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Yea, that is what I was referring to, but now that I see a closeup pic, the angle looks pretty good. Maybe the buzz is coming from something else.
You can test that theory by plucking a string, and then pressing down on the string between the lego and the fork and see if it goes away.
ROFL!!
So, everything was NOT awesome?! It's all good. My grandkids are staying with us, and they help me in the shop all the time, so I know how much fun it is to work with them. My older one is the same age as your son.
The break angle looks fine. What I suspect is causing the string buzz is the flat top surface of your lego bridge. When making bridges and nuts, they always say to make the string break over a narrow sharp or rounded edge rather than a flat surface to avoid buzz. So, most often, I use machine bolts for nuts and bridges. However, I also have used hardwood for nuts and bridges; and when I shape them, I narrow the top edge of the bridge (or nut) as shown in the following diagram (the one labeled "Good Bridge"). Some builders put a piece of fret wire on the top edge of their bridge for the same reason. Some builder notch their bridge (nut) so each string will be held in place so the inter-string space is preserved. When notching the bridge (or nut) only go as deep as 1/2 the diameter of the string or the string may bind and also cause buzzing.
Good luck. Buzzing problems can be very frustrating, but with some persistence the cause can usually be found.
-Rand.
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I think Dan may means at the neck end?
if you replace the lego by the neck with a bolt resting on the fret board (or cut 1/2way in) recon that may sort it for your buzzin.
The bolt threads also keeps the strings in the right place.
The bridge end looks ok but the tail pieces might be rattling on your body?
Wow! That's a great job!
I recommend nylon strings, bolt or hardwood as nut and l bracet or hradwood as bridge .
Steel strings will bend neck without truss rod.
Frets are measured from end of the fretboard to the bridge strings brake angle. Also the scale lenght is measured same way.
Best info for making guitar is on http://www.stewmac.com/
Also if you google
"cigar box guitar frets bobby pin method"
You should get an interesting post my anonymous pick and a meathod he has used ,
I tryed it and it worked quite well
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Yeah, if you are looking for a simple way to fret the instrument, you can try those nylon tie-wraps that they use to tie up wiring harnesses with (can buy at Radio Shack, and most hardware stores). You can wrap them around the neck and tighten down once their location is decided upon. If you have a digital tuner, you can tune each fret and that way not even need to bother calculating where each fret should go (but fret calculators aren't hard to use and if you use one, they will allow you to get the tie-wrap well within the ball park (as they say), and you can then fine tune it.) I also recommend using a slightly thicker tie-wrap for fret 0 (the nut) as a metal or hardwood nut will ring out louder than the nylon ones. The only real downside of the nylon tie-wraps is that they tend to mute the instrument some what (maybe a blessing if your kid plays these guitars they way my kid does, maybe I'll switch the strings to wet noodles;-) )
-Rand.
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