DFW Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 (edited) Alright, so the first week of the Build session is over and here's the progress so far. I've got a full scale plan, template, body blank and tapered fingerboard for my electric. For the acoustic, it's an OM, and I have the back, sides, top and tapered fingerboard. The electric is as such: 5 String Singlecut Bass tuned CGDGC 35" scale Bolt on maple and ebony neck with grain-centric inlay and 24 frets Swamp Ash Body with black pore filler, likely a walnut top (we have yet to see our selection) Hipshot tuners and a Kahler 7415 Tremolo Bartolini MM52CBJD3 with volume, tone and mid control ebony finger ramp And the acoustic so far: Bolivian Rosewood Back and sides Mahogany neck, ebony board with grain-centric inlay Spruce top Edited March 10, 2007 by DFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Looks nice! Start this thing so we can see some more pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 That's the plan. I wish school were open on weekends and we were allowed to get ahead, but this thing gonna take another 13 weeks, no questions asked. Body should be fully shaped by the end of next week though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) Acoustic Progress: Thickness sanded sides Seamed top Electric Progress: Slotted fingerboard Acquired Bolivian Rosewood Top looks like the plan is to have a matching set. Edited March 13, 2007 by DFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 So this is from the beginning of today, with the top roughed and laid out with the ash accent strip and fingerboard. The top's glued up and I'm gonna rout for the accent strip tomorrow, but here's a far cry from what it looks like now: I also cut the channels for the back strip on the acoustic but that's hardly worth a picture. and I screwed up so I have to use wider strips. Woo for remedies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Glued up the electric body, it's ready for routing. Glued in the acoustic back strips, it's ready for bracing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Today for the electric I made a template for the Kahler route, located the pickups (now a Bartolini Musicman style and an EMG 40TW which will be covered by a top-matched finger ramp instead of ebony) and carved the tummy contour. For the acoustic I located the soundhole, made the back braces and cut out the seam strips. No pics there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Lookin' pretty good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 So I've made a lot of progress, taken very few pictures, and moved. Here is my only picture: That's the 2 piece maple neck blank laying on top of the body with my 3 piece headcap which will be going on a headstock whose design I have no picture of. It looks nothing like the headcap though, except a little like that wedge of ash going up the middle. You can kinda make out the sun and moon inlay planned for the fingerboard (sun at the 12th, moon at the 5th) For the acoustic we've built the back braces and glued them in, along with the seam strips, and tomorrow I'll be chiseling them. We've also designed rosettes, I'm just doing an ebony and bolvian rosewood quartered style thing, it's a three ring with BWB strips for the inside and ouside rings with slanted joints between the woods in the middle ring, with the grain going inward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 (edited) So we carved the back braces, cut for rosettes, and inserted BWB inner and outter rings. we routed for truss rods on both necks and I made a truss rod cover for the electric, seen here with headstock design drawn on. Keep in mind I have everything against symetry. You will notice that as my projects take shape. I think it's a way to get away with doing half of the necessary work, and kind of limiting. Though it does have it's good points, it's just not for me. oh yea, changed the electronics gain to fit with what the school could actually acquire. Now its an EMG 40 DC (bridge) and TW (neck) with a BQC. Edited March 24, 2007 by DFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) acoustic back braced neck pocket routed, neck roughed, fingerboard glued. Edited March 30, 2007 by DFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asw346 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 acoustic back braced neck pocket routed, neck roughed, fingerboard glued. It looks great! Very stylish. When will it be finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asw346 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 This is a test, to see if I'm doing this correctly. (I still like the bass) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 It looks great! Very stylish. When will it be finished? 2 months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Routed for pickups and trem: Also glued in kerfing ,cut out top and sanded to thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asw346 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 I like the cut-outs. The whole thing looks great!! By the way what's "trem"? Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 whats that between the pickups? thumb rest of some sort? or a pickup cover just set on there or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 It's a finger ramp. Matthew Garrison/Richard Bona style. And Trem = Tremolo Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted April 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Glued in top braces for the acoustic and made side strips. Carved Bass neck, it's a fatty at .960 thickat the nut and 1.060 or so at the body joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Carved top braces and shaped side braces. Glued on headstock back veneer in matching Bolivan Rosewood. Inlayed headstock as well, with an Ebony and Black Pearl "Play" button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Carved top braces and shaped side braces. Glued on headstock back veneer in matching Bolivan Rosewood. Inlayed headstock as well, with an Ebony and Black Pearl "Play" button. did you do a back veneer cause you accidentally drilled a tuner hole in the wrong place? that happened a bunch in my class, luckily not to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 did you do a back veneer cause you accidentally drilled a tuner hole in the wrong place? that happened a bunch in my class, luckily not to me Nah, my headstock jumped the plastic dealy as I was thickness sanding it down to .593 and I got a divot. Also the acoustic back is glued onto my sides and my electric is pretty much ready to be sprayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 did you do a back veneer cause you accidentally drilled a tuner hole in the wrong place? that happened a bunch in my class, luckily not to me Nah, my headstock jumped the plastic dealy as I was thickness sanding it down to .593 and I got a divot. Also the acoustic back is glued onto my sides and my electric is pretty much ready to be sprayed. ah yeah that happened to people too, it sucks, i double sided taped those delrin blocks to my headstock to keep that from happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) ah yeah that happened to people too, it sucks, i double sided taped those delrin blocks to my headstock to keep that from happening Good thinkin, I'll kep that in mind for the future. Oh yea, by the way I've glued up my sound box and in the process of sanding the sides smooth. I also fretted the bass and that'll all be dressed tomorrow or over the weekend. Edited April 20, 2007 by DFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFW Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Sanded sides flat on the acoustic, and I'm using koa/.040 maple binding. I also incorporated my signature "bloop" on the electric, as I felt it was more than necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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