This build is offered up to a CBN friend who is a good builder himself, but likes to have some instruments from other builders. It is one of my cheap-ass builds, scrap pine and a K-mart yard stick for the fret board. It is tuned DGB and after a few necessary tweaks, it plays and sounds pretty good. And I had fun building it and playing it.
The action is low at the neck for fretting and picking and a bit high on up the neck for sliding with less clacking. There is a spacer under the saddle that can be removed for lower action (string height).
I screwed up and got the side by side tuners (machine heads) too close together and that caused me to have to mount them at a bit of an angle. Oh well. It had a lot of buzz when I got it done, especially the B (small) string. A string tree (holder downer!) helped that and then going from a coarse threaded saddle screw to a fine threaded saddle screw improved and got rid of almost all buzz. It plays and sounds pretty good.
When I gift a CBG to a builder, I kind of hope they will set it up and modify it to fit their own taste and playing style. I hope they will enjoy it for a while and then I don't mind if they pass it on to someone else.
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Thanks, Jerry. I like your builds. I was at a jam last night and now I have to build a couple so it might be a while. One gal wants an open C. I am a dummy, as I lost sleep last night thinking about scale length and tunings.
Nice colors there UJ.,.,.,I'll trade you a git if your of a mind to some time.,.,always good to see how the other half lives.,.,.,looking good.,.,.,,
Thank you, Dave. Yah, thank you.
Nice Uncle. I love my Uncle John Mallard. It plays goot. Ya it do.
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