RestorationAD Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I usually bite the head off a bat before using epoxy. I ran out of bats... and the squirrels got wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Another look. I really like the brown streaks on each side. Keeps the whole thing from looking like black plastic. Yea... that and the wood grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great build. I noticed you oiled the body before glueing the neck, is there any danger of the oil afecting the glueing? or you just don't let the oil get into the mortice. Did I mention this is a great build? Not oil. Mineral Spirits...sorry about the confusion. Mineral spirits eventually will flash off after a few hours. The pictures are taken over the course of 3 days. I always sand my joints then blow them off right before gluing them (even if it has only been a day since cutting). A fresh joint is a strong joint. Titebond does not like old wood surfaces... For epoxy joints I usually hit them with acetone before actually gluing them up (superstition). My mistake, Thanks a lot for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 On the other hand, the mineral spirits do look approximately like the oil will.....and this will look approximately blazin' hot when you get it oiled up. I like the brown streaks too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 On the other hand, the mineral spirits do look approximately like the oil will.....and this will look approximately blazin' hot when you get it oiled up. I like the brown streaks too. SR I am excited... it comes out of the clamps tonight. If I get time tonight I will carve the heal. I could have strings on this thing by Friday. I sold all my S9s except for Redwitch and the first 7 string. It will be so awesome to have another one around... I did wind a set of off white Diablos for it in case I don't like the black out. I also ordered some special unplated pole pieces in case they need to look dirty... Really would love to do some torched chrome covers on this one but I really hate the sound of a HB with a cover (again superstitiously believing I can really tell the difference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 On the other hand, the mineral spirits do look approximately like the oil will.....and this will look approximately blazin' hot when you get it oiled up. I like the brown streaks too. SR I am excited... it comes out of the clamps tonight. If I get time tonight I will carve the heal. I could have strings on this thing by Friday. I sold all my S9s except for Redwitch and the first 7 string. It will be so awesome to have another one around... I did wind a set of off white Diablos for it in case I don't like the black out. I also ordered some special unplated pole pieces in case they need to look dirty... Really would love to do some torched chrome covers on this one but I really hate the sound of a HB with a cover (again superstitiously believing I can really tell the difference). I always thought that covered (shielded) pickups were quieter than those with exposed coils, what is your theory about the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I always thought that covered (shielded) pickups were quieter than those with exposed coils, what is your theory about the difference? Ummm... no. Shielding and Covers are 2 different things though some can serve both functions. This is a longer discussion than I am willing to put the effort into...sorry. General consensus would be for a PAF the metal covers kill the highs from a pickup (the reason Eric Clapton removed his covers in the first place). Depending on the quality of your PAF cover the effects are slightly different.. I use high quality nickel silver covers and get good results with minimal effects to the overall sound. There are other variations as Rickenbacker Toasters, Gretsch Filtertrons, anything Bill Lawrence designed for Gibson in the 70s all have different styles of shielding and covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I always thought that covered (shielded) pickups were quieter than those with exposed coils, what is your theory about the difference? Ummm... no. Shielding and Covers are 2 different things though some can serve both functions. This is a longer discussion than I am willing to put the effort into...sorry. General consensus would be for a PAF the metal covers kill the highs from a pickup (the reason Eric Clapton removed his covers in the first place). Depending on the quality of your PAF cover the effects are slightly different.. I use high quality nickel silver covers and get good results with minimal effects to the overall sound. There are other variations as Rickenbacker Toasters, Gretsch Filtertrons, anything Bill Lawrence designed for Gibson in the 70s all have different styles of shielding and covers. Cool. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Heel carved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Neck pickup cleaned up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Sanded and cleaned up. Still needs a lot of wet sanding but that will happen after test run with hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Could have sworn I just saw different pictures of a different guitar, checked a different page of this thread to be sure I had the right one then went back and they were to the right pictures? Am I seeing things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Could have sworn I just saw different pictures of a different guitar, checked a different page of this thread to be sure I had the right one then went back and they were to the right pictures? Am I seeing things? It is called "edit" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Could have sworn I just saw different pictures of a different guitar, checked a different page of this thread to be sure I had the right one then went back and they were to the right pictures? Am I seeing things? It is called "edit" Haha that's what I was thinking happened I was just making sure I wasn't seeing things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nowa90 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 whats the finish on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 No finish yet. Plus these are bad pictures... I was just excited that it was together and looks as scary as it does. I will use Behlen Teak Oil to start then some secrets tricks at the end. But it will be a week or two before I start finishing it. The chop is a mess with CNC dust... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Dude that is wicked. And I love the way it looks like a whole different guitar when flipped over. Sort of a yin yang thing or the icons of your conscience, an angel on one shoulder and a demon on the other. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Wow! I can't say I expected it to look all that good with so much black. It works great though. Looks like one of your best carves yet too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Yep, that is one intimidating axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I have been playing it a lot so far and I am amazed at how balanced it sounds with all the ebony. The only fix needed is the heal needs a bit more work. I still have to add some electronics as I am going to go with a 3-way and vol instead of the push/pull. It still needs to settle but so far so good. I will get some better pics this weekend... then disassemble and start on the finish. Thanks for the good words everyone! I am most proud of the scarf joint that is basically invisible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 There are bad days... then there are "Bad Days". Today was a bad day. Disheartening but not catastrophic in the grand scheme of the universe. Here are the lessons to take from this. Always finish guitars soon after finishing the wood work. The big mistake I made was finishing the wood work in the winter and leaving the guitar until the spring to finish. After moving the guitar to the garage for finishing the limba (which had a lot of end grain showing) decided to swell. The Limba moved as much as 1/32 on the horns. Limba and Ebony move at different speeds. Limba moved faster than the ebony. Couple that with all the oil I flooded the guitar with and the top pulled itself loose about a 1/4" in on 3 sides. After I found it I left it for the week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RestorationAD Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Using the thinnest spatula available to probe the depth of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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