al heeley Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Start of a new project, double-cutaway guitar, sycamore with mahogany spine. Basic shape cut out and edges routed for a gentle top contour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Amazing how well this wood comes up just with a 600 grit sanding. Here's a little progress with the egde binding in place, thin strips of mahogany glued into a shallow routed channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 I like the shape and the way the mahogany accents the sycamore... very organic. How is sycamore tonally? Like maple at all? Keep up the good work. Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 (edited) Sycamore is less dense than maple, much closer to mahogany actually. Given, this varies piece by piece. This looks very cool though, I think it'll look great when it's all said and done. What kind of equipment are you putting in it? CMA (P.S. Are those laminates flush? It may just be the photos, but it seems the mahogany sinks down a little.) Edited November 14, 2006 by CrazyManAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thanks, the bindings will be flush once the sides are finish sanded! Hardware I'm looking at a pair of GFS fat paf zebras, black TOM bridge, through-body ferrules, semi-recessed black knurled knobs, master vol, master tone and I want to try a coil tap blend pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted November 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Slow progress. Started routing out the ctrl cavity. More shaping to the cutaways on the rear. HB cavities routed out and some wooden ctrl knobs turned. The knobs are recessed and the holes rounded over for a soft contour - can't really see it in this picture. Still in a dilemna about the bridge for this, I keep changing my mind. I like the look of the Yamaha AES bridges, something a little different to a T-O-M, but can't find any outlet for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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