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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 7, 2015 at 2:33pm

Are  you planning on stacking them one on top of the other or end to end? I'm guessing end to end. You could cut a large opening in the ends where they meet , making it one larger box. I did a 3 box dulcimer and "ported" the ends where the boxes meet.

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Permalink Reply by Scruggy on October 7, 2015 at 2:38pm

Yes they will be end to end!
Can you explain exactly what you mean by cutting opening?
They can't be completely opened as I assume I'd need enough surface to be glued!!

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 8, 2015 at 2:08am

WEll, I thought I have a photo of the inside but can't find it now. I cut most of the ends off of the boxes but left a flange about 1/2" around the ends. I made a cardboard template of the size I wanted the opening and also to make sure the openings and the flanges lined up. Then I drilled through the flanges and bolted the boxes together with machine screws, nut and washers. I then put CA glue on the ends of the threads so that they will not vibrate loose.

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Permalink Reply by Scruggy on October 8, 2015 at 3:02am

Yes very similar to what I'm doing although they side to side as opposed to end to end! Pity you lost the inside pick be nice to see! Ps pretty cool guitar!:-)

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 9, 2015 at 9:46am

If I get a chance I can remove a few screws and take a shot inside if you want. All 3 boxes will open together!

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Permalink Reply by Scruggy on October 9, 2015 at 2:03pm

If its not any trouble that would be great but I dont want to put you out either!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on October 17, 2015 at 4:58am

This has boxes one on top of the other lined with thin ply, you could use the same method end to end

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Permalink Reply by Scruggy on October 17, 2015 at 5:58am

Thanks

that looks really sturdy very well done!

thanks for the pic!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on October 18, 2015 at 12:25am

It helped that the bottom box was the type where the lid sits on top of the box rather than between the ends like the one used for the upper box (that's as clear as mud, hope you know what I mean)

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Permalink Reply by Rough Cut Guitars on October 18, 2015 at 5:27am

Hey Scruggy! I'm a new member and had problems logging in, so you probably already got your answer and are on your way. I wanted my first post to help someone out like all of you have helped me. I just did a two-box join dulcimer and it went great - solid as a rock, glued only. Didn't use the lids (used a solid cedar soundboard) just the boxes. You can see the build on my fb page at roughcutguitars. Just scroll down to the start of "mystery build". If you want any tips from what I learned just post - I'll check back, but it looks like you got all the help you need :-) Best, Tom

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Permalink Reply by Scruggy on October 18, 2015 at 7:07am

Thanks for your reply Tom, will check out your mystery build! thanks again!

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