Pinheiro Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Hi there! I've just joined ProjectGuitar, but I've been following several projects since 2014. Last year I started my very first project: a Flying V. I'd like to read some opinion of this build, because I've already started a new one (it will be posted in soon...) and today I did the disassemble of the V with the purpose of finishing it. So far it keeps with no chemical treatment. Just started sanding it. Spec> Wood: Pink Cedar Did the plans by my self based on pictures... Sincerily hope you like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Prostheta Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Nice project! If that single clamp is all you're using to joint the body blank....that will definitely be a problem. The dowels will help with locating the two pieces, but not provide any useful strength or advantage to the final glueup strength. I guess you've just not done this bit yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted December 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 In fact I used a lot more than that when I glued it up. Today the guitar is ready, I'll be posting every single picture I've taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted December 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 In fact I used a lot more than that when I glued it up. Today the guitar is ready, I'll be posting every single picture I've taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyjerk Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Eagerly awaiting photo's I love a good V I'm planning to do a double neck V like the one used by Rudolf Schenker of the Scorpions back in the late 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Posting some more pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Good to see some progress on this one! I'm a bit concerned about how well the body blank's joint will stand up over time. When glueing larger surface areas of mechanically-crucial areas such as that of a body blanks, you'd need a lot more clamps than that. The glue line will be very visible, and there will be poor adhesion between the two wood surfaces. I understand that not everybody has access to 10-20 clamps, so this is simply something to watch out for. If the two surfaces were very very flat and fitted together perfectly with the right amount of glue, then the join should be okay. Am I right in thinking that you only have two clamps available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Hi there! You have the same concern that I had when glued the body... In fact I have 6 clamps and I've positioned car batteries all around, as the train track shown on picture above. I Did some tests on the wood with the glue before and scheduled a "perfect weather" day to complete this job. After drying, I noticed that the joints became very rigid. As this is my first guitar project , I have and I am learning a lot. Got to say thanks to all members of Guitar Project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Right before drilling the pickup routes... Had some challenges to get the neck aligned, but with patience I got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 You're welcome. By all means ask anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted February 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Checking if the neck fits and starting to draw the neck pickup route... Drawing the headstock and drilling it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted February 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 After drilling all the pickup routes, I drilled the neck to install the truss rod. The last picture shows the first guard design... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 That's coming along nicely in spite of the minimal toolset! I hope that the joins will be strong enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 so it this build going to be completely router-free? I built my first few guitars without a router, but I did use a dremel on a base to do things like the neck pocket and pickup cavities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pinheiro Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 A quick mockup to adjust the alignments... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Bonus points for the dining table in shot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 A flying V as a first guitar isnt exactly the easiest of builds to tackle. Especially with a minimal tool set. This is coming along nicely.Keep at it- looking forward to your progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted March 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 I bought an "Embuia" fretboard... The same wood that my father used in his homemade Les Paul (that is shown on the second picture). Well., I loved the color, but I didn't like to work with it, However the cuts were the right size to the frets, they just didn't fit in there. But in the end all fit, because I opened the cuts a little bit. Since the beginning I had wood for more than one (or two) guitars, so I started sanding it even before my V was read to play (at the moment that woods has already a guitar shape , I'll keep it to a new post...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted March 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Gluing the fretboard. Belinha! A great "partner" during my projects... Some people will ask me why I screwed the neck instead of gluing it. I never liked glued necks... Here in Brasil I have a friend who bought a guitar with glued neck and had a lot of problems with it, which would never happened if the neck were glued, so I made my decision. I know it's not original, but I'm fine with it. Those are fabric Lines, just to see how it will be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Imbuia = Ocotea porosa or "Brazilian Walnut", right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinheiro Posted March 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, Prostheta said: Imbuia = Ocotea porosa or "Brazilian Walnut", right? Yes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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