The Conversion Begins…..
Earlier I did a post about how I wanted to convert a cheap electric guitar I have into a Cigar Box Guitar. I have done some planning, and started work last night on this project. Here are some photos and comments:
The Guitar
The faceplate:
I removed the neck (4 screws) and the the backplate. The backplate removed:
I had to cut the yellow grounding wire to take the faceplate off:
Then I cut the wire to the input jack and the old body was just a shell:
Then I took my cigar box- which will NOT look much like a cigar box when I am done. I think I am going to paint, rather than stain, this project. I laid the faceplate in the proper position so I could use it as a guide to cut the holes for the pickups:
The hard part is yet to come. I have to cut a pretty tricky hole for the neck to fit and build bracing to hold it in place. There is not much room to work with in a box this small!
Then I have to cut the bridge hole. Then drill for the tone and volume knobs. If Iscrew up any of them, I have to start all over!
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