Electric Hybrid TMB

John C. Knopf
03/05/14 09:43:40PM
@john-c-knopf

I just finished a hybrid Tennessee music box for one of our members here. Most of it looks like my standard TMB, but there were some changes made to it.

Instead of staple frets under the first string only, there are full-width guitar frets installed. Instead of 4 screw eye tuners, there are 4 smooth-operating guitar machines imbedded at the end of the fretboard.

And this box has a special electronics package installed, which includes a piezo strip pickup element, a mic pickup imbedded in foam, a 1/4" output jack, and a wondrous preamp/equalizer/tuner unit with built-in 9 V battery holder.

The box was stained and shellacked, and the metal strips were etched. Its name is TRADITIONS.