Rones Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Well i am an amatuer furniture maker delving into guitar creation! I am drafting up a neck thru semi hollow bodied guitar and wonder what all you veterans think about for the width of the shell (or rim) of the guitar. i have thought about making it an inch wide, but not sure if this is plausible. Wondering if ya'll think 3/4" thickness is adequate also, with laminated 3/8" top and bottom. Too Thin? Not thin enough? Also, i have quartersawn mahogany in the shop for the neck, but no surplus quartered planks for the rim, only full sawn. should I be wary of fullsawn even on the rim? Any help is much appreciated! Thanks mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Any idea what kind of bridge your going to put on it? Also do you think you will attempt a string through body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rones Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 gonna use a bigsby trem unit, probably the b5, even though it is for straight solid bodies, i like how it looks in comparison to others. Don't believe i will do a string through, think the neck construction will offer enough sustain. any ideas on the fretboard width necessary for a bigsby? haven't gotten to the local shop for reckon yet! Thanks for your help mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rones Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 bump, please offer me help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 the gibson es 125 i am working on is about a 3/16" rim thickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 any ideas on the fretboard width necessary for a bigsby? haven't gotten to the local shop for reckon yet! Most of 'em just use a Tuneomatic bridge (Stew-Mac used to offer a TOM style roller bridge, but it's been discontinued), so nothing unusual on the width, but you will have to consider the neck angle. I don't think a recessed bridge will work with that Bigsby, but I could be wrong about that. The B5 (I think) comes with an archtop style fixed bridge, but I haven't seen anyone recently who uses it. That's the extent of my ignorance, maybe somebody else can be more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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