I’d always wanted a resonator guitar to play slide on, but couldn’t afford one. So a couple years ago I bought an old Alvarez classical guitar with a broken top and cracked headstock to convert into a resonator. The guitar cost me $20. I took lots of pictures thinking I might create a web page of the process, or something, but I never did. So, here’s a slide show with narration. A video of me playing the guitar is tacked on at the end. The total cost of the end product was less than $100.
Ingredients:
One old busted-up Alvarez guitar
One 9 inch resonator cone
One biscuit bridge
One tail piece
One indoor grilling pan (cover plate)
One cabinet handle
Some plywood
Lotsa’ glue
Unrealistic sense of what you can accomplish with your own two hands.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I’d be glad to go into more details on certain aspects of the project.
For more information on this instrument and other projects, go to deepcreekstrings.blogspot.com
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man u used basic …
man u used basic things with lets be realistic it was a lump of and turned it into something awsome sounds geat
well done
You are a genious …
You are a genious indeed. i wish i had your skills =)
Very interesting …
Very interesting documentery. Thanks.
Yeah!! You really …
Yeah!! You really love guitars v(^^)
outstanding what …
outstanding what you can do with a little ingenuity and alot of free time on your hands…kudos…i LOL cheers
rich
myguitarlab
if you were to buy …
if you were to buy a resonator guitar, could you play it like a normal guitar then retune and use the bottleneck when you wanted slides?
or would it just sound weird in standard tuning and stuff?
i want one so bad! …
i want one so bad!
sounds like a mississippi john hurt song too.
nice work!
nice work!
This is super cool! …
This is super cool! Good for you.
Excellent job man! …
Excellent job man! Still holdin’ up a year and a half later? Sounds like a little Guitar Rag/Payday medley followed by You Got To Move. Maybe I missed something else.
I’ve been toying with ideas like this. I’ve got an extra cone and coverplate just sittin’ around askin’ for a project. You’ve inspired me. Much thanks.
Great Job! That …
Great Job! That sounds like an old song I remember called Payday
impressive ^^ keep …
impressive ^^ keep on keepin on
what wood glue did …
what wood glue did u use great dog by the way
First of all …
First of all congratulations for this project. I really think it is fantastic how you built your own resonator.
I have a really old guitar myself which i don’t use, so I am toying with the idea of doing something similar. My doubt is: if the soundwell you built is actually wider than the hole you cut in the body, how did you manage to fit it in? Anyway, thanks again for sharing this and congrats for your creativity. Jorge
you have nothing to …
you have nothing to apologize for! Very creative and fun project. sounds good and your slide playing aint half bad!
nice, very creative
nice, very creative
This is, wow I …
This is, wow I can’t even find the words for this..cool! How is it that the top’s integrity was not compromised when the hole was cut?
I love it- i made …
I love it- i made one of these about 10 years ago from an old yard sale guitar and aluminum skillet lids, and a biskit bridge and tailpiece I fabricated at work.. the thing i love most about these guitars is that they really sound like a Dobro, and they cut very well- you can hear one over a whole room of guitars. The great thing here is, you’ve given new life to an otherwise worthless instrument- Excellent work, my friend-
woahh! you’re a …
woahh! you’re a beast!
good job!
that’s pretty much …
that’s pretty much right. I bought the biscuit bridge too.
so the only actual …
so the only actual resonator parts you bought were the cone and tailpeice correct? I just found a new project for this week!
You’ve done well to …
You’ve done well to modify your damaged guitar into something you can use. It’s not fancy, but *very* functional. Congratulations!
it is NOT awful, …
it is NOT awful, its awesome. you are very talented. =D
you did an amazing …
you did an amazing job. that is awesome
That’s why I don’t …
That’s why I don’t throw stuff out, makes the wife crazy!!!