ovation22 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 A big thanks to Wes for providing some inspiration and dimensions. This thread on another site provided quite a bit of inspiration. It just so happens that I had some small offcuts just the right size for a mini guitar. So, I broke out some poster board and a couple of large plates and started drawing circles. The body measures 10" wide by 14 3/8" long, I'll be going with a 16" scale and single pickup. On my neck "template" I drew out measurements for 15", 16", 17", 18", 19", and 20" (obscured by the body "template" here). I thought 16" was a nice compromise between in-scale and playability. I've got enough scrap to do 2 more, so depending on how this one turns out I may try another in a different scale. We'll see. Ribbon Sapele leftovers for the back. African Mahogany for the neck. Some leftover curly maple, just wide enough (not bookmatched). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovation22 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Sapele sanded to size. Maple top will be routed to size after gluing. All glued up and clamped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestvic Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Rad!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinefd Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Nice job, so far! Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovation22 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Thanks guys, that really means a lot. After far too many months of 60-80 hour work weeks I decided it was time to pick this project back up again. I took some measurements to see where I left off. It seems at some point I decided not to go with 16" scale, but instead a 19" scale. This couldn't possibly have been an accident, but I can't figure out when I made the change. Anyway, thoughts? Opinions on a slightly longer scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovation22 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Long time no progress. Steps routed and smoothed. Need to clean up the recarve and route the neck plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovation22 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Neck plane added. Sanded up to 220. Wiped down with prep cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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