88 views and no one has a single comment of any color?........
I am not sure how to take that. But oh well....
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| Author: | Chris aka Sniggly [ Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Today's Progress - 1st Build |
I was finally able to make some serious progress in the shop today. I fixed my fingerboard thickness problem and re-cut the slots with a Japanese saw I had laying around. I leveled the upper bout of the body to accept the fingerboard extension. My neck set turned out to be almost 2 degrees (leaning back not forward). Here are some pics of that and other things I did....Pics are in no particular order. Any comments are welcome. I would really like to finish this before Wednesday. |
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| Author: | Chris aka Sniggly [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
88 views and no one has a single comment of any color?........ I am not sure how to take that. But oh well....
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| Author: | gozierdt [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
OK, I'll bite...the heel of the neck looks very dark in the top two photo, and only a little lighter in the fourth one down. What neck wood are you using? Other than that, I like the neat way you routed out the center area of the contact surface. It'll make it really easy to fit and floss the neck to the body. |
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| Author: | jack [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
I too like the way you roughed-out the cheeks ; looks like you're back in business with the fingerboard; More pictures as they are available, regards, jack |
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| Author: | Chris aka Sniggly [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
 gozierdt.....Thanks fer bein the first...Neck wood is Sapele. I don't really like it...but it's what I had. For a first guitar - I think my neck fitting is really going well. I will have many people to thank once this thing is done. My next neck will be African Mahogany (Khaya) with center strips of something....it's lighter than this Sapele... |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
Brass inserts? I hope they hold in there! www.Mcfeeleys.com has some deep threaded steel ones! You may want to switch to those. ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") Mike |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
Brass inserts? I hope they hold in there! www.Mcfeeleys.com has some deep threaded steel ones! You may want to switch to those. Mike |
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| Author: | Chris aka Sniggly [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
We shall see about the inserts. I can be pretty rough on a guitar so I am probably a good test of whether or not they will hold. LMI's been selling them for quite a while. |
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| Author: | KenH [ Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Today's Progress - 1st Build |
Looking good snig ! You shouldnt have any problems with setting the neck using that method. |
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