It usually takes me between 4 to 6 hours to fit a dovetail on one of my archtop guitars.
It’s just one of those things you can’t rush.
It has to be perfect or else all my work was in vain...
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:44 pm ] |
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It usually takes me between 4 to 6 hours to fit a dovetail on one of my archtop guitars. It’s just one of those things you can’t rush. It has to be perfect or else all my work was in vain... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:50 pm ] |
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Your results look to be well worth the time! |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:35 pm ] |
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Looks good! The way I approach dovetail fitting, and other difficult luthiery tasks, is that it will take as long as it takes to do it right. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:00 pm ] |
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Looks awesome, Brad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:22 pm ] |
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Do you finish with the neck on or was this just a trial fit? Looks nice. |
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| Author: | Ruby50 [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:25 am ] |
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Was going to be my question too - looks like you cleaned up a glued joint. Do you find finishing, leveling, and polishing to be difficult in that area? Ed |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:15 am ] |
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That is really a well fitted joint. Good job! |
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| Author: | Dave m2 [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:17 pm ] |
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Now that has to be THE statement for us guitar builders. Dave |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:15 pm ] |
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Terence Kennedy wrote: Do you finish with the neck on or was this just a trial fit? Looks nice. Yes, on the archtops I attach the neck before I finish. The main reason is so I can sand the joint flush on the treble side of the neck where it meets the side. |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:20 pm ] |
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Ruby50 wrote: Was going to be my question too - looks like you cleaned up a glued joint. Do you find finishing, leveling, and polishing to be difficult in that area? Ed It's certainly not as easy as having the neck unattached , but I am so used to doing it that it is not much more difficult to me. |
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