Prostheta Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 RIP Steve Priest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I didn't know how to mount the battery so I just stuck it to the back with double-sided tape! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 If it's easy enough to change and doesn't rattle it's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Any reason why you don't want to use a standard flip-open battery compartment? Should be farily trivial to cut a small rectangle on the back somewhere out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 I don't know where I would want to cut a hole in my precious duco! But if I used a compartment like this one I could put it right about here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Changing the fix to a feature, luthier's rule #1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 3:21 PM, curtisa said: Any reason why you don't want to use a standard flip-open battery compartment? Should be farily trivial to cut a small rectangle on the back somewhere out of the way. By the way thanks for the nudge, I often spend an awful lot of time trying to come up with a unique idea but with this one its probably best to stick to something more conventional I already had it in the back of my mind to get rid of that patch but I was worried about the curve. Then when I googled I discovered the one I pictured which is so small it won't matter even if its flat On 7/21/2020 at 12:28 AM, Bizman62 said: Changing the fix to a feature, luthier's rule #1 There are rules? Were they made by Leroy Jethro Gibbs? At first I wasn't too crazy about putting a battery compartment in the top side but now it seems a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Of course there are rules, they're made by rulers. Or Gibbs. Or is Gibbs holding a ruler? Should I kill you if I tell you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 23 hours ago, Crusader said: There are rules? Were they made by Leroy Jethro Gibbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) On 7/17/2020 at 5:05 PM, Prostheta said: RIP Steve Priest. I can't believe this, I was thinking "yeah he died quite some time ago" but I read it again just now, and I realised I was reading "Steve Priest" but thinking Brian Connolly! Edited July 30, 2020 by Crusader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 The Rosewood saddle I made is going quite well. I did a quick check on the intonation and its in the ball-park. I want to lower the action a bit more before I do too much 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 It's convenient that the last post has that view of the guitar, you might be able to see that the Saddle is leaning over just a bit more now At first I thought the saddle (and therefore the top) is sinking due to the absence of the "post" underneath. But the action isn't lower, if anything it's higher so then I realised what's happening is the Tailpiece is lifting up due to the Rotational force created by the setup I have had Accoustic Strings on for quite a while now which are rather heavy gauge 12-54 so that doesn't help but I think I should put the post in and use the Trapese Tailpiece It does sound more like an Accoustic with these strings but sounds a bit odd with the electric pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 What's the tension rating of that string set at that tuning/scale length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Crusader said: It does sound more like an Accoustic with these strings but sounds a bit odd with the electric pickups That's logical. The phosphor bronze winding on acoustic strings isn't ferromagnetic while the nickel winding on electric strings is. The steel core is pretty much similar to allow magnetic pickups catch some sound but obviously not similar to strings with a ferromagnetic winding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayT Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/22/2020 at 12:12 PM, Crusader said: I often spend an awful lot of time trying to come up with a unique idea but with this one its probably best to stick to something more conventional What someone (way more skilled than I) needs to do is install a permanent, rechargeable battery along with the guts of one those mini travel chargers .... and have a (beautifully carved wooden) collapsable/hidden crank handle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 20 hours ago, Prostheta said: What's the tension rating of that string set at that tuning/scale length? Good grief, Ich weiss nicht 20 hours ago, Bizman62 said: That's logical. The phosphor bronze winding on acoustic strings isn't ferromagnetic while the nickel winding on electric strings is. The steel core is pretty much similar to allow magnetic pickups catch some sound but obviously not similar to strings with a ferromagnetic winding. Yes I first figured this out with an acoustic pickup (DeArmond) that some other guitar playing dude gave me when I was working on the mines up north 20 years ago. I got around to trying it out...hang on 25 years ago...on my Washburn steel string...no 30 years ago....and I noticed...nah nah nah 35 years ago or close to it...I noticed the 1st and 2nd strings were a lot louder than the others. Here's a link which shows one with the second pole covered over https://gpguitars.com/products/dearmond-rhc-b210-acoustic-soundhole-pickup I noticed one of the guitarists from "Pentangle" using one of these and I'm sure he had Electric Strings on to fix the problem. I tried that on my Washburn and it pretty much just sounded like an Electric guitar! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted July 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Well I have to modify the Trapese Tailpiece if I want to use it, so at the moment I just put the post in and a lighter set of strings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Suddenly, trapezes make so much more sense to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 7/20/2020 at 5:35 PM, Crusader said: I don't know where I would want to cut a hole in my precious duco! But if I used a compartment like this one I could put it right about here! I finally installed the battery box but I didn't put it there, I think it's just the wrong place, so I had a look to see where other people put them and I found a PRS with a piezo and did the same. Then I realised the battery connector doesn't fit so I had to use the wires supplied. I also moved the outlet jack because it seems silly to have them at two different places, and its hard to put a strap on with a lead plugged in 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 beautiful guitar... excellent work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) Thanks for the encouraging words mistermikev! A few details to finish it off... I'm not using the strap button on the accoustic output so I made it level And this is how I filled in the 1/2 inch hole left behind. I used a small off-cut of mahogany so the plug wouldn't fall through I used the wood from the battery box cut out, not that it really mattered. I put the button on upside down to clamp it all together while the glue dried Then screwed in the strap button, using the felt washer supplied to completely hide the joint, not that it really matters because there's scratches, dents and cracks galore In any case this is the most completed guitar I've made to date Edited November 14, 2021 by Crusader acknowledge compliment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 I agree, that's a beauty. It also looks like it was a proper bastard to wire and set up all the controls SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 2 hours ago, ScottR said: I agree, that's a beauty. It also looks like it was a proper bastard to wire and set up all the controls SR I'd like to know your exact pronounciation of "bastard", Scott. I use two depending on my reasoning for it at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 Speaking of bastards, an acquaintance worked as an au-pair in England when she was young. The kids in the family wouldn't behave so she firmly told "the little bastards to go to bed, NOW". The parents looked shocked to hear their nanny to suspect their children being of questionable origin... "Bastard" is not a word that commonly pops up at school during the English lessons. But it's widely used on TV and as we have subtexts we hear it a lot. The subs usually translate it to "paskiainen" which is a mild diminutive word related to shit, referring to a person being dirty by nature rather than on the outside . "Dirtbaglet" might be close what she meant, depending on context the "-let" can be left out. Which, again depending on context, can be translated to "bastard"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 21 hours ago, Prostheta said: I'd like to know your exact pronounciation of "bastard", Scott. I use two depending on my reasoning for it at the time. I thought I could just blithely answer that, then said it out loud a couple of times and realized I would be inaccurate. When I say it the bas is accented and rhymes with gas. The tard actually comes out as turd. And of course with an American accent and a touch of Texas drawl. And in this context it translates to "pain in the ass". SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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