Vintage Reso Guitar and Uke - #77 & 78

Just finished up this pair.  The Reso Guitar is made from an old Cedar Cigar Box, and an old Thrift Store metal bowl.  It has a Piezo Pickup embedded in the bridge, and a Mag pickup in the body.  Bi-colored Pauduck fretboard.  The Uke is made from a vintage Cigar box (likely 40's) and has a great color.  Uke should go up for sale soon on my ETSY site.

Love the way these turned out ...

Still working on this Vintage 4 String Reso Guitar.  I'm excited to see how it sounds. I used an old Vintage Cedar Cigar box ... a thrift store metal bowl for the Reso ... and a very cool dual colored piece of Padauk for the Fretboard.  Definitely one of a kind.  It has a Piezo Pickup embedded in the disk on the reso bowl, and will have a borrowed Mag pickup from a Fender Strat.

Definitely a Barefoot Boogie Guitars original !!!

Vintage Box Builds

I've got a couple of Vintage box builds underway.  There's an old Cedar Cigar box that is going to be a tricked out Resonator 4 String guitar.  The other Vintage box is destined for a Tenor Uke.  I'm excited about both!

Pics from the Jake Shimabukuro Concert in Virginia

Here's some pics from the Jake Shimabukuro concert in Virginia in April as part of the Virginia Arts Festival 2012.  Was a great time, and Jake loved his new Uke!

Vintage Resonator

Whenever I start a project, I play a bit with what the possibilities could be. After staring at this old vintage cedar cigar box (courtesy of my father), I've decided to put this thrift store metal bowl inside the guitar (sitting on a platform to let it ring), and make a 4 string resonator guitar out of it. Not quite sure how I'll secure the neck yet, but I'll figure it out. 
Follow along ... more pics in a few weeks.

The Coleman Special

Here's a short video of a recent build called "The Coleman Special".  Just sent off to Virginia to a new home.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NFY7DkKe_I

Striped Padauk

Picked this piece of Padauk recently, and was struck by the 2 toned color.  This is going to make a very unique fretboard!  Had to buy it...