No photos yet but my 4th homemade guitar is in the works. I'm trying to make it mostly from found or re-purposed items. I bought an old trailer at a yard sale couple of years ago and it had a 1994 Florida license plate on it so I'm using that as the basis of my new box. I'm making my own box out of a piece of red Western cedar that was left over from repairing some siding on my house. The neck is a piece of red oak left over from rebuilding a park bench and the fret board is a length of an old yard stick from a long out of business hardware store. It is 25" scale and 20 frets which are made from finishing nails. I also cut a scarf joint and dropped the headstock. Not sure what I'll use for a pickup, magnetic or piezo. It will be 3 strings and probably tuned to an open G. And, I found a piece of broken fencing today that is pretty thin. I'll probably use it for a couple of future fret boards. This is FUN! 

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Comment by James Weaver on December 17, 2012 at 6:31pm

cant wait 2 see yt man hope its a blast \,,/

Comment by the anonymous pick on December 16, 2012 at 2:21pm

no  pictures  ?????    you tease !!! 

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