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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Slackbunny on March 30, 2013, 09:59:19 pm

Title: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: Slackbunny on March 30, 2013, 09:59:19 pm
The neck of my girlfriends guitar broke off right under where the tuner knobs are, and it would cost more than the guitar is worth to get it fixed. But its too pretty just to trash it, so we're looking for ideas of things we can make it into.

Right now we're thinking that we could mount small round speaker in the hole and use it as a speaker. Also I could mount a clock in the hole. I've seen some coffee tables about too.

Any ideas of things I could make this into?
Title: Re: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: Bitterguy on March 31, 2013, 11:18:07 pm
You could improve your wood making skills and make you own neck, using the other one as a refrence, a piece of maple with a slab of rosewood on top.  drill a hole down the center of your new neck and take the truss rod out of the old neck. You could even salvage the fretwire off the old neck and the tuning pegs to save some money
Title: Re: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 01, 2013, 10:53:13 pm
Birdhouse. 
Title: Re: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: osage outlaw on April 01, 2013, 11:20:31 pm
You should look up Sterling aka Skyarrow.  He repairs guitars.
Title: Re: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: sleek on April 02, 2013, 10:43:59 pm
Hell, if the grain is good enough on the neck, go break another one, splice the necks, and make a bow!
Title: Re: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: chief deer on April 05, 2013, 11:02:53 pm
If you can splice a bow handle why not try to splice it yourself and make a guitar out of it. Mike
Title: Re: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: skyarrow on April 06, 2013, 12:58:31 pm
Can we see some pics is it an acustic or electric and is it  a bolt on or glued on style if bolt on you can buy a good cheap neck to replace it but if glued on you can make anything from the guitarbody.....bowl, speakers, small tables, lamps/shadow boxes , and even a cajon drum if you install a snare system on the inside
Title: Re: Broken Guitar Project Ideas
Post by: Slackbunny on April 06, 2013, 02:33:18 pm
I've got it stored away from the apartment at the moment, but I'll get some pics up on Sunday. I believe the neck is glued on though.

I'm leaning towards making it a speaker but my girlfriend doesn't seem to keen on that for some reason. I dunno, we'll see.