BigManLarry Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 With a lot of help from Brian's scalloping tutorial, I've put together my first guitar! You can see pics and history here. Thanks, Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 I like the colour on that,it really looks good in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigManLarry Posted March 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 I like the colour on that,it really looks good in my opinion. ← Thanks, haggardguy. I fretted about it quite a bit, given the trouble I had with the stain, but in the end (as mad as I had gotten), it ended up about where I wanted it. I've got to learn to go with the flow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooten2 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Hey BigManLarry, Nice guitar! That weathered look is great. Man, you just gotta love Carvin. I've used thier necks before, but never the bodies, or the bolt kit. As far as the necks go, you can't beat the quality for the price. I have a neck-thru ordered and it can't get here fast enough. Still deciding on exactly what kind of body wings to put on it. Did your wife give you that guitar for Christmas??!?? I gotta have a conversation with my wife, now... I noticed from the Carvin sight you're in Lawrence, KS. I lived just down the road in Olathe for a couple of years. Now I live in Houston, TX. March Madness.....Go Jayhawks!! Lance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkat Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 love the scallop, i really want to do it on my neck-thru,but i gotta work up a little more courage........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigManLarry Posted March 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Hey BigManLarry, Nice guitar! That weathered look is great. Man, you just gotta love Carvin. I've used thier necks before, but never the bodies, or the bolt kit. As far as the necks go, you can't beat the quality for the price. I have a neck-thru ordered and it can't get here fast enough. Still deciding on exactly what kind of body wings to put on it. Did your wife give you that guitar for Christmas??!?? I gotta have a conversation with my wife, now... I noticed from the Carvin sight you're in Lawrence, KS. I lived just down the road in Olathe for a couple of years. Now I live in Houston, TX. March Madness.....Go Jayhawks!! Lance ← Thanks, Lance. Yeah, my wife got me the kit for Xmas. It was sort of a prearranged swap--I got her a banjo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 The scallop look nice, too bad you went thru the dots and didn't replaced them, it's cheap and will make a big difference. even if you are going for a relic look. Nice job for a first time, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigManLarry Posted March 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 The scallop look nice, too bad you went thru the dots and didn't replaced them, it's cheap and will make a big difference. even if you are going for a relic look. Nice job for a first time, ← How do you replace them? I assume you have to remove some wood to sink them--what kind of tool does that take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Just get a drill bit that matches the dot size that you order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Carvin are 1/4", you can either drill the old ones out with a forstner bit or drill the center with a 1/8" and pry them out. But since you whent thru some, you will have to drill them out anyway. Once you do, just drill enough to set the new do in place, about 1/16". then just file the new dots down to the fingerboard. I did this one like that. It had black dots and I changed them to MOP, But next time just take your time and don't go to deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkat Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Carvin are 1/4", you can either drill the old ones out with a forstner bit or drill the center with a 1/8" and pry them out. But since you whent thru some, you will have to drill them out anyway. Once you do, just drill enough to set the new do in place, about 1/16". then just file the new dots down to the fingerboard. I did this one like that. It had black dots and I changed them to MOP, But next time just take your time and don't go to deep. ← did you paint or dye or what that f. board, it looks great....that whole different kind of great.... i suppose if it's paint it's paint becuse your not on the f. board?,so it won't ifff up?........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Like Maiden69 said be sure you use a "forstner bit" because a standard bit might end up going down into the truss rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Will that matter a lot? I've never broken through to the truss rod, and don't plan on it, but would it really be that negative to drill through to the truss rod when inlaying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Greencat, that is paint, (green pearl) here is a pic of the entire guitar. And I think it will be a big deal, not just because you are going to go an scrape the rod, but because there will be no bottom to hold the inlay while filing, and you can push it thru, or have some nice CA glue your rod to the back of the fret board if you put a bit too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 If you "scrape the rod", won't it be on the bottom to hole the inlay in? I'm in no way recommending this, I'm just wondering why it won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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