Carvin Body Roundover Radius.

[brian121b]

Hi, Does any body know what the roundover radius is on a Carvin DC. 727 body? I am also looking for info on

the Carvin Holdsworth roundover as well. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks.

[Rick500]

Looking at my DC145... I'm guessing 3/4", but I'm not positive about that. I don't have my roundover bits handy or I'd see which one it is.

[brian121b]

thanks I thought it was more than a 1/2"

[ae3]

Well, they offer two levels of round-over, normal, or crazy extreme round-over.

If you e-mail them, they'll probably tell you. I've gotten a lot of help from medium to large guitar companies in the past.

They're usually happy to tell you, unless you ask them how to build an exact replica

[Rick500]

Yeah, I assumed you were talking about the rounded body style. The standard body style roundover is more like 3/8".

If you need to know exactly, let me know and I'll find out for you. I'm a mod on their forum.

[brian121b]

It would be nice to know, because I intend to build a 727 type 7 string guitar for my cousins 16th birthday in sept.

He fell in love with the carvin after looking at one of my catalogs. Both his parents recently lost there jobs with DHL.

And I would like to help them out. And I have been interested in the holdsworth Fatboy.

Thanks guys.

[riffster]

I think this might help you. I am building a Carvin dc replica. I took the picture and just scaled it and hand drew it, cut it out the body, and then used a 3/8 roundover. I am very happy with its look. To me, I think Carvin uses 3/8, but if not, its a good start and I don't think you'll be disappointed

[Rick500]

I used a 3/8" roundover on this guitar, and to me it looks identical to a Carvin Bolt:

Edited February 17, 2009 by Rick500