RestorationAD Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 The only way to do the tenon right is with a good template set... I agree with Wez (cause it is the tenon I use) I love a good Jr. My favorite Gibson after a V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Is that dyed veneer or ebony? Black dyed Castillo.Ebony veneer is too expensive and not uniformly black. juniors usually have full width tenons - gibson did it as a cost cutting measure but i actually think its one of their best features, i think you can even hear/feel the extra resonance when playing a decent junior I didn't know that..I have played Jrs that were very resonant,but I just assumed it was the thinner body and the all mahogany construction. This one is more like a hybrid of a Jr and a Studio.It's only a single humbucker and it's 1 3/4" thick(before the carve),but it is carved and it has no P90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 I should CAD up a template for this type of tenon so everyone can have one.... oh so much to do so little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kenneth Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Figuring out a top carve is so difficult i think...it's all about art and symmetry...two things I am not great at The girl on the wall is judging me...she never says anything,she just stares right through me Didn't notice the guitar Looking good. The guitar that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Figuring out a top carve is so difficult i think...it's all about art and symmetry...two things I am not great at The girl on the wall is judging me...she never says anything,she just stares right through me I was going to say to shape it like a girls curves, as that is what I see when I'm carving my tops, but don't shape it like the girl in your poster, as it will end up looking like a Steinberg guitar..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I don't want you guys to think i didn't do anything today...so.... I resized the neck to proper width,sanded it to 100 grit,and it is in the clamps setting right now.I went back and forth over it but I decided to fret after it's attached because the fretboard over the tenon flexes a bit under pressure and I wasn't happy with the way it was messing with my attempts to sand it flat.It will obviously be more difficult,but it is what it is.I can't see why I would ever do this tenon thing again.On the bright side,the tenon is longer by far than a standard LP tenon,so it will be a very stable joint. Tuner holes drilled Jackhole!..I mean...jack hole And this is a brilliant photo of the control cavity I routed..I will get a better pic tomorrow when I get it out of the clamps... Very small cavity.I only took out enough for a volume push/pull and a tone...I want enough weight in the ass to balance this properly.The wiring will be series/parallel at the push/pull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 By the way,I think it's obvious that this tenon joint is supposed to be glued without the fretboard attached and that i am doing it all ass-backwards...but whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Update. All that is left is touch up work and finishing.The small dark spot on the top is a drop fill that will go away on final sanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 damn dude- you are pumping out the geets at a phenomenal rate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 It's because I am excited about my new methods that have streamlined the procedure. found ways around the most work intensive parts of a guitar so it is more fun for me,and the instruments are better for it. Main thing is the finish.using a rub in finish is saving me the most time,since there is no sanding or buffing.I am also using one piece bodies that are already at the proper thickness,so no laborious hand leveling(very little anyway),and I am using nickel fret wire instead of SS.I am also experimenting with different wiring so I can get different sounds out of one humbucker.This one is going to have a push/pull volume and one tone...wired up series/parallel so I can use a the tone knob and the push/pull to shape the sound for hopefully some useable cleans and some dirty blues as well as full blown metal.I am using a "crunchy pat" which is just an overwound PAF style pup geared towards the Van Halen sound...one thing I found is that if a pup is good for Van Halen,it is robust enough for metal but still sweet on leads and just basically a good versatile way to go. Hope that makes sense...sleeping pills are fuzzing me out something fierce right now..thank God for spell check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 +1 on the "crunchy pat" I've been using that pick up through a high gain amp and it sounds sweet and articulated. Nice surprise for what I paid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Tomorrow is assembly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 That will make this one 6 days from first cut to string up...The carved top and the weird neck joint cost me a day.If it were really a junior i bet i could have done it in 5 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 The neck joint does look cool though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 By the way,these blanks really did turn out to be Genuine Mahogany...Once I started finish sanding them the dark gum in the pores is a dead giveaway...they are just light colored pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 turning out great wes, that neck joint looks very clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Damn... The screw for the recessed strap lock at the neck joint bound up in the ebony and stripped out...that's a big problem with these screwheads...they aren't a positive enough fit to the screwdriver and they have a habit of slipping on installation,but this is the first time I have had one strip completely. I had to drill the head of the screw off to get the recessed fitting out,and now I have a dowel drying in the hole..once dry I have to redrill it to miss the remaining bit of screw that I can't remove... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Damn... The screw for the recessed strap lock at the neck joint bound up in the ebony and stripped out...that's a big problem with these screwheads...they aren't a positive enough fit to the screwdriver and they have a habit of slipping on installation,but this is the first time I have had one strip completely. I had to drill the head of the screw off to get the recessed fitting out,and now I have a dowel drying in the hole..once dry I have to redrill it to miss the remaining bit of screw that I can't remove... CRAP. *@(*^$% %^ I hate that crap... I change all my screws to expensive SS versions of the same thing rather than risk using some crap the manufacturer put with their hardware. I also test my holes in hard wood before attacking the guitar. The good thing about my system is that I use the same hardware on everything so I can use a system and avoid stuff like that. Of course when I rush I forget my rules and F#$ SH$# up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Luckily i have these teflon washers I use to protect the finish,so the slight bit of dowel left after I drill the new hole should be invsible i got so close to not having any mistakes on this one though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I know the feeling... Nice save though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 No,a nice save would have been to inlay a mermaid around the entire guitar with her mermaid butt on the front and her open mouth on the back right where my crotch sits on the guitar... The teflon washer thing is just passable... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Okay..fix done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Japanese phillips and American phillips are not the same, I have a set of phillips screwdrivers (american), with the tip grounded up a little so they fit the Japanese screws perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Finished finally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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