Prostheta Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 21st? It can be fixed. It should be as well, because the frets will make it look more obvious. You're really sourcing some fine-looking woods, Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 48 minutes ago, Prostheta said: 21st? It can be fixed. It should be as well, because the frets will make it look more obvious. You're really sourcing some fine-looking woods, Andy. No - it's the 5th . It sounds like I need to check the 21st too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Wow. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Arf! I see what you mean. 5th is hanging in free space so looks less squiffy. The close spacings higher up exaggerate any off-center dots. Especially when the fretwire goes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Both the 21st and the 5th were out of place - I reckon I need some new glasses! Anyway, both fixed... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 The body carve and shape is pretty much finished. In the back, I added a scoop at the lower cutout for good upper-fret access and managed to cut a sliver of the camphor laurel for the control cover: And yes - needing new glasses or not, the string bar IS supposed to be on a slant The fretboard's not glued yet but the fretmarker positions are better (don't worry about the 3rd - it is 1mm smaller but is indeed in line with the rest): The top is coming out nicely. With the final gloss coats this is going to look really nice And Tim's sent me the profile measurements of his favourite player: Every guitar has its own feel, but my aim is to try to get in familiar territory for Tim's first playing experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Are those P-90s I see there Andy? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 41 minutes ago, ScottR said: Are those P-90s I see there Andy? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 28 minutes ago, ScottR said: Are those P-90s I see there Andy? SR Yes - just the covers in this shot. Tim has had a custom builder make him up a set of stacked P90 humbuckers. It will be interesting how they work out as sometimes you end up with the worst of two worlds rather than the best of two worlds The only challenge from a building point of view was that they are very, very deep...in a body that's relatively slim. Here's how much deeper they are than the covers I'll probably end up mounting them on bass-type foam cushions rather than springs. It's a very fancy Schaller pre-amp / piezo magnetic mixer too. This fancy circuit board is actually hidden in the control chamber: Seems a bit of a waste. Glass control chamber cover and internal lights, do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Andyjr1515 said: Seems a bit of a waste. Glass control chamber cover and internal lights, do you think? Do you think that you can sell him on this idea....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 52 minutes ago, Prostheta said: Do you think that you can sell him on this idea....? Well....I've had an even BETTER idea. How about a glass cover at the front ! And a mirror stuck to the inside of the back cover. That way the light from the LED's would not only illuminate the Flagship, but also bounce off the mirror and shine a beam onto the music stand. Great for dark venues when you're trying out new songs. It won't take me 5 minutes to rout through to the top. I'll just get the Bosch out now. I'm so excited. And Tim will be sooooooooooooo surprised - I just LOVE these builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Ah, just hang an Aldis lamp off it so he can communicate with the cheap seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Done I think he's going to LOVE it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Do be sure to share that pic with him. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 "On advisement, this is what you're getting. Now" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I keep getting mixed up on this- so- the other guitar is getting the snakewood fingerboard right? Is this the figured ebony one then? Looking good-did the figure stay any or did it sand out a bit? . are you going to flood/fill that top with something or leave it be and "breath". i think you said this was a bit swiss cheese or maybe it was the other top. I have some wood like this- and wondering what I will fill with. watching with interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Hi, @Mr Natural I know - I should go back to building one at a time Yes - this one has the ebony fretboard. I've filled the fissures - the main fill with epoxy mixed with wood dust, and the smaller dints by slurrying with tru-oil. Still a few dints and hollows left but it's almost ready for the gloss coat. The figuring is great already but will really pop out once I've put the gloss on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 On 11/10/2017 at 9:52 PM, Andyjr1515 said: Hi, @Mr Natural The figuring is great already but will really pop out once I've put the gloss on! Of course, I'm talking about the wrong figuring, @Mr Natural Yes - the figuring on the ebony is still there just as strong. On the edge of the board you can actually see the waves in the grain that are causing it. Once it has been fine sanded and treated, it should stillbe quite visible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Gloss? I think a little raw oil would be perfect. At least, if you have any scrap pieces then try each possibility.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, Prostheta said: Gloss? I think a little raw oil would be perfect. At least, if you have any scrap pieces then try each possibility.... Once more I may have confused the issue by answering the wrong question above For clarity, the fretboard will be oiled and buffed (likewise the neck), but for the body I'm going for gloss on this one. The wet-look versus dry look is like chalk and cheese when you see it in the flesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 In my personal experience, I've found that Ebony is great as-is. At least, after sanding and buffing up to as high a grit as possible. My 7-string has an "Indian" Ebony board which I think was taken somewhere in the region of 8000 grit, and from there it exhibits a deeper glassy look. Oil seems to flatten it out with Ebony. Unfinished, it is pretty difficult to maintain though. The Indian Ebony I used was a mix of brown streaks in black, which gave it the depth of Tiger's Eye stone. Very attractive. I'm unsure whether this can be brought out in figured Ebony, however I'm sure it would be spectacular if it could. "Ebony under ice" springs to mind.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 9 hours ago, Prostheta said: In my personal experience, I've found that Ebony is great as-is. At least, after sanding and buffing up to as high a grit as possible. My 7-string has an "Indian" Ebony board which I think was taken somewhere in the region of 8000 grit, and from there it exhibits a deeper glassy look. Oil seems to flatten it out with Ebony. Unfinished, it is pretty difficult to maintain though. The Indian Ebony I used was a mix of brown streaks in black, which gave it the depth of Tiger's Eye stone. Very attractive. I'm unsure whether this can be brought out in figured Ebony, however I'm sure it would be spectacular if it could. "Ebony under ice" springs to mind.... I think you are right - I do something similar and certainly from a functional and visual point of view it needs nothing else. I do, though, generally add a single thin wipe of oil which I immediately buff off in what is probably a misguided and unnecessary last step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'm stuck in two minds as to what might happen to be honest. Figured Maple always pops more with oil; the chatoyancy and movement increases. Ebony is so tight-grained - even compared to Maples - that I'm unsure if oil will do anything other that provide a fine surface film. Ebony seems to almost seal itself when polished up. Definitely one to test. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I've agreed with Tim the headstock shape. He wants 3 a side and staight runs. I've tried to go halfway between the long thin Ibanez SR bass approach and the short, triangular Wolfgang EVH/Seagull electric and acoustic approaches. I've also managed to cut another sliver of the camphor laurel off an offcut as the headplate: The plate at the nose will be sanded through to reveal the laminates beneath. While doing that, I've been continuing to creep up on the neck heel. I'm still doing this more by feel than anything else. To keep the fairly modest lower horn cutaway of the front view, but to get better access to the top frets I'm now deepening the rear cutout carves into the neck itself. Because this takes away wood where the side of your hand would normally hit the body, it makes a BIG difference to the feel: Still got to reduce the neck depth taper for the upper frets and get rid of the lumps, bumps and sharp edges, but it's starting to get there. At the other end of the neck, the headstock wings are just being glued as I type 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 32 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: I'm now deepening the rear cutout carves into the neck itself. Because this takes away wood where the side of your hand would normally hit the body, it makes a BIG difference to the feel: Agreed. And it makes for a very nice organic transition. Good stuff Andy! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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