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Post by dnic on Jan 1, 2011 10:39:01 GMT -6
"Eddie's affection for wood was getting the better of him" Actually that is some very nice maple.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2011 12:29:36 GMT -6
I know, wood has gotten under my skin. I just wish I could find a good source! Think I'll become a lumber jack, then I could find a good source! HE! HE! just kidding... Hummm or am I? EB
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 19:37:25 GMT -6
I got the mahogany in for this build. I now have all the wood needed to start this build. I want to get some of the other guitars I started done first. But I just might start carving it out sometime this week. I know it's kind of boring but here it the mahogany.
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Post by dnic on Jan 17, 2011 20:57:27 GMT -6
Wood is never boring. Sweet wood.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2011 15:34:36 GMT -6
OK, I was going to wait till next summer to start on this, but I decided to start on it today. I had the maple neck blank made up for about a year now. So today I got the markings on it to where I need to make cuts and I got the fret board fret slots cut into the rosewood board. I also have the heal cut and glued on to the neck. Sometime this up and coming week I am going to try and get the the truss rod in, fret board on, and if all goes well, I'll get the profile cut on the neck. Once that is all done I'll be starting on the body. Sure would like to get all the cutting done on this before the weather turns off cold. I know I'll have to wait on the final build of the project because I don't have any parts for it at all. If by the time I get ready to build it, and I still don't have the parts I may take one of my other builds apart to put this one together. I'll have some pictures of the neck latter on this week.
EB
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Post by dnic on Sept 11, 2011 18:54:53 GMT -6
This must mean you are feeling a lot better with the neck pain. Glad to hear it keep it up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2011 20:38:57 GMT -6
Yes the pain... well I know some of you may not believe what I am going to say but, I got prayer at church a few weeks ago and the pain went away! My neck is still messed up but I have been pain free since the people prayed for me. I am feeling a lot better and I have been able to at least work on guitars and some of project again. I even had some business cards made up. I have a few people interested in me giving them guitar lessons and I already got some guitar repairs to do. So again I am feeling better. I for got what it was like to have no pain. After over a year of doctors and pain pills, and therapy, all the money spent to try and get some relief, nothing worked, but the prayer did! EB
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Post by dnic on Sept 12, 2011 8:48:17 GMT -6
PTL buddy I believe.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 16:21:48 GMT -6
I didn't get everything done today that I wanted but it's a start. These pictures show the tools I used to day. This is the first time I used my plunge router base, I have to say I like it. This is what I'll use form now on to cut the truss rod channel. Here is a clean shot of the neck with the truss rod. Here is rosewood fret board. This is some of the rosewood from the rose guitar build. this is a shot of the fret board after I profiled it. I used my table router to cut the profile. I use a straight piece of wood and used two sided tape to hold it in place. I then use my band saw to cut the profile close then used the router to square it up. If you look close you can see I draw everything out before I start cutting or routing. I also went ahead and scarfed it in the head stock. I plan on using a veneer (that I will make hopefully) on the head stock. This is the 3rd neck I made this way, and I have to say I like doing it this way. Oh in case I forgot to say, this is a 4 piece maple neck. I did not use any wood between the lams, for one reason I didn't have any wood to do that. I come form the old school that says use what's on hand or in racing (run what you brung). ;D EB
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 16:42:06 GMT -6
Oh that is a bone nut. I am also going to do some in lays on the fret board. I am still trying to decide on what type of joint I want to make for the neck and body. The plans I have has the type that does not go all the way across the neck. The reason people use the that type is because of carving. When you carve the back of the neck this kind of joint wont show the insert of the neck on the side of the body, so you can cave the neck a little narrower than if you use the joint that goes all the way across the neck. I know some will argue about strength and sustain, but I have never broken a guitar yet, and for those that have, I have to ask what the heck were you doing? Playing base ball with it? LOL! I don't see a guitar braking under normal use. If one does break while playing it, then I would contact the maker of the guitar. LOL again! EB
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Post by irishrover on Sept 12, 2011 22:13:10 GMT -6
Never had one break from normal playing,but as a working musician sh*t happens. My old eppi dot casino had the neck broke at the head quite a few times from being knocked over on stage,strap slipped off the button once and the neck slammed the stage. Things happen. Never had my SG or les Paul get broke because they never left the house lol.
What's your body dimensions Eddie? I'm on an iPhone and it's kinda hard to judge scale.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 22:32:31 GMT -6
I was a working musician for a long while as well, but the most my guitars ever got was a nick or ding and chip. But I never had one get broke. I know it happens, but I have also seen so many guitarist treat their guitars like they are junk or don't care what happens to them. I know they are so called tools of the trade, but for someone like me they are more than that. The body will be around 13 inches wide and 15 1/2 to 16 inches long. It's 15 1/2" from where the neck pocket starts to the butt, and 16 inches from the top wing to the butt. The neck is a 25" scale 22 frets. this is also the first time I'll be using the 25" scale. Hey Rover, did you look at the pick guard I have? I posted it on your thread. EB
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2011 23:04:43 GMT -6
Got some carving done on the body today. Here is the ruff cut. This is showing the template I will be using to cut the chamber, I also use the template for routing the sides of the body. Here you can see I started to hog out for the chamber, and the sides are routed. EB
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 22:33:12 GMT -6
OK here is what it looks like with the routing done. This is a picture of the top being glued on. I don't know if you see it but I used two little nails to hold the top in place. Then I started the clamping. But I first put glue on the body, one side at a time. Then nailed where the neck pocket will be. I then clamped the one side just to hold in place (no clamping all over yet.) Then I put glue on the other side and nailed and clamped it, and now I used a lot of clamps to hold the top down. I used clamps to pull the two pieces together. Well, if you have any questions just ask and I'll try to do my best to give you an answer. Oh I did change the top to a different wood. It is still spalted maple, just not the same as in some of the first pictures.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Sept 15, 2011 17:38:53 GMT -6
Eddie -- have you had any problems with the maple "cupping" or "warping" over that huge route? I remember that Gibson put a "filler" of balsa in a lot of their chambered guitars.
Looks great -- can't wait to see it finished!
Good luck, John
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