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Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on August 6, 2016 at 3:49am

Those ones or something like them?

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on August 6, 2016 at 3:58am

as much like them as possible. 

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on August 6, 2016 at 4:03am

EBay sink hole covers, tea strainers, air flow inserts, metal grommets, chrome water filters

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on August 6, 2016 at 4:16am

Thanks, I checked, none I like as well as those above.  Perhaps they are "custom"

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on August 6, 2016 at 4:24am

I changed the search from cigar box guitar and searched all categories under stainless sink drain and I think I found one very close to it.  Thanks for kick starting my thinking process.

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on August 6, 2016 at 4:38am

Here they are. I think

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161873241409

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on August 6, 2016 at 4:39am

No. Not the same but very close and quite nice

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on August 6, 2016 at 4:43am

I hadn't spotted that one.  I like it, thanks.  I believe this one will do quite nicely.

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on August 6, 2016 at 4:46am

I found them

http://m.ebay.com/itm/311477169982

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Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on August 7, 2016 at 8:08am

Thanks to you, inveterate bargain hunter that I am, I was able to find them @ 2 for 99 cents with free shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Silver-Stainless-Steel-1-3-Diameter-Kitc...

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on August 7, 2016 at 9:53am

I found the ones used in that guitar but I'm glad you didn't use them.

Finding ideas that let us create what we see from out own designs (even if we get help from someone else) is the best way forwards.

In the past, a luthier would create his own headstock to show that this work was his work. I still believe that this holds true today.

The end product from what we create, even if it is one guitar, says more about who we are as builders than anything we can say on a website.
I have built at least one instrument that has this 'spirit' in it and gave this as a gift to my daughter.

Sure, I would like to own a Les Paul from the 60's but I would rather be the creator of an instrument that gives someone pleasure 60 years from now. I would hope that they would look at the thing and wonder who the man was and what type of person he was it was that created it.

I guess I want to put myself into my builds and if I can do that then I will be happy.

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on August 7, 2016 at 12:49pm

I saw them and they are nice, but at $7 for 2,  but for $.99 I like the other ones too....looks like they'll have a more "flush" fit too.

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