westhemann Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 cut the top...i don't know if i mentioned it but this will be a drop top...i will be trying scotts method Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 nice binding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Looks pretty sweet. The quilted board is a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Wes you should definately make some bocote humbucker mounting rings or knobs... it looks so nice, you have to let it come back somewhere in the body... maybe a cool bocote inlay behind the bridge?? It looks awesome Wes!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 bocote mounting rings?i don't know...i kind of like metal ones...but maybe i could bind the floyd rout or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basey Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Nice!!!! I love that fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Looks so nice. How are you finishing her? That is so badass. I think the bocote mouning rings woul be cool, too. And if by chance you dont like em, I'll buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 i will be finishing it in a forest green stain with a shellac sealer coat and a clear nitro topcoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 You said you were doing a 'drop top', what does that actually mean? Is there more than one way of gluing the top on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 yeah.....drop top is bending the top to conform to the arm rest,rather than putting on a thicker top and shaving away the arm rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 it is pinned right under this topic if you want to see a picture of one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Wow... i love seeing a guitar come together! I hope you cut that top a little oversized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 okay...warning......make SURE to completely flush out the carbon rods and glue them in and let them dry before glueing on the board. i didn't realize the glue was forcing my rods back out of the slot...and they cracked my fretboard....now i must make a new one...and i was going to taper and cut the neck today I'm a bit late with this but I was hunting down this topic to see how you handled the carbon rods - guess why? I didn't crack mine or glue it on yet but I did notice that my fretboard would not sit properly on the neck. The rods looked like they were flush with the top edge but they weren't. I have done some sanding and things are good now but next time, I will route the carbon rod channels 1/32 deeper than I did this time. I really like the quilted maple fretboard. Looks like it's gonna be a good one. Sometimes mistakes lead to improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Wow... i love seeing a guitar come together! I hope you cut that top a little oversized. yeah it's a little bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 yeah dave...i was so caught up on having it the exact 3/8" deep...i didn't even think of the glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 wow amazing....... just a question, how exactly did you shape the neck profile? is it possible to do it by hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 it looks good so far, my only thoughts are it looks almost overkill with the quilted top and the quilted fb prolly will look better once there is finish on it, are u puttin a tom on there or goin for a trem cuz it doesnt look like you have angled the neck at all MzI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 i shaped my first one by hand with sandpaper ....tsl602000 gave me some good tips... this one i used a drum sander the remove the majority of the wood and i used a sanding block by hand with 60 grit to finish it up mz...it is a recessed trem(floyd.) this is one of the biggest misconceptions that a neck angle is needed for a floyd...it is not needed,all you need is 3/16" from the top of the body to the bottom of the fingerboard,if your fingerboard is 1/4" thick. i don't understand why so many believe it is needed as most ibanez guitars have a floyd and no neck angle.i have a rgt i take my measurements from for such things but a neck angle does look nice in some instances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page_Master Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 just a few questions: 1.) i am building a neck-thru with a tune-o-matic bridge, i will need a neck angle right? 2.) are carbon rods necessary on a quartersawn 3 piece laminate neck-thru guitar? if so, what is the best way to install them? 3.) do you need dowels or biscuits between the joining of the wings to the body? answered questions will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 yes,no,and no.unless you recess the bridge you will need a neck angle,i only put the rods in because i like them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajiiNako Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Beautiful so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 The neck shaping method i learned was using a spokeshave and rasps to get the overall shape and dimensions established, and then sanding just to smooth it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 The neck shaping method i learned was using a spokeshave and rasps to get the overall shape and dimensions established, and then sanding just to smooth it out. yeah i need to get some more rasps and spokeshaves...i think for a beginner like me sandpaper is pretty safe though...and the end results are the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page_Master Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 are you going to do natural binding around the drop top on the body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 no black back....quilted green front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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