, 2019 at 11:54pm
nice pic.,..,
Comment by Dave Lynas on February 15, 2019 at 2:20pm

I made a. New video of this old crate wood guitar. Feb. 2019 called Blue Goose.

Comment by Tom Schaefer on February 18, 2018 at 4:06pm

The goose is cool.

Comment by Dave Lynas on August 24, 2015 at 10:47am
I,ve made a lot of them. Over 100 by now. About one a week. I,ve got a passion for it. The old crates have good tone wood. You'll like it Gary.
Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on August 24, 2015 at 10:10am

Nice build Dave!  Wow!  March of 2012!   How long have these things existed?  ;-)  {JK!}

I've got a couple wine crates I figure can bee good for several box CBG's ("crate box guitars"?)

Comment by Dave Lynas on August 20, 2015 at 11:18am

Looking back to my second box guitar. It still plays good and remains uncracked or bowed..

Comment by Uncle John on August 20, 2015 at 10:55am

I missed this one before, Dave and I like it.   But with you involved, fowl play is suspected.

Comment by Dave Lynas on July 3, 2012 at 1:10am

Check out some old crate wood sometime. The graphics on the old crates is usually fun and the sound they produce is bright. You can make a big box with the width of the wood. 4 inch sides, 8 inch top if you laminate two pieces together. I use the thicker end wood for the shoulder and tail. I've been seeing nice crates in the antique shops for about $20. 

Comment by Seaman Jay on July 3, 2012 at 12:35am

I like big box' and I can not lie

You other brothers can't deny...

Comment by JP Swenson on April 16, 2012 at 12:20pm

Sweet box.  The old crate wood looks perfect on it.

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