Hey all, my name is Zach, i'm new here, and this is the start of TWO cigar box builds.... one is a bass, and one is a guitar.
i'll post pics as soon as i can but here's the materials i have so far:
1qty 1" x 2" (3/4" x 1.5") x 8' mahogany from Menard's
2qty 3/4" 1/4 round red oak from Lowe's
1 Punch cigar box 11 x 8.5 x 2.25
1 Rocky Patel cigar box 17 x 7.5 x 4.875
more to come! :)
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I like the Rocky Patel boxes. They work pretty well for acoustics. Welcome. Bet you can't build just one (or two in this case).
hahaha, yeah, i've already got a couple more i'm planning. obviously i'm way too excited about this.... haha.
total cost so far btw anyone who is following is about $37 per guitar. pretty sure some people would have had a finished CBG by now. lol. meh. this is fun to me so the end price doesn't really matter as long as i'm happy with them, and it's something i enjoy playing.... i love making music.
welcome to the addiction Zach ;-)
haha, yeah, exactly....i've already figured that out. hahaha.
quick question:
do bar piezos onlyyyy work with pressure on them or do they work differently depending on how much pressure you put on them?
the key phraze here is " they work better " with pressure on them.
depending on the quality of the rod .. you may get sound without pressure at all .. but you will get "better" sound with it .
cool, i got an idea for a bridge, it's kinda sorta complicated but it should work great either way, whether i get one that is good quality or not........i know CB Gitty manages this site but are his bar piezos pretty good quality?
i havent used gittys bar .. but i have heard any complaints about them .
Gitty's rods work very well....and give of a nice tone under pressure, the rod is inside the wood saddle being pressed by the bone horns....here's a good example http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/the-longhorn-test
i'm thinking about sandwiching it in between two pieces of ebony, surrounded by wenge.
maybe something like mahogany or oak on the bottom and ebony on top, i don't know if the ebony on the bottom would be necessary, seeing how you really just want the part picking up the sound to be touching the tone wood
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