volverine Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hello I just wanted to know what do you think of my guitar. I made it all by myself using african woods and schaller hardware wich I modifyed for "headless" construction. The single knob is also a push/push switch enabling either the single or the humbucker. the axe really rocks and stays in tune for weeks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Looks pretty cool but most of your pics don't work. Would love to see some more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Nice! Is that ebony in the center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stageleft Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I am not usually one of thise guys to just jump in and say wow, great job, but in this case, I don't know what else to say. I am speechless. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Fantastic idea of mounting the tuners, looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1nf1d3l Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 now... that is one INTERESTING AS HELL guitar..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Thanks guys I wasn't expecting so much comments. Thats very nice of You. The guitar You saw is actually a prototype mainly home made, now I've got a small workshop. I've been working for a luthier for 3 years and I decided to start m own brand - and then built this guitar with a budget close to 0. And no the center isn't ebony - it's painted due to my change of mind - the neck pickup was at first supposed to be a humbucker, so the cavity had to be hidden to fit a single.Anyway I've got more coming up : this is a picture of another one of this kind during building and this is a drawing of the body inlays I'm making right now with 4 kinds of wood and two kinds of abalone- I want it to be my flagship, I hope Once again thanks for your comments and by the way: I live in Poland (sorry for bad english) - thats why I had to make my own headless system - otherwise I would probably buy a Steinberger, I even tryed to have the company send one to me, but they don't seem to cooperate, sooo : Nessesity is the mother of broken patent laws as they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perhellion Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi, I'd like to see more close-up pics of the headstock and the bridge/tuner area. Or, if you don't have pics, what is the hardware you used? I see how the actual bridge is a regular Schaller tune-o-matic, but I can't tell too much about the headstock or the tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 It's a schaller roller bridge actually, like this one but originally it had threaded axles to change string spacing - I replaced them with real rollers wich stay in their place. On the headstock we've got a standard floyd rose locking nut ( because it's almost impossible to get double ball end strings in Poland) and the tuners, well I must find a picture of them or make one - they're very,very simple the string actually goes thru the tuner - thats the only difference from steinberger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perhellion Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 So, what is the brand of the tuners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I made them myself, they work pretty good.Now I'm looking for a steinberger R-trem for my newest guitar - any clues where I can find one?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perhellion Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Made the tuners? I'd definately like to see pics of those. R-trem -- easy to find on ebay (and pretty cheap, since everyone wants the trans trem), but in Poland, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 That a great picture of Wolverine, Volverine. Did you mispell your name when you registered? I hope your inlay comes out as nice as your drawing, put it up here when you're done. Very beautiful guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Yes it's kinda funny I misspelled about ten years ago and I decided to keep that nick. groetjes uit Polen Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 groetjes uit Polen Phil Ben je nederlands? (Are you Dutch?) It's always nice when I get to practice my horrible Dutch online BTW, I'm also in with the other guys who want to find out more about your homemade tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 No I'm not Dutch just happen to speak a little ( of everything ) OK I'll make a photo of the tuners, just have to wait for a string change - then you can se what they're all about. By the way, I know it's off topic but I just finished building an electric violin with a strange headstock.Let me know if anyone wants to see them. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 By the way, I know it's off topic but I just finished building an electric violin with a strange headstock.Let me know if anyone wants to see them. Go for it. I'm interested in all stringed instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Ok Here You go, it's got guitar tuners - they work so good that no fine tuning was nessesary(lower string tension than guitar). The body is made from Badi, fingerboard - ebony of course, and the neck is from flamed maple. It's got active electronics and I can make the most terrible noises with it,because I really can't play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I assume you're using piezo pickups? Which ones did you get/or build and which preamp? It looks very nice. Looks like pro quality stuff to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I used a round piezo transducer - from the electronic store ( it's flat on the bridge ) and electronics made by artec. It all seems to work OK. the EQ is controlled by a single tone knob ( lack of space ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted February 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 (edited) Hello was just changing strings and took a photo for some of you who wonder how the tuners ( or rather do they ) work. Edited February 19, 2005 by volverine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 very interesting concept.a bit ugly though i think.(the tuners i mean) if i were you...i would look at hydraulic hose fittings,brass fittings for propane lines...stuff like that. i think with a little research you could find some very nicely machined fittings which would do the same thing,but look better doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volverine Posted February 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Yeah I know they're ugly:D I made them in my basement man, they're prototype in a guitar thats only for my use. The next model was a professional job by a CNC machine and it's waiting to be installed in my new axe. Anyway thanx for a constructive opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Very nice, I was going to mention after seeing the 1st pic that it was kinda Wolverine, with the brown and yellow like the old days, but then I saw your drawing very late 80's wolverine, from the 1st X-men books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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