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Post by dnic on May 9, 2021 7:17:40 GMT -6
Looks great Eddie. Got to make it play!
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 13:44:35 GMT -6
it rained big time here today. So, I have started the color sanding on this. It's going pretty good. I hope I can have her all buffed out by the end of the day. Another part I don't like of guitar building is all of the sanding that goes into one. But I was the same way on building cars. The finish work is super involved. Only there is a lot more of it.
But she is looking good. I have the neck done and buffed. The neck is killer on this. I have most of the body sanded. Still maybe another hour of sanding on the body. Then buffing time. I think I'll hand buff this one. I'll see how it goes.
EB
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on May 11, 2021 14:46:40 GMT -6
That is a great looking guitar, Eddie. Great work!
John
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2021 16:42:49 GMT -6
thanks all!
Here are some pictures of how she is today. I can only work a little but at time. I work until I get to hurting this I stop. No since in suffering all night long in pain.
Once I got the guitar sanded and buffed out yesterday. I decided today to start putting her together.
I had to do a lot of cleaning up the fret board and frets. That took some time this morning. But I think it's looking pretty good.
My Logo turned black on the Teak wood. But I think it looks kind of sexy.
As you can see, most of the wiring is in. Going to use magnets to hold the covers on. (I hope) HA!
The neck came out Great! Is as smooth as glass with wax on it. LOL!
I just made the truss rod cover today. I still need to drill a hole for the screw to hold onto the peg head. I also still need to drill two more holes for ... More wires... The bridge pickup wires wont go through the other hole because the switch wires and the neck pickup wires fill up the one I did drill. So, I'll need to drill another hole for the bridge. I also need to drill one for the bridge ground wire.
I need to make the string nut (bone) and I need to put the strap buttons on. So, I still have a little ways to go. All that and plus the set up.
Oh, I also need to make my pickup ring for the bridge pickup thinner. It's a little thick. Only a 16th of an inch to thick. But it's enough to get the way of things.
So, all in all this build has come a long ways. I love the Teak wood on this build. I was glad I made this one all teak wood. To me this guitar has a MOJO that other guitars just don't have. I hope she sing as good as she looks.
So another day or 2 I'll have her singing. I will make a video of it once I get her setup and playing well.
The Tung oil finish on this really made the wood show off it Candy look. Makes me want some good caramel candy. HA! HA!
EB
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Post by dnic on May 11, 2021 18:00:55 GMT -6
Looks good Eddie. Especially the sexy logo! Always love this part of the build when things go together and you get to string it up for the first time.
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Post by antares on May 12, 2021 2:27:06 GMT -6
And how many times do you offer up the major components to one another and let your imagination take temporary shape along the way? I sure do (or rather used to do!) She sure is looking a beauty Eddie, you're spot-on about teak. Is it heavy? I can't think of another reason why it has not been used more frequently given its free availability.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2021 9:40:38 GMT -6
And how many times do you offer up the major components to one another and let your imagination take temporary shape along the way? I sure do (or rather used to do!) She sure is looking a beauty Eddie, you're spot-on about teak. Is it heavy? I can't think of another reason why it has not been used more frequently given its free availability. e&oe ...This build comes in around the same as my Strat that is made of alder. So not real heavy. But I did do some relief to it.
I think Teak wood is a lot like a few other woods that people don't use much of. For one I think people have fallen into this idea that guitars should only be made of Ash, Swamp Ash, alder, Mahogany and maple.
I know Dane made a guitar some time ago of teak wood.
For me I have made guitars out of all kinds off woods. All of them are great woods for guitars. But some wood can and do get heavy. Like Rose wood. The one I did for a customer that I called the Rose is a super heavy guitar, but plays and sounds amazing!
But, now that I made this one of all teak, I am already thinking of my next Teak wood guitar. It will be a long while before that one is born. But I do have the wood for it. I may do some neck blanks out of it before to long. Be nice to let them sit for a few months or longer before I use them.
The rain has stopped for today. But wow what a storm we had last night. I'll have to see how humid it is today. I may try and get some more sanding done on the other build ans see if I can get the black paint put on it.
EB
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Post by dnic on May 12, 2021 17:56:59 GMT -6
Are we going to get a video of this Eddie? It looks great, I'd like to hear it.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2021 8:32:06 GMT -6
Are we going to get a video of this Eddie? It looks great, I'd like to hear it. Yes as soon as I can. Today I’ll make the nut and string it up. Do the set up. Once I get her all tweaked in, then I’ll make a video of her, and me… lol 😆 EB
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2021 14:13:27 GMT -6
Some more stuff!
I had to drill a hole for the bridge ground wire. But it seems it took me forever not to forget this most important step.
Here is something I started doing a long time ago. Using copper tape to help ground the bridge wire.
