Starting to build...

juineaux · Post by **juineaux** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:40 pm

Im starting to build my slide guitar that I've thought about building for a while. I bought the cocobolo fingerboard and bridge wood today, and Im ordering the padauk for the body this week.

Heres a picture of the cocobolo I picked up:
http://s94451478.onlinehome.us/cocobolo.jpg

and heres what Im hoping to end up with(mine will be simplified):
http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/50U-1450.htm

everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:48 pm

That's pretty...where'd you order from?

juineaux · Post by **juineaux** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:28 pm

I got the cocobolo from an exotic lumber place locally, and Im ordering the Padauk from http://www.lmii.com

Heres the padauk:
http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproduc ... der=Padauk

everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:39 pm

I'm envious

Have you made a kuhtar before?

juineaux · Post by **juineaux** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:43 pm

no, but my dad has made archtop guitars, and hes gonna try to help me out with it-

everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:45 pm

Ah, well good luck with it

Oahu · Post by **Oahu** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:48 pm

Awesome! Good luck.

everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:49 pm

Oahu, weren't you gonna build a guitar?

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:05 pm

Hope it turns out awesome! Keep us posted on how its going!

ryopan · Post by **ryopan** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:34 am

im mega jealous man. g'luck and keep us posted on how it turns out.