Show us your Lowezo!

[Ted Crocker]

Old Lowe is making some of the coolest reso cones around. A lot of folks here have made great instruments using one.  Here's Bojangles I made for Jojo:

More photos Click Here

[Mark Lillo]

Another 9" Lowe cone

[Ted Crocker]

I can finally post these without spoiling the surprise for Jojo, she's on a plane and will be here in a couple hours.

[Wichita Sam]

OMG Ted!!! I am absolutely breathless. What a beautiful master work! Will you have a chance to post audio or video before it goes home with JoJo? the best, Wichita Sam
Ted Crocker said:

I can finally post these without spoiling the surprise for Jojo, she's on a plane and will be here in a couple hours.

[Mark Lillo]

Black walnut with red oak neck

[Mark Lillo]

Black walnut with red oak neck

[Buttermilk Music aka Norm]

That's really a good lookin' work Ted
Ted Crocker said:

I can finally post these without spoiling the surprise for Jojo, she's on a plane and will be here in a couple hours.

[Jason May]

Does anyone have tutorials on how to brace one of these cones? I just got two in and hope to have some guitars to post here soon.

[Randy S. Bretz]

I just mounted mine on top of the lid, just as long as you have some air space under the cone.

Jason May said:

Does anyone have tutorials on how to brace one of these cones? I just got two in and hope to have some guitars to post here soon.

[Jason May]

The thing is, I usually do neck thrus. So this will get in the way of the neck thru. Where do you get the support for the strings?

Randy S. Bretz said:

I just mounted mine on top of the lid, just as long as you have some air space under the cone.

Jason May said:

Does anyone have tutorials on how to brace one of these cones? I just got two in and hope to have some guitars to post here soon.

[Wichita Sam]

Jason,

This calls for bolt-on neck/pocket (ala' Fender) construction. If you look at my recent post on this discussion, the neck is bolt on, the strings are attached via a homemade trapeze, and the bridge/biscuit is inbetween.

Hope this helps.... if you need help with attaching a neck via pocket/bolt-on construction, let me know.

the best,

Wichita Sam

Jason May said:

The thing is, I usually do neck thrus. So this will get in the way of the neck thru. Where do you get the support for the strings?

Randy S. Bretz said:

I just mounted mine on top of the lid, just as long as you have some air space under the cone.

Jason May said:

Does anyone have tutorials on how to brace one of these cones? I just got two in and hope to have some guitars to post here soon.

[Jason May]

I was just hoping not to do a bolt on. Old Lowe showed me an interesting way to do a neck through. Which I'll give a whirl.

Wichita Sam said:

Jason,
This calls for bolt-on neck/pocket (ala' Fender) construction. If you look at my recent post on this discussion, the neck is bolt on, the strings are attached via a homemade trapeze, and the bridge/biscuit is inbetween.

[Jason May]

Actually Sam, if you happen to have an internal view of the bracing I'd love to see it just as an extra reference.