pshupe Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Bizman62 said: Re saving some material, how about either of those to save the upper corner? My choice might be the left side but I don't know how much clearance is required. Yeah - I don't generally get too crazy. The stuff isn't that expensive. Also if I leave some chunks I can always cut something out that I need later on. I really just wanted to get the stuff I needed for this build and see if I had a bit left over to test truss rod covers. Cheers Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshupe Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) I kept going with the pick guards and beveled all the edges on both sets. I used my router table and just screwed the pick guards to a 1/4" mdf template and set my 45 degree chamfer bit to the correct height. I set it up with all white and will just pack the black when I ship. It's a pain to switch out the pick guard because the bridge sits on top of it but the two are exactly the same so it should not be an issue. So this is pretty much where I started with this thread. I packed it up and sent it off to the new owner on Thursday. He should have it by tomorrow and I am looking forward to his reaction. So that's it for this one. Thanks for watching. On to the next project! Cheers Peter. Edited February 2, 2020 by pshupe 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Simply fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshupe Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Thanks - I almost wish that I kept this one! I guess I could make myself another one or maybe an Explorer?? Cheers Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 I think you are downplaying this build a bit by calling it a kit build, you made all the parts after all. Looks fabulous and kudos for revisiting such a neglected design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayT Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Stellar work! ... that what my kids call "a dad joke" but I proudly own it Wish I owned this guitar too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewR Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Hi. Some beautiful work in this thread! I thought I might take a crack at this. I've been collecting sources to have some fun and try and create the Linhoff Futura, which has some minor but interesting differences to the other prototypes around, in particular the routing. Here's some snippets of my process - starting with 3d documentation, aiming to create various jigs and tooling first and foremost. I started off with the typical Futura patent drawing and scaled it in. I then collected various front-on photographs from around the place and realised that there were varying degrees of distortion - I thought the Linhoff Futura was aligned the most here (minimal tilt back or toward the camera). I continued to pull sources together paying close attention to this photo series http://www.atlasicons.com/search?KW=KURT+LINHOFF&I_DSC_AND=t&I_DSC=KURT+LINHOFF+&I_USER_ID=U0000.dfmUltV1w0&_ACT=search, which shows in more detail how the headstock was constructed, and the plate details on the reverse side. I began to sketch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewR Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 And here is where I am at now. Some stats I am keen to have some feedback on: Body thickness = 1.5" Headstock Angle = 17degrees Neck angle = 2degrees. These seem to check out in terms of desired bridge height of around 0.6". Any advice is welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoVallart Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 On 2/2/2020 at 3:51 PM, pshupe said: Thanks - I almost wish that I kept this one! I guess I could make myself another one or maybe an Explorer?? Cheers Peter. Doing a bit of necroposty here I'm new here, Fernando from Brazil, I may call myself an amateur luthier, I finally build my workshop last year after literally 23 years trying to have one... Have built 3 guitars and 2 acoustics in courses in this time, but nothing just by myself - and I'm beating my head at the wall sometimes because of it I start to think the Futura cool the last couple of weeks after finding it weird previously Is it possible to you share the drawing of your Futura to me? Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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