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Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on August 16, 2009 at 4:15am

Yup! I slice it out with a band saw.

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Permalink Reply by Ben on August 16, 2009 at 4:28am

I just did a bolted on tenor guitar and bass guitar and love the amount of sound I get from them! It takes a bit of planning but is well worth it. Extremely stable too!

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Permalink Reply by Andy Estabrooks on August 16, 2009 at 4:43am

The top doesn't do much structurally. On a thru-neck CBG, more important is attachment to body of the box. Where the strings attach is where most of the stress begins. On mt first CBG I sanded the neck only about 1/16" so maybe 1" of neck touched the top. The tone was great.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Carnright on August 16, 2009 at 4:51am

so only having a portion of the neck glued to the lid is ok then?

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on August 16, 2009 at 6:16am

Here's what I do

Lid recess

Note there are two levels there. The first level is where the lid glues and the second is where the lid does not touch. You can also screw the lid to the touch areas if you are worried about contact. I've also seen those who attach the neck to the bottom of the box. I did that on my Cohiba tho its not acoustic per se. That would be an easier method tho you would have to accommodate the neck to the depth of the box -- depending on the box depth.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Carnright on August 16, 2009 at 5:44pm

Thanks :-D My dad arrives tomorrow and I want to build a cbg with him.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Carnright on August 16, 2009 at 5:44pm

Off Topic, I made a spirit flute for my mom :-D

Michael Carnright said:

Thanks :-D My dad arrives tomorrow and I want to build a cbg with him.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Onastik on August 17, 2009 at 5:57am

That's a helpful pic, Wes. The width looks pretty thick (or deep?); do you actually touch or fasten to the bottom of the box?

Wes Yates said:

Here's what I do

Lid recess

Note there are two levels there. The first level is where the lid glues and the second is where the lid does not touch. You can also screw the lid to the touch areas if you are worried about contact. I've also seen those who attach the neck to the bottom of the box. I did that on my Cohiba tho its not acoustic per se. That would be an easier method tho you would have to accommodate the neck to the depth of the box -- depending on the box depth.

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