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Altoid Guitar

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.
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Apr 13, 2012. 6:28 PMattwell says:
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?
Mar 20, 2012. 8:02 AMjustindouthat says:
cool i made one to after seeing this ( it only had 1 string tho :(
Mar 31, 2008. 6:19 PMpmac93 says:
what's the nut?
Feb 13, 2012. 7:06 PMtdolasky says:
i believe it is a sliding marker that is seldom included in some rulers. he must have adhered it in place
Aug 7, 2008. 11:18 PMNEED HELP sorta says:
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.
Sep 2, 2010. 11:32 AMsk8er man says:
THAT'S AWESOME,MAKE AN INSTRUCTABLE FOR IT,I WANT ONE :) :D :D
Feb 8, 2012. 5:51 PMfreeza36 says:
im about 2 post an ible for it
May 5, 2011. 6:56 PMneidermeier says:
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
Feb 3, 2012. 1:58 PMihaveguitarskills! says:
Yeah I'm a broke guitarist too...the world should make a guitarist foundation that gives us money. XD
Mar 2, 2011. 9:36 AMLastKoalaBear says:
pleas pleas PLEAS make an instructable!!!! i will die if i don't have one of these!! it's amazing :D
Oct 20, 2010. 4:15 PMdirtyroger says:
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
Mar 18, 2010. 5:02 PMAaron Hoffenberg says:
Dude, thats awesome, you should make a full instructable
Mar 16, 2010. 5:01 PMForDizzyAndMe says:
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?
Dec 6, 2009. 11:43 AMledzeptin says:
what were the strings made out of?
Nov 16, 2009. 1:02 PMaarobro56 says:
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.
 
Sep 25, 2009. 3:30 PMpanzuman says:
hey i broke my only piezo can i use the mouth piece from a phone instead? 0_o
Jun 1, 2009. 8:32 AMmattyew says:
why are there holes drilled into the altoid tin?
Jun 28, 2009. 7:38 PMdasoccerdude says:
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
Jul 1, 2009. 7:19 PMWareagle says:
you are correct.
Jun 30, 2009. 3:11 PMamplex says:
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!!
May 6, 2009. 4:01 PMMr6507 says:
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.
May 3, 2009. 2:43 AMsupamunki says:
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.
Feb 8, 2008. 8:23 PMfancypenguin845 says:
nice! very clean cut, and well made. how long did it take you?
May 2, 2009. 11:29 AMpopcorn man says:
Lol, I thought this comment was in reference to the killer albino squirrel
Feb 19, 2009. 3:43 AMtudgeanator says:
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!
Feb 27, 2009. 10:00 AMtudgeanator says:
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!
Feb 27, 2009. 11:21 AMtudgeanator says:
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!
Dec 25, 2008. 7:43 AMJayV says:
This is funny. Does it actually work?
Dec 29, 2008. 10:20 PMDaPaulness332 says:
you could play smoke on the water on anything
Feb 7, 2009. 4:22 AMdashofthunder says:
what about MAGIC BUS?
Jan 13, 2009. 6:44 PMBright Shadow says:
I could imagine someone playing that on a toaster... that would be strangely hilarious.
Feb 25, 2009. 5:48 PMkolopinko says:
ya..
Dec 3, 2008. 1:25 PMidiggapony says:
maybe you said this already, but what type of strings should i use to make this??
Oct 13, 2008. 3:11 PMAnarchistAsian says:
funny, right as i was looking at this, i heard a guitar playing on the tv...
Oct 13, 2008. 11:44 PMdunnos says:
same here, radio
Oct 14, 2008. 2:35 PMAnarchistAsian says:
ha ha cool.
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