First Aid Box Guitar

 Old Maui Dollar transformed into string retainer.

Vintage Valve Cover from a tire. 

 Chinese coin and old Banjo Tuner.

First trial run ....

it was suggested I warn the player that I'm actually recording...

but I kind of like the fact that this is the first tune to come out of this new/old box guitar.

 

If you are interested in this handcrafted guitar, just drop me an email and I will send you the information.

thanks for listening ~

One In The Works

What is or will be hiding inside this box guitar. 

We thought it would be fun to add a little something for curious people (like us). The boxes are all sealed shut and the only way to discover what maybe inside is to look very close through the sound holes. Some have had old tintypes, sheet music or vintage playing cards, others like this one have vintage engravings.

Here is just the very beginning of the outside. I'll try and get photos during the rest of the creation process of this box with the red cross.  I think this one was an old first aid box.

Most times, there are changes made to the original concept depending on how all the vintage parts go

or don't go together. 

It's always a happy surprise!



Later that next day....

   Or more like later last year...

This box guitar was made in the fall of 2011 and sold over the holidays. 

Someone here is still regretting selling it... but there are more in the works.

Below are close up shots of many of the details.

The box itself was such a rare beauty, besides the age showing in it's time worn rich patina, it had a great tone.

              

Pretty, isn't it?

Four other box guitars were also built and sold over the holidays. Somehow we messed up big time and didn't get photos of the last two! I know!?! can you believe it??? But it was a combined case of being happy in how they turned out, plus it was only a few days before Christmas and we were rushing to get them downtown to Boys Fort (the best pop-up shop in Portland, Oregon)...they both sold in two days.

Check back soon for the other photos and some teaser shots of boxes in the works.

xoxo

gretchen