Yes Eric I did make the tail pieces from stainless sheet.On some of my older builds I have been known to cannibalise the wife's kitchen utensils

Thanks for the invitation, Eric!

Nice builds,I like the old box and guitar back one..I did a guitar with a front from an old dexian shelf that sounded kinda cool.

Welcome Eric to my short, but growing, list of friends on the Nation. I tell  all my friends, I love to trade.....boxes, parts, ideas and stories. If you ever find yourself looking for a specific box, give me a shout and if I have it, its yours. I even sent a guitar to Jim Morris for a few months so he could test it for me ( he did a video).

Again, welcome. 

I bought some brass strip from a model shop.Cut to length,drill two holes for fixing screws and three for the strings,radius the ends and polish

Thanks for the friend add, Eric :-)

Thanks for your comments Eric.

Regarding your question on strings through the box,this one is from 2009,it has a brass plate front and back to stop the strings tearing the timber

Something else we did this year was to invite other artist, painters, sculpters and such to display their work at our fest to give another dimension to the fest. After all we're all artist of some kind or another.

It's a whole lot of fun. If you do run with it , would be happy to answer any questions to help you get things going.