chrisb0109 Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Alright, this is my second guitar. Its got a mutliscale neck, purpleheart fretboard, and maple neck. The body has a purpleheart front and maple back. Pickups are undecided. here is the progress so far. I have not cut the body out yet so don't cringe at what looks to be little chunks ripped out. This is just a paper outline set on top of the blank. I order this blank from exotic hardwoods. It is 2 inches think and needs to be 1 inch or less. That is my big problem. IO will be chenking arpund to see if I can get it resawed nd then possibley looking into bookmatching one side of it. If notm tdog has graciously offered to resaw it and if I can't get it done locally I just may take him up one that, assuming he's seriuous. Another problem is that after inspecting this two piece blank, I have found that the bottom of the blank is not joined well at all. The wood is actually not connected. I will see if I can work around this but if not I'll be making a little call to exotic hardwoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Looks nice. I especially like the shape of your neck heel. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 VERY nice!! Iam working on a purpleheart fretboard as well how did you like working with the purpleheart for a fretboard? Is this your first time working with purpleheart? and do you have any progress pic's? Thanks !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is there any reason why the neck heal is slanted from the fat E down to the skinny E? It also looks like you have a tear out by the @ss of the body. Cool, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 It also looks like you have a tear out by the @ss of the body. Hey AlGeeEater it's just the paper template the guitar is not cut out yet you should read before posting HAHAHA hear's what he said I have not cut the body out yet so don't cringe at what looks to be little chunks ripped out. This is just a paper outline set on top of the blank !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 It also looks like you have a tear out by the @ss of the body. Hey AlGeeEater it's just the paper template the guitar is not cut out yet you should read before posting HAHAHA hear's what he said I have not cut the body out yet so don't cringe at what looks to be little chunks ripped out. This is just a paper outline set on top of the blank !!METAL MATT!! LOL, i shoulda read the pics, i just went straight to the pics haha. My eyes are killing me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb0109 Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I love purpleheart, but I find that atleast the piece I have is very grainy and is rather dufficult to get a very clean cut. This is especially difficult when using chisels for inlaying (never again. I'm buying a dremel with christmas money). I love the look of purpleheart though, so it really is worth it. As for the slant of the heel, it is a multi scale guitar, so the frets are pretty highly fanned. The slant of the heel is actually parallel to the 22 fret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Ya I love purpleheart I use it on most of my guitars it's great stuff!! do you have any close up view's of the neck and fretboard?? !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb0109 Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) These are the closest I have. The neck has not been shaped yet, and these puics are from before I even started cleaning up the epoxy. what are the tonal properties of purpleheart. This is not for me, it was requested by the person I'm making it for. But I love the wood. Edited December 20, 2004 by chrisb0109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is there any reason why the neck heal is slanted from the fat E down to the skinny E? Just to pick on you a little bit more! Its got a mutliscale neck, purpleheart fretboard, and maple neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is there any reason why the neck heal is slanted from the fat E down to the skinny E? Just to pick on you a little bit more! Jees, can you be anymore meaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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