Guitar Clock

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  Step 1

  Parts used to make this project:

  - Broken guitar (my son's first guitar which I found busted by his closet)

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  Step 2

  - Broken clock that I have had for 10 years and hanging in my kitchen for the past 5.

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  Step 3

  - Cracked 45 record (it is actually a 45 of "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith)

  - Glue gun and about 10 glue sticks

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  Step 4

  - Cardboard from Diet Coke cases to make the back and sides and two strips to reinforce the back
  of the face of the guitar.

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  Step 5

  - 2 popsicle sticks to reinforce the back where it was broken

  - Old keyring from broken one to add to attach the strap on the end

  - A small piece of jewelry wire twisted around the end of the keyring, poked through the
  cardboard then taped down with packing tape on the inside.

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  - Old tie - from a free box at a garage sale over 15 years ago

  - Printout of 1-12 and the words "Time Is On My Side" and "The Rolling Stones" that I printed off
  from at the library for 5 cents as I do now have a printer.

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  Step 7

  Here is are some more pics of the process finished item.

  The sides and the back of the original guitar were too broken up to be useable so I used them as templates to re-make the pieces out of the cardboard (Diet Coke box).

  I ended up having to use the front of the guitar on the cardboard to make the template for the back.

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  Step 8

  Here is a pic of the side layed out on the cardboard and it worked out that the side of the box was the right width (and the front of a box made 2 pieces for the side). It is wider than the actual piece as an inch or so on each side was needed to glue it to the front and the back.

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  Step 9

  Here is pic of the sides being glued to the front of the frame. In order to get the sides to curve properly, I had to cut on the edges about 1/4 inch apart and glue down small sections at a time with the glue gun so it would curve properly. You can also see in this pic the popsicle sticks used to reinforce the front where it was previously broken.

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  Step 10

  Here is a pic of the finished back

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  Step 11

  Here is a pic of my son pretending to rock with it

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  Step 12

  Here is a pic of the finished top

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Kimberly G. 28th January 2012

Love this idea. I currently have one broken guitar that my son smashed at a show last year. He wanted to keep it as a keepsake. I can now make it a functional one. Tell your son keep on playing. My son started at the age of ten he is now 24 and quite accomplished. He also carried his guitar around from place to place like an appendage. He still does. Thanks for this idea. This is great. I will post my version when done.

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MārÄ«te D. · 4 projects 25th March 2011

aaw.. poor guitar.. but idea is awesome

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monkee86 9th January 2011

That's sooo cool.

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kurohanzo · Tangerang, Banten, ID · 8 projects 8th December 2010

wow love the idea xD

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 27th December 2009

Awesome!!!!!!!

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Kimberly B. · Salem, Oregon, US 10th March 2009

This is pretty cool, I think I am going to try it slightly different though with a guitar that I have no use of anymore.

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