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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Test Fit – August 2016
Quick test fit of everything now that the neck is drilled and can be attached. It’s interesting that the outline of this guitar is a lot softer and less sharp in angles. Part of that is to do with the … Continue reading
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Cavity Cover – August 2016
I was thinking of using a piece of the ash to make the cavity cover, however I was looking at the cutoff from the glued up top and realised it could make a nice cavity cover. I need to work … Continue reading
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Test Finish – Take #2 – August 2016
The first piece died in a spraying failure (I had dropped the can and damaged the spray nozzle, so my own fault). So back to it with the other side. Black first. Then sand back, tried to leave a bit … Continue reading
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Bridge Back Plate – August 2015
The last bit invovled with installing the bridge is to route the body to accept the metal string plate. This requires a 11mm router bit (specially bought). Using a straight edge and two end stops I cut the channel. Due … Continue reading
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Cable channels – August 2016
This is the third time I’ve done the pickup cable channels by hand. Looking at the thickness of the top, I could of got away with cutting them with a router and then gluing on the top, but I wasn’t … Continue reading
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Pickup Routes – August 2016
Time to route the body for the pickups. The neck pickup template is for a tiny 1/4″ bit and a 3/8″ collar, which makes it a fairly easy route to do. Above is the end result, really starting to get … Continue reading
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Control Holes – August 2016
I’ve drilled the control post holes (10mm), each 4cm from the edge. The volume is directly below the bridge pickup, with the switch 10cm back and the tone control at the mid point. This is the same setup as the … Continue reading
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Schaller Hannes Bridge – July 2016
Schaller provide a template which they advise to tape on and mark the drill holes through (the PDF photo installation guide is available on their website is superb). As this is my first time using the bridge, I’m following the … Continue reading
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Round Over – July 2016
The back of the body has had a 1/2″ round over bit applied using the borrowed large router. The bigger router, while really heavy to lift (7kg!), was remarkably stable and good for the job. The back round over looks … Continue reading
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