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Finished my second, what do you think?

Here it is, the second one. Sounds pretty good, a bit different from the first one but I expected that as the box is very different in size and wood. Click on my page for more pictures of this one.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Werner on February 23, 2010 at 5:29am

A classic CBG...How's she sound?

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Permalink Reply by Rob on February 23, 2010 at 5:34am

What did you use to cut the front with? Jig saw

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on February 23, 2010 at 5:38am

I used a coping saw and some files to cut the headstock. Also cut the f holes with the coping saw. It works well, is cheap and doesn't take very long.
Mark, it sound decent.

Rob said:

What did you use to cut the front with? Jig saw

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Permalink Reply by Rob on February 23, 2010 at 5:41am

Very nice Michael

MichaelS said:

I used a coping saw and some files to cut the headstock. Also cut the f holes with the coping saw. It works well, is cheap and doesn't take very long.
Mark, it sound decent.

Rob said:
What did you use to cut the front with? Jig saw

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Permalink Reply by HENRY LOWMAN on February 23, 2010 at 5:43am

NIIIICE! The f-holes came out great. This one kind of reminds meof an early Shane Speal build, minus the burn on frets and general wear and tear. Great job!

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on February 23, 2010 at 7:36am

Thanks Henry, the frets are burned in on both my necks with a wood burning tool I was given years ago, finally found a use.

HENRY LOWMAN said:

NIIIICE! The f-holes came out great. This one kind of reminds meof an early Shane Speal build, minus the burn on frets and general wear and tear. Great job!

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on February 23, 2010 at 7:40am

now _that_ is one nice box. Well done.
-WY

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Permalink Reply by Grizz on February 23, 2010 at 9:15am

Very nice.

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Permalink Reply by John Drake on February 23, 2010 at 1:47pm

Nice work Michael. I would like to see a closer detail of the tailpiece and what the original rain gutter bracket looked like. Regards John D

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on February 24, 2010 at 4:22am

I forgot to take a picture of the bracket before I cut it up and at this point it was the only one I found in dads barn, he saves everything. Look at the pics on my page both guitars use a piece of the same gutter bracket but turned a different way and bent to fit. Since it was my only one I need to find a new idea for the tailpieces.

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