I put the tape down onto the body and lay the wire on top. Once the bridge is screwed into place the bridge wire is grounded as good as it's going to get. Since I stared doing this, I have stopped a Lot of grounding issue from the bridge not grounding well. On painted bridges I sand off the paint on the bottom of the bridge. I see a lot of people not sand off the bottom of the bridge, then they have grounding issues. That all say the same thing. I put the ground under the bridge. But once I ask them if they sanded the bottom of the bridge. I always get NO. LOL!
here is the bridge all screwed on. Please note that I like to run the string saddles all the way back, or as far as I can get them. Once I string this guitar up and go to set the intonation it make it a lot easier to get there. Less work for me. LOL!
All wired up! Not tested yet. But at lest that part is done.
I did get the control cover magnet put into place. I'll have some pictures latter on. I also did the string nut. I have my guide slots cut into the nut but that is as far as I got. I also put some finish on the truss rod over. Waiting for it to dry. Looks like I'll nee to make it just a little but thinner. Looks like the string may hit it.
So, I need to finish the nut slots. I still need to figure out how to put the cover on for the 3 way switch. I don't want to use screws. But I don't think I can use my magnets as well. So I am thinking, once I get this playing, I may use some that two sided T-Rex tape I have. I figure I should never have to get to the switch again for a really long time. And that stuff will never let go. LOL!
So only a little bit to go. I do have some other things going that keep me form spending a lot of time on this. One more day and I should have it playing.
EB
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Post by dnic on May 13, 2021 18:02:54 GMT -6
Three cool things jump out at me here, Eddie. I'm sure there are more but three that speak to me. The copper under the bridge is a good idea. I like to run my caps through the ground lug like you did on this one. Running the saddles farther back is also a good idea so the string doesn't kink in front of the saddle it if happens to need a lot of movement. Kudos my friend.
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Post by antares on May 14, 2021 4:51:16 GMT -6
Yes good idea with the copper tape although baring the metal should be obvious, at least it should be to most folk that "dabble" with circuits. Mr. Kirschoff would have had a blue freak out if had seen someone trying to "ground" something without removing the insulating layer!
When I screen Leo-types, I lap the self-adhesive copper foil just abit out of the cavity and onto the top of the body, the object being that the tab over contacts the foil on the pickguard. Obvious to you guys I know, but even back in the late 1970s it was second nature to me.
I used to dab a little solder across the copper foil joints too, but I have since discovered that the double stick film of adhesive is conductive so that's a pointless exercise and I no longer do it. I found it was dead easy to get a blob of solder to take to the copper foil joints, even though it is heat-sinked by the wood to some degree.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2021 9:02:27 GMT -6
Yes good idea with the copper tape although baring the metal should be obvious, at least it should be to most folk that "dabble" with circuits. Mr. Kirschoff would have had a blue freak out if had seen someone trying to "ground" something without removing the insulating layer! When I screen Leo-types, I lap the self-adhesive copper foil just abit out of the cavity and onto the top of the body, the object being that the tab over contacts the foil on the pickguard. Obvious to you guys I know, but even back in the late 1970s it was second nature to me. I used to dab a little solder across the copper foil joints too, but I have since discovered that the double stick film of adhesive is conductive so that's a pointless exercise and I no longer do it. I found it was dead easy to get a blob of solder to take to the copper foil joints, even though it is heat-sinked by the wood to some degree. e&oe ...you would think that people would sand or scrape off the bottom of the bridge before screwing it down onto the the ground wire. But, on FB, almost everyday someone has a grounding issue. A lot of them have put on a new all Black bridge. Yep and now they have a ground buzz going on. As soon as I ask them about sanding the bridge, they almost every time tell me no they did not. I think the ones that say nothing are to embarrassed by it. LOL!
If there is one thing I have learned in life is, that some people have not a clue to what I think is common since. I can understand if someone fore gets or over looks something. The other one is people not pre soldering wires. I don't know how I learned this but I think I have always done it from day one. No, I never had anyone ever show me how. It just made since to me to put solder on the wire before you try and solder to the point where it needs to go. I know I don't know everything, but I do have common since about most things.
Have you been watching any of the, Great Guitar build off? Some of them are scary to watch. LOL!
EB
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2021 9:02:56 GMT -6
Three cool things jump out at me here, Eddie. I'm sure there are more but three that speak to me. The copper under the bridge is a good idea. I like to run my caps through the ground lug like you did on this one. Running the saddles farther back is also a good idea so the string doesn't kink in front of the saddle it if happens to need a lot of movement. Kudos my friend. Thanks Dane!
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Post by antares on May 14, 2021 10:35:30 GMT -6
I went on about grounding and so on and clean forgot to give you a thumbs up for that bridge saddles preset tip Eddie. It's so obvious I don't know why it has never occurred to me before, and I do try to reason things out normally.
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