Finished the first of a new CBG I'm calling "The Quarter". Handmade 1/4" ply box (instead of my usual 1/2"). Got it strung and stable just in time for our local artwalk last night. Took it out and let people bang on it a bit.

Some of you have followed my demonstration of braced vs. un-braced tops. If so, you've heard the 1/2" box. This new one is unbelieveably light (poplar neck), a bit brighter and not quite as loud. The way the body resonates feels really good.

I built this…

Spent a good chunk of the day building.

2 of my standard CBGs and a new one I'm calling "The Quarter". Body built of 1/4" ply instead of 1/2". It's lighter and seems a bit fragile by comparison. Glued a back on tonight, pretty sure that should firm it up.

Corners braced with some scrap quarter-round and added some split screen molding along the edges for stability and glue surface. Pretty excited to see this one finished.

2 oak necks scarfed, 3 bridges roughed in and 1…

I'll never forget my first build. I was just amazed that I could actually build something that made music. There was a grin on my face for days.

Friday, I sold my latest build. It's a much more stable instrument than the first one and more musical too. Plus, it went to a really good home. Short story...

Some friends of ours run a bicycle shop in town. Perry and Debbie are musicians too (winds, brass, guitar) and pretty good ones. When Debbie heard that I was building CBGs, she…