DIY Guitar Messing About (1 Viewer)

[magicbastarder]

that's looking great already.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

that's looking great already.

Yeah - very happy with in. Using the sheets of walnut and mahogany as a top really gives it a clean look. Just need to tidy up and radius the sides and edges now

 

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[JohnnyRaz]

Bridge placement, alignment and intonation/scale length check. It’ll be playable

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Full string up test… miraculously the truss rod works. One side of the neck is about 1mm higher that the other due to a slight difference in thickness at one point of two planks I used that I didn’t realise. Can compensate at the bridge and makes no difference to playability or sound

 

[magicbastarder]

i see you've moved out of the shed and indoors. wise man,

 

[JohnnyRaz]

i see you've moved out of the shed and indoors. wise man,

yep - far too cold at the moment for anything other than heavy work that would warm you up.
Plus while its also almost at the finish stage its far too cold to get started on that lark...
Plus plus its behind me as I err... work... for easy noodling and setup tweaking.

 

[magicbastarder]

yeah, i can't do any turning at the moment, it's not physical enough to keep warm. and i've finished chopping mortices by hand now, which had been keeping me warm. trips to the shed are short.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Notes to future self.. don’t let guitars with slanted headstocks fall on their backs on a concrete floor. Particularly when you’ve had to tighten the truss rod to give more neck relief because a thick teak neck may seem like a good idea, but is too rigid to bend with tension of strings. All salvaged though and I’ll slim down the neck before finishing

 

[magicbastarder]

ow.

 

[GO]

Notes to future self.. don’t let guitars with slanted headstocks fall on their backs on a concrete floor. Particularly when you’ve had to tighten the truss rod to give more neck relief because a thick teak neck may seem like a good idea, but is too rigid to bend with tension of strings. All salvaged though and I’ll slim down the neck before finishing
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Look at that sweet scarf joint though!

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Look at that sweet scarf joint though!

I’ve mastered the scarf joints if nothing else I have to say. This guitar now has two unfortunately!!

 

[JohnnyRaz]

As I’m not going to get to finishing until probably the new year I stuck the pickups in for the craic (and as it’s easier to align them when’s there’s strings on). It’s actually sounds very decent plugged in…more character than the bolt on neck one I made from pine..

 

[magicbastarder]

in case anyone is stuck for a christmas present idea for JohnnyRaz

 

[magicbastarder]

workbench frame is coming along.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

workbench frame is coming along.

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compound joints.. nicely done.

 

[magicbastarder]

they're satisfyingly effective; just tap the wedge out and the leg pops free.

 

[magicbastarder]

more progress. no need to join a gym with the planing, and flipping that slab of oak over and back.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Grain filler on. It always makes it look shit, but some how more like a real instrument as opposed to random bits of wood

 

[GO]

What a wonderful project. I'm thoroughly enjoying it! Thanks