All Wood Cigar Boxes w/ metal hinged tops for CBUs?

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Arturo Fuente 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" 4 1/4" deep
Flor Fina 8-5-8

Temple Hall 7" by 4 3/4" 3 1/2" deep
Belicosos

Vintage boxes in excellent condition. Plain wood, no paper covering the boxes.
Are these appropriate for building cigar box ukes or guitars and anyone interested in buying?
 
They're a little small lengthwise but deeper than most. You can probably get a Soprano out of them if you play with the neck length. It'll have to join the body at the 15th fret or higher to give you room for a saddle. Might be more suitable for a CBG than a CBU
 
No offense, but I wouldn't use any of them.
4-5" is a little to narrow for my taste.
8" deep (!?) is gonna be a bear to hold on to.

Just in case you're wondering ..... http://outhouseinstruments.weebly.com/ukuleles.html ...

That's me.

Now A good A Fuente would work .... I consider A Fuente's as CB(anything) standard boxes, if you get a good size.
Bigger is better, but in my experience depth is needed also.

Matt
 
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