I make these guitars from old galvanised corrugated iron sheets found in sheds and farms. Some of it can be about 100 years old. 

I roll the sheets flat and , because the steel is stiffer  and thinner than other types, the guitars are very light weight for a metal body. For instance the single cone weighs  just 3.3 kilos (7.2 pounds)

The guitar on the right is actually a tricone which weighs just a bit more.

You can have both single cones and tricones with traditional “F”holes, 3 slots per side or grilles and my special domed tricone coverplate.

A Rustbucket  Tricone (yes, there is three cones under the cover!)  with an experimental short scale of 635mm (24 27/32").

All other tricones that I know of have a scale around 25.5" or 648mm.

The result?

Well, it's definitely easier to play and the sound is not very different at all. Maybe a bit "softer" or less steely. I'm keen to make more but it means a fair bit of messing with my existing tooling so there is a bit more work involved.

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