Gary Great news on the boxes and the Ning site. The ning site I'm referring to is Handmade Music Clubhouse that's how I met Jef. Ad far as the size I dint know...
I finished my build late last night. I will post all of the pictures later today. I had such a migraine when I was done that I just went to bed. Brian Hunt....
Good job Brian looking forward to the pics. I did not complete my second spring fling build. I did take the day yesterday and move into a shop. It a small...
Ahh yes, video. I will have to figure that one out. While I have camcorder, I have never posted video to the web before. Brian. ... -- Robert A. Heinlein,...
Brian If you can get your video to a computer from your camcorder then it's like uploading a picture, it's just a bigger file Go to any video hosting site, I...
Hi Mark, thanks for the advice. I have never attached my camcorder to my computer. I have everything installed, I have just never taken the time to get...
Nice build. That is a deeper punch box than I have seen. The couple I have gotten my hands on have been about 2 inches deep. That one is about as deep as the...
I'll torture you right back. Fair enough??? Sent from my iPhone ... I'll torture you right back. Fair enough??? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2011, at 11:03...
Fair enough. :-) Brian. ... -- Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction writer, on jacks-of-all-trades: A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an...
On with the pictures. grinding frets flush This is the method I used to grind my frets flush to the side of the neck. It is quick and easy this way, but it...
Next set of photos. applying fret oil In this image I am trying something new. In the past I have always applied fret oil with a rag or paper towel, but here I...
I forgot to add that the side markers are nothing more than dots burned in with my wood burner. They look real nice after four coats of lacquer. Brian....
Now for the nut. free bone for nut Here is a short piece of bone. It was cut off the end of a long piece a friend of mine who repairs guitars used on a repair....
Herrrre we goooo agaaaaainnnn. string throughs back string throughs front In these two photos, I show where I drilled 1/8" holes through the tail of the neck...
On to the giving it an electronic voice. soldering tools Here is my hot soldering iron, a bit of coarse steel wool to keep the tip clean, a spool of solder,...
here we continue the electronics. schematic This is the basic diagram for the setup I am putting together. ground wire on pot Here I have soldered a bare...
Once more into the breech . . . eletrics in box When I can, I like to mount the electronics before I mount the neck. glueing piezo Here I am getting ready to...
Cool, nice to know I am not the only one. My belt grinder is 2 inches wide so it makes some things easier and some harder. Brian. ... -- Robert A. Heinlein,...
Getting close to the end now. dime on quarter Here I have stacked a dime on top of a quarter and set them at the 12th fret. When most acoustic guitars leave...
Well, here are the final photos. front view Front view of the guitar on a small stand. profile Here is the profile of the guitar on a stand. sound board...
I forgot to add that I tuned it to GDg. I used a 42 brass wound acoustic string, a 30 brass wound acoustic and a 22 plain steel string. These were left overs...
Brian, I want to thank you for the great job you did with your building log.. I have built 2 CBD's (D for dulcimer) and picked up quite a few pointers....
Brian, Thanks a lot for the great detail (and effort) you have put in this build log - it has been and will be a great help to my first build. My new stash: ...
Your welcome, I hadn't realized it until I was done, but I posted a total of 150 photos for my build log. Glad you picked up a tip or two. Brian Hunt. P.S....
Nice, Congrats on the new hoard, those are similar to the one I just finished building with. Looks like they are more wood than mine was though. Have fun...
Ok, forgive me for what is effectively a duplicate post but I just want to test embedding the images (as I had originally intended ;-)) ... build log - it has...
