Altoid Guitar

After seeing TimAnderson's Bedpost Banjo, I had the idea to make one out of what else, an Altoid tin. The guitar sounds quite mandolin-ish, besides the two stings that are on it, I might even (when i get the chance) I might put in an electric pick-up in it. If you have any questions about the guitar feel free to ask, I might even make a whole instructable on it. Thanks for your time, comments are appreciated.

Comments

[SM7ISCOOL]

Looks pretty easy to me,I bet I can make one with a Pokemon tin I don't need,I just need to cut out the plastic window,and use that as a sound hole

[SM7ISCOOL]

I'm to lazy to make a tuning peg thing,I'll just go buy some wood and strings,I'll make a instructable in about an hour

[attwell]

the part at the altoid tin end holding the strings; is it connected to the altoid container or to the ruler and does it matter? Is the tin just glued to the ruler?

[justindouthat]

cool i made one to after seeing this ( it only had 1 string tho :(

[pmac93]

what's the nut?

[tdolasky]

i believe it is a sliding marker that is seldom included in some rulers. he must have adhered it in place

[NEED HELP sorta]

The nut is the small block that the strings rest on just before they go to the tuning pegs, it often spaces the strings evenly as well as keeping them a uniform distance off the fingerboard.

[sk8er man]

THAT'S AWESOME,MAKE AN INSTRUCTABLE FOR IT,I WANT ONE :) :D :D

[freeza36]

im about 2 post an ible for it

[neidermeier]

do you use real strings? i want one of these and i cant aford to buy more srings because like most guitarists i am broke

[ihaveguitarskills!]

Yeah I'm a broke guitarist too...the world should make a guitarist foundation that gives us money. XD

[LastKoalaBear]

pleas pleas PLEAS make an instructable!!!! i will die if i don't have one of these!! it's amazing :D

[dirtyroger]

Thats awesome dude, yeah put a little piezo pickup inside and blug it it, Have you used real guitar strings??? think i'm gonna have to make one of these at dirtyguitarguide.com

[Aaron Hoffenberg]

Dude, thats awesome, you should make a full instructable

[ForDizzyAndMe]

I haven't seen one yet but I wanted to make a little Altoid tin electric guitar! XD  I wonder ho hard would that be to make?

[ledzeptin]

what were the strings made out of?

[aarobro56]

You sir, are a genuis. This has to be one of my favorite things on the site. I made my own, a much simpler not-as-cool version. It only cost my about 10 dollars though, probably because I didn't add a piezo. But this is just a fantastic idea.

 

[panzuman]

hey i broke my only piezo can i use the mouth piece from a phone instead? 0_o

[mattyew]

why are there holes drilled into the altoid tin?

[dasoccerdude]

It's so the sound can like resonate or something. On acoustic guitars they have the huge hole so the sound can resonate or something and be louder than just plucking a string. That's why electric guitars aren't loud without an amp, because the sound doesn't have a place to resonate or get loud. Could someone correct me if I'm wrong? Thanks

[Wareagle]

you are correct.

[amplex]

i really want to make one of these!! mostly for bowing, to put through a heavy reverb for sound efx, will probably use a metal neck/body for it. nice ible, really like the wingnut tuners!!

[Mr6507]

I tried this with a cassette tape box after reading it. It broke lol. I'll try to make an Altoids Bass guitar after my finger heals and I get used bass strings of of my guitar. (I used a rubber band...) You should make an instuctable about it.

[supamunki]

I'm making a 6 string 1 of these but sadly i don't have and Altoild tin because they dont sell them here. it's gonna have a nice looking cover on it as i am using an ace of spades on it.

[bumpus]

Awesome! Post a picture whenever you get it finished! :D

[fancypenguin845]

nice! very clean cut, and well made. how long did it take you?

[popcorn man]

Lol, I thought this comment was in reference to the killer albino squirrel

[bumpus]

it took around 3-4 hours of searching for parts and trial and error, but im happy with the result stay tuned for the instrutable!!

[tudgeanator]

Awesome! I'm sort-of combining 2 'ibles now- i'm making an electric stick bass, but using your method of holding the strings tight,It's gonna be SWEEEEEEEEEET!

[bumpus]

I'm excited to see it! :-)

[tudgeanator]

It's finished now but i can't find my camera and i couldnt find a wing nut or an eye bolt,So iv'e just substatuted them with standard nuts and bolts-it just means i need a screwdriver and pair of pliers to tune it!

[tudgeanator]

http://www.instructables.com/id/My_Electric_Stick_Bass_but_with_a_G_string/

Found my camera, and made a slideshow about my bass.Click the link!

[JayV]

This is funny. Does it actually work?

[bumpus]

Yep, a friend of mine was able to play Smoke On The Water on it! :D

[DaPaulness332]

you could play smoke on the water on anything

[dashofthunder]

what about MAGIC BUS?

[Bright Shadow]

I could imagine someone playing that on a toaster... that would be strangely hilarious.

[kolopinko]

ya..

[idiggapony]

maybe you said this already, but what type of strings should i use to make this??

[AnarchistAsian]

funny, right as i was looking at this, i heard a guitar playing on the tv...