ScottR Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I like the second one. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Same. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 >>Scott, Chris I did another one where the second version has the holes following the body lines a little more. Compare 2 and 3: And standing , always helps to see both standing and hanging/playing positions: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Honestly, I like the first version better. The greater angle gives it more visual interest and uniqueness IMO. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Honestly, I like the first version better. The greater angle gives it more visual interest and uniqueness IMO. SR No 2 kind of makes the lower bout look more round, no 3 makes it look more sleek. I actually like the no 1 version best myself. Right now at least... I'll probably change my mind a couple of times and design a few more to make it even harder to decide. There is also the option to only have a soundhole on the upper part, that would make it easier to place the controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 4 or 5 for me...less is more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelvock Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I think the one sound hole on the upper bout is a good idea, like in design 2, but perhaps with a couple more smaller holes added if you get my meaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted April 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Routed the neck pocket. Tight fit? Seems so. Shaped the heel a bit more now that I can follow the lines of the body. Starting to look like a guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrucha Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Simply amazing work. Successes are in further building!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 >>Petrucha Thanks! Got the neck pocket on the top fixed, now I have a giant guitar puzzle! No glue yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 amazingly clean as usual, Pukko. Is the top glued already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 amazingly clean as usual, Pukko. Is the top glued already? Thanks Eddie! No, the top, body and neck hasn't been glued together yet. I need to decide what soundholes I'm going to have and then cut them out. Must be a lot easier to do when the top is still a separate piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted May 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Cut out the soundholes: ...and made a jack plate out of flame maple and ivoroid binding. Will be the same color as the maple top, whatever color it might get... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 You certainly know how to establish a visual theme and carry it out. Excellent attention to detail.....something you are already known for. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 >>ScottR Thanks! Made a switch tip out of flame maple: It's a hollowbody and hollowbodies usually have a little sticker inside the body. I decided to try to design one. Here are a few versions: I also routed the body a bit more and blacked it out using ordinary water based dye to give more contrast to the soundholes: Here's one of the stickers inside the body: ...and a peek through the soundhole: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I was planning on screwing the pickups directly into the body but to have another option I made some pickup rings in case I want to use that kind of mounting. The pickguard will be ivoroid bound ebony and why not match the rings to that? I had no ebony left and I didn't feel like ordering just a small piece. So, I took some leftover mahogany from the body and started drawing. The little bulges kind of echoes the headstock shape (if it wasn't offset). I drilled holes in the corners of the pickup hole, sawed out the hole and the shape with a coping saw and used files and sandpaper to get the shape done. I wound up with this: Since the pickguard will have ivoroid binding, why not put some on here too... I then dyed the mahogany with black dye and scraped the binding clean: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 That, is attention to effing detail. Fantastic. Ebony rings probably would have been a pain in the ass though because of the hardness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I remember Pukko's first guitar back when i lived in Spain in 2006. I'm glad to keep seeing more projects coming from you, it feel like time stopped, now that i am back in Spain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 That, is attention to effing detail. Fantastic. Ebony rings probably would have been a pain in the ass though because of the hardness? Thanks! I think ebony would work. I made the pickguard out of ebony and it was pretty easy to saw it out. It might be hard to work with considering that it can be brittle. I think I would have done the outside shape first, put the binding on and then sawed the pickup hole out last. That way the binding might add stability and keep the thin parts of the ring from cracking/breaking. I remember Pukko's first guitar back when i lived in Spain in 2006. I'm glad to keep seeing more projects coming from you, it feel like time stopped, now that i am back in Spain Thanks Eddie! Can't believe it was way back in ´06... Time flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I sawed out the pickup holes with my trusty coping saw and drilled for vol/tone pots and pickup switch: A couple of pics with bridge and pickup rings to see how it will look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Looks like someone needs to pony up 3 bucks for more bandwitd this month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Looks like someone needs to pony up 3 bucks for more bandwitd this month What the...? That has never happened before. Fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wretched Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Man, this is an inspiring build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Yay we have pictures! Cant believe I missed this thread before now. This is shaping up to be a stunner. Hats off on the electronics cavity sans template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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