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Hi all:I have several cigar box amps, some I've made using Gitty parts and some purchased from them. I test the guitars I make with them, some piezo and some mag pu. The magnetic pickups work great…Continue
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Thanks.
We think alike on some of the basics... i.e. "Keep It Simple, Stupid."
I finally found an "A" drawing. Just the outline, but with people's info, I can plot the peg holes easy enough. It was getting the angles to match that was throwing me.
This pic: https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/154282366?profile=RESIZE_710x&width=600
is that a plank on a routed out 2Xwhatever?
BTW, I don't play.....LOL....
Mr. Lutz...
You were suggested by another member as a source of info about wood hollow body lap steels.
What can you tell me? Are they worth the effort? I'm working on build #3, a 29.5 inch scale, 3 octive, 40" OAL Baritone lap steel. I've been thinking about a wood/metal or hollow body hybrid version of the Fouke baritone.
Also, I see "A" shape headstocks on yours. Do you have a dimensioned drawing? I'm going nuts trying to make them by the seat of my pants, and both have been a struggle. Maybe a source for an 'A' style route template?
Thanks for your time.
Any species of wood that you definitely should not make cbgs out of
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Here is guitar #193. I wanted to make one similar to my little Magnatone guitar that I had renovated a while back. It is just a tad larger in proportions and has a 23 inch scale as opposed to the Magnatone 22 3/8 scale. I am pleased with how it turned out. Tuned it to C6, string spacing is a bit narrower than most but still very playable.…
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This is #146 guitar, a 23" scale lap steel tuned to C6 that I just finished today. The walnut is from a cabin that was built here in Eureka Springs around 1880 and the back is from a hardwood headboard that came out of a local roadside motel that was built in the 50's. I wanted to try an Art Deco style, I like how it turned out and have a couple more similar to this on the bench, the next one will be 25" scale.…
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