I didn't see it happen but I'm sure he wasn't too happy about it. It sat in the garbage for a day or two. I've been wanting a ukelele-sized guitar for a while so dug it out of the trash. Fortunately it broke off at the skinny end. If it had broken off at the fat end I couldn't have used it.
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With a little cleaning the tuning keys were usable too.
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I cut this strip of keys in half because I needed a symmetrical setup with 3 on each side. It was cut at a diagonal so there would be a little bit of metal I could drill for screws. It ain't pretty, but it's ugly.
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I saved as much as I could on the fretboard. It ended up with 13 usable frets. The top one is going to have to be removed because the nut will go there.
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The fret markers are now in the wrong place since the top end of the fretboard was lost. There was enough of the broken end to cut 4 plugs of wood. The incorrect fret markers were drilled out and patched with the plugs. Tada!
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You can barely see the patches since they're made from the same wood. You gotta look really close.
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I had two cigar boxes to choose from. My original first pick was this one with the cool designs all over it.
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Inside had another loose label. I thought I could use that to cover the headstock so it all matched. The only bad thing about this box is the size. It's really tiny. I doubt I'd get much sound out of this little thing.
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My second option was this larger, but more boring box. Even though it's not anything to look at, the size is perfect.
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It's pretty well built too, with finger-jointed sturdiness.
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There is a design on this box but it's on the inside, which does me no good.
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After tormenting myself over this for a couple days I realized I could just google search for high res cigar box labels and print and glue it on myself. These were my 2 favorites. The "Crusader" seems obnoxiously funny to me.
Big Wolf! Perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteYour cleverness is a constant inspiration Keith.
Looking forward to see this one completed.
Willy thanks!
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