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− | + | |'''Part''' || '''Quantitiy''' || '''Notes''' | |
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+ | | Cigar box || 4 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |1×2 oak or maple lumber || 0 || 3' length The actual dimensions are 3/4"×1 1/2". A 6' stick, enough for 2 necks, Pick the straightest, flattest, clearest, meaning free of knotholes, piece you can find. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Guitar strings || 0 || Standard medium-gauge strings work well. CBGs typically use open G tuning. I use strings 5, 4, and 3 and tune them to G-D-G. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Tuning pegs || 0 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Fret wire || 0 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Cabinet hinge || 0 || with 3 mounting holes on each side | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1" wood screws Phillips head || 0 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Bamboo barbecue skewer or other hard, thin rod || 0 || for the bridge and nut | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Super glue optional || 0 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | |||
+ | === Amp === | ||
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+ | {|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''Part''' || '''Quantitiy''' || '''Notes''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Toggle switch, SPST single pole single throw || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |9V battery || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Battery connector || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |0.047µF capacitor || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |220µF capacitor biggest || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |0.01µf capacitor || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |100µf capacitor || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |10Ω resistor || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Hookup wire 20 or 22 gauge solid core is best || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |5KW potentiometer, audio or log taper || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |25-ohm 25W rheostat || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | LM386N audio amplifier chip || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |8-pin DIP IC socket || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |1/4" mono phone jack || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Chicken head knobs (2) || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Prototyping PC board || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Speaker, 8Ω impedance || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Speaker grill optional || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} |
Revision as of 12:06, 20 August 2010
How
Based on these Make Magazine projects. Guitar and Amp
What
Guitar
Part | Quantitiy | Notes |
Cigar box | 4 | |
1×2 oak or maple lumber | 0 | 3' length The actual dimensions are 3/4"×1 1/2". A 6' stick, enough for 2 necks, Pick the straightest, flattest, clearest, meaning free of knotholes, piece you can find. |
Guitar strings | 0 | Standard medium-gauge strings work well. CBGs typically use open G tuning. I use strings 5, 4, and 3 and tune them to G-D-G. |
Tuning pegs | 0 | |
Fret wire | 0 | |
Cabinet hinge | 0 | with 3 mounting holes on each side |
1" wood screws Phillips head | 0 | |
Bamboo barbecue skewer or other hard, thin rod | 0 | for the bridge and nut |
Super glue optional | 0 |
Amp
Part | Quantitiy | Notes |
Toggle switch, SPST single pole single throw | ||
9V battery | ||
Battery connector | ||
0.047µF capacitor | ||
220µF capacitor biggest | ||
0.01µf capacitor | ||
100µf capacitor | ||
10Ω resistor | ||
Hookup wire 20 or 22 gauge solid core is best | ||
5KW potentiometer, audio or log taper | ||
25-ohm 25W rheostat | ||
LM386N audio amplifier chip | ||
8-pin DIP IC socket | ||
1/4" mono phone jack | ||
Chicken head knobs (2) | ||
Prototyping PC board | ||
Speaker, 8Ω impedance | ||
Speaker grill optional |