Vintage chocolate biscuit tin three string strummer

A quick demo, just done on my phone, of my latest build, which is more or less finished except for a bit of tweaking.
The old tin cost 99p from eBay. The neck I think is Iroko, with ebony nut and bridge.
It has a rod piezo, right under the bridge inside the tin. It's fretted like a dulcimer or strumstick so is fun and easy to play : -) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqh-etL9ehU
Might take it busking tomorrow to give it a proper test out!

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Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on October 22, 2012 at 10:02pm

Be i tried using a flatpup with a Reso/cigar box build early this year,  electrically it didn't sound like a proper reso until i put a piezo in under the box lid....so your very nice sounding chocolate tin guitar is probably best as it is!   Flatpups seem to work well with wooden bodies, well the ones i've tried anyway. (-:

Comment by Clock The Wolf on October 22, 2012 at 8:43pm

That has a happy, yet somewhat wistful tone...

Comment by bemuzic on October 22, 2012 at 8:42pm

thanks all. I was tempted to put a flatpup on it, but couldn't see where it could go without spoiling the look of the tin, or losing some of the frets on the neck. A rod piezo and no sound holes is pretty good for not feeding back though (want to be able to take it to open mics)

Comment by Diglydog on October 22, 2012 at 8:37pm

Looks and sounds great ! Those rod piezos give a lovely tone with a tin :-)

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on October 22, 2012 at 6:07pm

Nice build Be. It has a lovely tone to it.

Comment by James on October 22, 2012 at 2:30pm

very nice sounding !!!

Comment by the anonymous pick on October 22, 2012 at 2:17pm

yum yum  :-)

 

Comment by RTZGUITARS on October 22, 2012 at 1:43pm

Sounds great Be looks cool , I can't say enough good thing about the bridge pickups.

Comment by Gary Deemer on October 22, 2012 at 1:22pm

sounds good, you always play well. thanks

Comment by Lonman on October 22, 2012 at 12:58pm

sounds real good.

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