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| Author: | dzsmith [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 4th Build is finally finished |
Hi Guys, I'm finished with my fourth build and I want to say thanks for all of the generous advice, tips, and encouragement! I built this guitar for my uncle in N.C. Most of the walnut came from some chunks his daddy cut for gunstocks many years ago. I had this walnut for at least 30 years. I designed this guitar to be as simple as I could so I could concentrate on joinery. The top and back maple were made from one matched set. I used vintage amber transtint on the top and back and no dye on the headstock. My neck angle came out a tad steep and thus the raised bridge and pickups. My tools were: 9-inch bandsaw, thickness planer, drill press, hand saw, and various hand tools. I estimate I spent about 100 hours on the build. Thanks again for sharing your talents. Dan |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Build is finally finished |
Nice! I really like the color of the woods! |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 5:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Build is finally finished |
alan stassforth wrote: Nice! I really like the color of the woods! Thanks Alan! I shipped it to my uncle. He received it Thursday at took it out to Silvermont N.C. that night and said he blew them away with it. Dan |
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| Author: | miramadar [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Build is finally finished |
VERY cool guitar!! How about some more details? What kind of pickups did you use? How is it wired? What process did you use for the finish? |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Build is finally finished |
miramadar wrote: VERY cool guitar!! How about some more details? What kind of pickups did you use? How is it wired? What process did you use for the finish? Thanks Miramadar, I used inexpensive Guitar Fetish overwound pickups - I think they sound great. I don't use tone knobs. I wired the taps of both humbuckers to a push-pull volume pot to switch them to single-coils. I originally finished the guitar with wipe on poly, but when I started level sanding, I could see clouds in it, so I sanded it all off and applied Deft spray can lacquer, about 4 cans. I masked the walnut and applied water-based transtint dark amber dye to the maple. I sanded most of it off, and applied another coat. Then I buffed it with steel wool to lighten it up here and there. I only applied dye to the headstock under the tuner keys. I drilled the tuner holes and then used a cove bit in my drill press to cut counterbores so the tuner washer and nut would be inset. I had a large bookmatched set of maple panels and was able to use it for both the back and front. I was suprised that the guitar has perfect balance, if yoiu rest the cutout on your leg and let go, it stays in place. Thanks, Dan |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Build is finally finished |
I like the wood combo as well. And I like the design. Reminds me of some of the old cheapo electrics of my youth(not a knock, by the way). Some of them had some really cool shapes. If they'd been built with an attention to quality, Fender and Gibson might have had to work a little harder. Too bad. Cool looking build! |
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