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Comment by Dan Trommater on April 24, 2013 at 1:36am

Good question Bruce.  To be honest, I have no way of knowing the effect on tone or sustain.  This is only my second build, so I have nothing to compare to.  Though, I will say that the guitar plays well and sounds great to my uneducated ears.  Granted, it's just a cigar box, so I'm obviously not going to get sound like a big acoustic.

The one slight drawback of this strings-through-the-body design is that there is significant upward pressure on the lid of the box.  I had to add an extra screw through the top of the lid (see other photo of the front of the guitar) to keep it from lifting up.  That said, I like the look this design yields.

Comment by JP Swenson on April 23, 2013 at 12:59pm

Hey Bruce, that same thing happens to me when I step into a cold swimming pool!  ;-}}

Does this change the tone or sustain at all?    (Serious question.)   

Comment by Bluesheart on April 23, 2013 at 3:01am

Wow, that is a nice touch, recessed balls!