DigthemLows Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Looking good! How thick is that fingerboard? Have a side profile shot of the fingerboard? Finger board is 5/16" I believe. It cuts it close on shaping the neck for me (I was afraid of hitting the truss rod). I went to just under an inch at the nut to right at an 1" near the upper register. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRossitter Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 How is it coming? Have not heard anything as of late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted December 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 How is it coming? Have not heard anything as of late I've got the hardware on, and wired up the electronics..............pickup leads were not long enough. I'll be going to the hardware store today to get some wire and hopefully we'll be all set...............I hadn't updated because I wanted to let the tru-oil cure for 2 weeks............It's looking great! I'll post some pics in the next couple of days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRossitter Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Cant wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Man, I got it all set up and there's no sound......just a loud hum and all the pots/jack/everything is amplified except the pickups. I'm searching everywhere to figure out where i'm wrong........I'll figure something out.... Any ideas where I'm wrong? And I know it's not shielded yet. I wanted to get it wired right before I get it all closed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) Any ideas where I'm wrong? Is it possible that all those seperate bridges need to be grounded to each other and then to the ground ? Edited December 30, 2006 by goat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 The first thing I'd do is see if the output jack wires are reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I'm not even grounding to the bridge, I'm going to a lug in the cavity. And I've messed with the jack wires, the only difference I get is I get a pulsing hum, almost circular sounding??........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) I'm not even grounding to the bridge.... You should ground the bridge.Attatch a wire to all five and run it to the back of the volume pot. Edited December 30, 2006 by goat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I'm not even grounding to the bridge.... You should ground the bridge.Attatch a wire to all five and run it to the back of the volume pot. You think that would solve the problem? I've read you don't need to ground to the bridge, and I've read you need to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Only takes a minute to give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goat Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 ...also,I`m not sure it`s there,it`s probably out of the picture,but that preamp needs a 9 volt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 ...also,I`m not sure it`s there,it`s probably out of the picture,but that preamp needs a 9 volt I was thinking the same, but the black and red were off to the side, so I figured that was taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 ...also,I`m not sure it`s there,it`s probably out of the picture,but that preamp needs a 9 volt he he.........I wish it was something that dumb.......I'll try reversing the hot and grounds, and also grounding to the bridge..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 ...also,I`m not sure it`s there,it`s probably out of the picture,but that preamp needs a 9 volt he he.........I wish it was something that dumb.......I'll try reversing the hot and grounds, and also grounding to the bridge..... Most of all,let us know how good it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 ...also,I`m not sure it`s there,it`s probably out of the picture,but that preamp needs a 9 volt he he.........I wish it was something that dumb.......I'll try reversing the hot and grounds, and also grounding to the bridge..... Most of all,let us know how good it sounds. So far, nothing........going to take it over to my father inlaws tomorrow and see what we can figure out.....he's an electrical engineer, so hopefully 2 heads will be better than 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 A bit of brainstorming here... Seeing as how your preamp is a Bartolini NTBT, it should have come prewired and you only have to make the connections of your pickups to the preamp. It SHOULD work. What else did you connect or reconnect? Did you check if your amp or amp lead are working properly? Did you check if the 9 volt battery is a dud? It's been mentioned before about the jack wires. Did you check that? Half the time when my wiring doesn't work it's because I mixed up the tip and ground wires on the jack. Did you look if you don't have any cold solder joints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 A bit of brainstorming here... Seeing as how your preamp is a Bartolini NTBT, it should have come prewired and you only have to make the connections of your pickups to the preamp. It SHOULD work. What else did you connect or reconnect? Did you check if your amp or amp lead are working properly? Did you check if the 9 volt battery is a dud? It's been mentioned before about the jack wires. Did you check that? Half the time when my wiring doesn't work it's because I mixed up the tip and ground wires on the jack. Did you look if you don't have any cold solder joints? I bought it used so it was prewired except the battery and input jack and pickups...............so there's a little more. I've tried everything I can do without being able to test things. My father in law is an electrical engineer so we'll look at it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 ok, I wasn't grounding the outter sleeve of the pickup leads correctly. It's now done and sounds great. I need to file the nut a little more to bring the strings down and then a few minor adjustments and I'll post final pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 I need to file the nut a little more to bring the strings down and then a few minor adjustments and I'll post final pictures. I was not sure if you had a neck angle in there.I`m using the same bridges on my neck-thrubass and need to have an angle. It`s much easier to have to raise the strings with the bridge adjustment.I wish I saw that on yours,but I think you started yours before I started my build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I need to file the nut a little more to bring the strings down and then a few minor adjustments and I'll post final pictures. I was not sure if you had a neck angle in there.I`m using the same bridges on my neck-thrubass and need to have an angle. It`s much easier to have to raise the strings with the bridge adjustment.I wish I saw that on yours,but I think you started yours before I started my build. I thought about it before I started too, but thought it would work right............it's close, but not close enough. I may actually recess the bridges a little. If I file these I'll lose the black..............Live and learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I'll try for some natural light photos this weekend, but here it is! Other than needing to bring the action down a little this thing is done, I'm going to take it to practice tonight and put it to the test. First, I couldn't find much on a good way to mount the pickups so I just drilled a hole larger that the nut and then epoxied the nut down.......with springs on the bolt, I'm good to go! Pickup height adjustment Here's what my little attempt at a volute looks like........it turned out pretty good, although I would have liked to get a little more of a "hump" on the neck side as well. Volute Here's a shot of the recessed jack. I have a Nuetric locking jack that I may change it to later. Recessed Jack I didn't find much info on using walnut for a nut, but after I got it in there and got the slots done right I saturated the nut with CA glue before I strung it up. The walnut is porous enough that I'm hoping it will be really strong. Walnut Nut And here's a full shot of the Front. I want to get some good natural light shots to show the figure in the fret board because it's gorgeous! Then there's the wonderful contrast on the back between the walnut and the flame maple....Turned out great! Rear Shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Looks great! I can't wait to hear soundclips. But one question, why don't you put the strings in the tuner holes instead of just having them wrap around it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigthemLows Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Looks great! I can't wait to hear soundclips. But one question, why don't you put the strings in the tuner holes instead of just having them wrap around it? I did on the final pictures...........the one with them wrapped is from when I was "finalizing" the nut slots, so I was just wanting the string slightly on there........If you look at the volute photo I have them in the hole and wrapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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