A friend of mine gave me this guitar, so I decided to experiment and make a resonator guitar with a couple of metal bowls, one inside the other. One of the tuners was broken, so this became a 5 string guitar. Just like Keith Richards plays! I had to add a bunch of reinforcements to the inside of the guitar so the pressure of the strings didn’t crush the bowl into the back of the guitar. For the bridge, I used the “puck” from a windchime. For the string holder, I used a drawer pull. When I was done I noticed the strings were not taut enough, so I added an aluminum bar to put more pressure on them. Doesn’t look great, but does the job.
The finished product Here’s what I started with That’s a pretty pickguard Here’s a way to draw a circle without a compass…drive two screws or nails into a yard stick, then use one to scratch the circle you want. Didn’t have a jigsaw at the time, so I drilled a ton of holes with a drill, then used a Dremel to cut out the center piece Test fitting the bowls. The blue tape has a line that shows where the bridge goes to keep the same scale length Here’s the inside of the guitar Added a bunch of dowels to reinforce the guitar body This ugly metal bar is pushing down on the strings so they remain taut Drawer pull
