There is no one factor you should be worrying about. Or, the corollary: nobody can tell you one, or a few things you can do that will magically make...
Great job on building the case Steve. I've always wondered why there wasn't more of build your own case movement. Some people build some heavy boxes....
Not necessarily. But you don't know anything about the wood you've got on hand, other than that it's lighter than what you used before. And the side...
There are individual mini tuners used mostly for guitars, just make sure you get the right orientation. They are usually sold in sets of 6, 3 on each...
Ok, what does "darker tone" mean? To me it means, as a gross over-simplification, "Set the EQ to Bass Boost".
So if you want it to really have those...