Juntunen Guitars Posted April 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 I'm going to be a little behind schedule I decided to cut the neck off and add a couple more strips of walnut to it so I am re-glueing the neck within the neck couple days then get to glueing the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryM Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 I'm going to be a little behind schedule I decided to cut the neck off and add a couple more strips of walnut to it so I am re-glueing the neck within the neck couple days then get to glueing the top. Nice idea. Many wouldnt do that at this stage anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted April 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 I'm going to be a little behind schedule I decided to cut the neck off and add a couple more strips of walnut to it so I am re-glueing the neck within the neck couple days then get to glueing the top. Nice idea. Many wouldnt do that at this stage anymore Yeah I was a little unsure about it at first but then realized that i can just cut it out with a band saw and run the old neck through the jointer then sand the body wings flush it worked out perfectly and i'm planning on glueing it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Ok so now that I have had some time to spend (calving season on a farm is always busy) I got the neck re-glued with a couple more strips of walnut. I will get the neck glued to the body wings now in the next couple days then get back on track with the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryM Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Now it looks better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Now it looks better Thanks. I will take it out tonight and get the wings in the clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I took the neck out of the clamps today. Here is a mock up of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Just got the whole thing clamped up again so hopefully I will be getting this sanded and everything tomorow and then I plan on glueing the top on tomorow too. It kind of slipped in the clamps when I got it in and tightened so it's not 100% flush, it's not that bad but I'm not happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 (edited) Got the body all sanded and smooth today and re-routed the binding channels. I won't be getting the top glued until the next couple days it looks like. I just realized I burt part of the maple ends on accident ... well looks like i'l be sanding a bit more now. Edited April 22, 2010 by Juntunen Guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I like your test fretboard as a clamping barrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 I like your test fretboard as a clamping barrier yeah I cut that a while back used one on a guitar hated how ash turns out as a fretboard and learned they make good as you say clamping barriers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 It's been a while since I have been able to do anything with this guitar but I got everything drawn on it and I have most of the electronics now and I got the headstock glued and cut out as well. Here is the headstock, it will have a tamarack cover put on it and then I will probably put some walnut binding on it. Here is the body with everything drawn out and with the knobs on it to give an idea how it will look. I don't have a 3 way switch and am trying to save some money so I pulled these switches out of an old Fender keyboard amp and might use them as individual switches for the pups what do you guys think or should I just go with a three way switch? The other thing I am trying to decide on is how I will put the LED's under the pups, I am not sure how to mount them in and keep them there plus I don't know how to wire them I posted a topic on how to wire them but no one has replied to it so if anyone know how to wire them up post it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mors Phagist Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 It would seem as if your routing for your Pups is slightly askewed... It could just be from the angle, but before I routed my cavities today, I was quadruple checking everything. Looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 It would seem as if your routing for your Pups is slightly askewed... It could just be from the angle, but before I routed my cavities today, I was quadruple checking everything. Looking great. Thanks and yeah it must be the angle because it's all square I will check it again today before I route for the pups. I started routing the control cavity yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Did a bit of routing today. I realized that the whole I routed for the truss rod adjustment nut was in the wrong place after i finished so it's a good thing I can fill it in, cover it with a top, and cover it with the fretboard I'll put some gloss black paint in the pickup cavities so the LED shines through a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mors Phagist Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 So that line in the interior is where it was supposed to line up with? Lulz. Looks like we're both having routing trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 So that line in the interior is where it was supposed to line up with? Lulz. Looks like we're both having routing trouble. haha yeah but this is fixable and no that piece of walnut is in the neck it's not what I was lining them up with. It will get covered in paint anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 (edited) It's been a little while since I worked on this but I now have the top glued on and sanded, all routing is done, and all the binding channels are routed. I still haven't re-opened the pickup cavities. My design changed after I finished routing the control cavity. I was oridinally going to put the jack on the side of the guitar so I routed closer to the edge but then decided to put it on the top of the guitar so the cavity is a lot bigger than it needed to be. Edited May 9, 2010 by Juntunen Guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Hmm ... well I tried to bend the binding today two ways, 1. With a pipe and 2. By steaming it, neither worked. They broke I tried for about 2 hours by steaming and 2 with the pipe, I'm not to happy right now So now I have two things to decide 1. Try to find a way to make the binding work or 2. Do a type of carved top. What do you guys think? BTW the binding is black walnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryM Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 you might run out of wood at control cavity if you do carved top How about normal binding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 you might run out of wood at control cavity if you do carved top How about normal binding channel is to thick I would have to downsize the body quit a bit. I have some tortise shell plastic binding and it takes three of those in a row to equal the thickness of my wood binding. I am working on finding a way to do a type of carved top for this but if I can't I don't know what I'l do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mors Phagist Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Hmm. The build was looking nice, but now your in a situation... If binding won't work, a carved top might do it. I wish you luck over this obstacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hmm. The build was looking nice, but now your in a situation... If binding won't work, a carved top might do it. I wish you luck over this obstacle. Yeah I have been to busy lately to work on it but I have been thinking of making a carved top like the Ibanez Prestige models, at least I think it is the Prestige, but I cut the binding strips smaller so I will see if those will bend now at some point this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffinPunch Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) Hmm. The build was looking nice, but now your in a situation... If binding won't work, a carved top might do it. I wish you luck over this obstacle. Yeah I have been to busy lately to work on it but I have been thinking of making a carved top like the Ibanez Prestige models, at least I think it is the Prestige, but I cut the binding strips smaller so I will see if those will bend now at some point this week. I think you mean RGA. Prestige is just what Ibanez uses to distinguish their "high end" models from their basic ones. Theres a "Prestige" variant for almost every model they make... Good choice! Its a subtle carve, which I really like. Edited June 1, 2010 by MuffinPunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I think you mean RGA. Prestige is just what Ibanez uses to distinguish their "high end" models from their basic ones. Theres a "Prestige" variant for almost every model they make... Good choice! Its a subtle carve, which I really like. I think the model I am thinking of is the S series. The guitar player in my band has one and it has a carved top and back. They are both gradually sloped carves like the RGA series. But I am going to try the binding again first then if that doesn't work I will do the carved top. I just thinnk that when I cut the original binding strips I cut them from a piece of scrap and the grain must not have been in the right direction for bending. This carved top topic has raised my curiosity though, I think I am going to do a stype of carve on a strat I am building for myself ... I will look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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