HuntinDoug Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 This is a back burner build that I decided to dust off and finally finish…Or at least work on some more. I glued the neck in earlier today. The neck is a piece of walnut & maple marquetry that a friend gave me. I normally wouldn’t use a piece like this for a neck, but for some reason I couldn’t resist. The wood was from a pile that was going to be thrown away. A friend of mine rents a house. He was cleaning out the garage for the landlord and came across a bunch of wood in the attic, so he called me to come check it out. Most of it was cracked & checked beyond use. I got a few good useful pieces. His landlord told me the previous owner was a retired carpenter who died several years ago. The wood had been in the attic for 15 or 20 years. I thought it would be cool to have the unknown carpenters work live on. Specs: Parable “Paradigm” Multi-scale 6 string 24.5” to 25.5” scale set neck Maple fretboard with walnut interlocking scroll inlay Black hardware, binding & accent Seymour Duncan 2 hum layout with coil tap Jescar EVO gold jumbo fretwire 3 piece walnut carved top body Allparts “single string” bridges Gotoh tuners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Cool use of the marquetry. Have you ever seen Howard Klepper's "Dovetail Madness" acoustic? He also has a DM2 that is even more over-the-top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Chill-Out Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Doug, My jaw hurts from dropping every time I see your guitars...STOP IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaiger Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 That inlay is pretty awesome! And I'm really digging the body design too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 In this pic you can see how I had to index the neck wood. http://www.parableguitars.com/walnut/walnut5.jpg The real challenge was indexing the scarf joint: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Very nice Doug, keep the pics flowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Very nice Doug, keep the pics flowing Ok... Here is a pic of the board fresh out of the laser. The multi-scale was drawn in CAD, then I scribed the board with the laser. After that I sawed the slots with a hand fret saw. Then back in the laser for the inlay. I could have done the inlay at the same time, but I hadn't decided on an inlay design yet. Soon I will be offering pre-slotted multi-scale boards on my website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I've been working on getting this build ready for finishing. I'm unsure if I want to do a Tung oil, or a poly clear...I'm thinking poly. I like a smooth heel on my set neck builds. While sanding, I ran into this little "mishap". I guess I got a little carried away with the 80 grit. I knew it would be close... I just mis-judged it by a few thousanths. Nothing I can do now but live with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 dont you mean that you CNC'd that neck join design so it locks into place for extra mojo i may be interested in Pre-slotted multi-scale boards if the price is right... i will need some more inlays soon anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) Actually, I didnt CNC this build. The slotting & inlay was done on the laser. Everything else was done by hand. You can see where I forstener'd out the pup & control cav. routs. Just shoot me an email of what you need: doug<at>parableguitars<dot>com <edit: removed direct email link to prevent spambots harvesting the address> Edited January 14, 2009 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 i was making a joke with the neck mistake doug... it looks neat enough that you could say it was on purpose add one the otherside!! i will be in touch again soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Nice guitar but its been done. http://www.lgmguitars.com/guitars/leviatha...ns_exotics.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Similar. Dougs seems toned down a bit and is more symmetrical, as Jeremy's lower horn and bottom scoop are reversed and the proportions are noticeably different. As cool as I've always thought Jeremy's design is, I think I'm more a fan of this one by Doug, looks pretty nice, though I wouldn't be opposed to having Jeremy paint it, lol. It seems nearly impossible these days to do something that doesn't resemble something else. I thought I had done one that wouldn't have one too close, but a few months later I saw one that had quite a bit in common with it. At least Doug there was wood underneath your mistake, if it was just a pocket or chamber, then you'd probably have to scrap it or do a serious repair job of some sort. Anyhow, looks good, and great job matching that scarf, wow. I think I would have gotten frustrated and just capped top and bottom, lol. Keep the pics coming. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) out of curiosity did you use a mortise and tenon on that neck? or just a standard joint? because if it wasn't a mortise and tenon why not carve back and just move the joint closer to the body... just a thought Kenny EDIT: Also, what type of laser do you use, and how much did it set you back Edited January 11, 2009 by Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Nice guitar but its been done. It's not "been done"... It IS done. Twisted neck + stripped TR = firewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 damn shame! ... get that fire burning and get those relicy biohazardy things sorted so we can gorp at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblaty Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 That just makes me sad Doug, just makes me sad......sigh........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 DAMN Doug! thats a terrible feeling! but atleast you have a sick promo shot "if it isnt the highest quality, its firewood!" ive had to do that before though, not fun :-\ are you going to try something similar again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Chill-Out Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 AUUGGGHHH Doug! Sorry, man but that's sad. Are you planning on building another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Jesus that sucks could you have not salvaged the body? coverted to a bolt on or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Do you think it was the parquet middle of the neck that caused the issue? I would think all that end grain and glue would be ugly from a stability standpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Yea....It definately sucks! The biggest problem was the hex end of the TR was stripped. It had a back bow, and I couldnt get the neck straight. I had leveled the board as much as possible. Then I went ahead and fretted it, and tried leveling the frets. I had to take too much off of the frets. There were other small problems with this build too. I dont think the marquetry was to blame. This is the first build I've had to scrap like this. With a stripped TR I would never be able to properly adjust the neck. Trying to "fix" all the problems would have taken too much time, and the quality of the finished product would not suit me. So I gave it the old "floor stress test". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) Nice guitar but its been done. http://www.lgmguitars.com/guitars/leviatha...ns_exotics.html ...as a photoshop render? With a stripped TR I would never be able to properly adjust the neck. Trying to "fix" all the problems would have taken too much time, and the quality of the finished product would not suit me. So I gave it the old "floor stress test". It failed than, I take it? We need to install a high-five emoticon on here.... Edited January 14, 2009 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Yea....It definately sucks! The biggest problem was the hex end of the TR was stripped. It had a back bow, and I couldnt get the neck straight. I had leveled the board as much as possible. Then I went ahead and fretted it, and tried leveling the frets. I had to take too much off of the frets. There were other small problems with this build too. I dont think the marquetry was to blame. This is the first build I've had to scrap like this. With a stripped TR I would never be able to properly adjust the neck. Trying to "fix" all the problems would have taken too much time, and the quality of the finished product would not suit me. So I gave it the old "floor stress test". Sorry... missed the stripped trussrod. After all that I bet it felt good to go all "The kids are alright" on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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