Prostheta Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Amazon's cloud servers gipped overnight, so we were rolled back six hours to the last service backup. Sorry about that. I woke up to the site being down this morning and had to chase this all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Whoa. Last WEEKEND?! I'd better chase this up with our host, however I doubt we can gracefully recover that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Yeah, everything I posted Sunday evening is gone. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 I see. It might have been a slightly older than expected backup then. I don't have the exact details as of yet, however I've asked the questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Well if it doesn't work it's not like I don't have a bit of experience reposting due to self inflicted idiocy. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Pffffp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Well, let's see where I was....... Oh yeah, out of the clamps and taking the screws out of the top. It seems that jatoba tenons hold screws really well. I had to carve a bit of the pickup cavity by hand to get to what is left of these two. One of them came out and one broke off again and had to be pounded in a bit further. Maybe I'll get some extra mojo out of that. I finished routing pickup cavities, locating the bridge and drilling string holes, then flipped it over and routed the control cavity. and started carving the back. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 After rough carving, basically just removing material, I did some contouring. That's as far as I want to go till I set the cavity cover. It is cut, but I had a minor chip out routing it to shape. I've got a repair glued in and drying so the back is on hold for now. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 So time to flip it over and start carving contours on the front. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 That is a lovely piece of timber on the top Scott, how long does it take you to chisel the contours into a top like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Excellent detail, Scott, and equally excellent results Just a question on the carving - I'm new to mallet work. When you use a mallet on that kind of carve, do you secure the workpiece, or just let the friction of the carpet protector hold it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 6 hours ago, Muzz said: That is a lovely piece of timber on the top Scott, how long does it take you to chisel the contours into a top like that? I'm looking forward to seeing that lovely piece of timber all polished up, Muzz. That is about 30 or 40 minutes of carving on the top so far. I'll probably spend 4 to 6 hours rough carving it. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 5 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Excellent detail, Scott, and equally excellent results Just a question on the carving - I'm new to mallet work. When you use a mallet on that kind of carve, do you secure the workpiece, or just let the friction of the carpet protector hold it? Cheers Andy! With the mallet I usually try to get away with out securing it, as I'm constantly turning it one way and another to orient the direction of the cut. The friction held this piece pretty well. When it does move too much when whacked, I'll secure a backstop to the bench and let that prevent the whackee from flying off across the garage. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Chip-out in the control cavity cover filled and ready to sand flush. Setting inserts for my machine screws. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Finished rough carving the top. Ready to finish rough shaping the back now that the control cavity cover is in place. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 The top is roughly contoured in too. I got far enough before dark to start carving the neck join. SR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 On 11/13/2016 at 6:04 PM, ScottR said: Nice big rectangular pickup cavities there, Scott. You must be installing EMGs in this one then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 5 hours ago, curtisa said: Nice big rectangular pickup cavities there, Scott. You must be installing EMGs in this one then? Can you imagine an active P-90? That would sort of defeat the purpose wouldn't it? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Now that you mention it: http://www.emgpickups.com/guitar/p-90.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Is there nothing new under the sun? Technically those say they are various EMG pickups in a P-90 housing. What I don't know is if the EMG pick-up listed is a P-90ish type pup or just one of their popular models built to fit in a P-90 route. I find active pick-ups a bit sterile, so have never bothered to learn much about EMGs. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Quote Technically those say they are various EMG pickups in a P-90 housing. What I don't know is if the EMG pick-up listed is a P-90ish type pup or just one of their popular models built to fit in a P-90 route. Based on how they're described, I'm inclined to think that they're the regular models squished into a P90 box and likely sound the same. I can understand actives aren't everyone's cup of tea, but there are actives (not necessarily EMGs) out there that don't all sound like mid-80s James Hetfield. The EMG 66/57 set is quite nice, as is the Fishman Fluence. My take on it is more, "I'm having fun trying these out. I wonder what the next model sounds like?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 6 minutes ago, curtisa said: My take on it is more, "I'm having fun trying these out. I wonder what the next model sounds like?" That's a concept I can get behind. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I love the smooth curves of the carve. That's a lot of mallet taps and sandpaper strokes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Thanks Andy. Actually, the mallet only came into play on the back where there was wholesale material removal needed. The rest is carved with palm gouges, which are much easier to control and can be used to carve closer to the finished target. And yeah, it' a labor of love. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 I got the neck joint cleaned up and most of the shaping done and some of the sanding done. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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