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All hands on deck, the ADMIRAL has arrived. This cigar box guitar isn’t a cigar box at all, it is a late 1950’s Admiral radio. I was able to use the original volume pot and nob, added a single coil pickup, movingui neck
All hands on deck, the ADMIRAL has arrived. This cigar box guitar isn’t a cigar box at all, it is a late 1950’s Admiral radio. I was able to use the original volume pot and nob, added a single coil pickup, movingui neck with mahogany laminate, vintage style Kluson Deluxe tuners and white corian nut/saddle/tail. I don’t think the pictures do this one justice.
Materials Used
- Late 1950s Admiral radio body
- Single coil pickup
- Movingui neck with mahogany laminate
- Vintage-style Kluson Deluxe tuners
- White Corian nut, saddle, and tail
Work Performed
All hands on deck, the ADMIRAL has arrived. This cigar box guitar isn’t a cigar box at all, it is a late 1950’s Admiral radio. I was able to use the original volume pot and nob, added a single coil pickup, movingui neck with mahogany laminate, vintage style Kluson Deluxe tuners and white corian nut/saddle/tail. I don’t think the pictures do this one justice.
Final Result
The finished cigar box guitar gives reclaimed material a second life as a playable instrument, keeping the story of the original object visible in the final build, especially the use of Late 1950s Admiral radio body, Single coil pickup, Movingui neck with mahogany laminate, Vintage-style Kluson Deluxe tuners, and White Corian nut, saddle, and tail.
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