Snork Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 yesterday, i bought a large quantity of sitka spruce flamed maple and bubinga. this is some nice flamed maple. so what is this stuff for??? the freak'n craziest idea in the history of archtop building....... a NECK thru archtop...... I know it sounds impossible. but i plan to extend the neck joint a few extra inches into the archtop for stability then hollow the neck by hand and glue sides then back then top. BTW back will be bookmatched flamed maple midsection will be flamed maple. top will be the ever classic sitka spruce. plus a 7 piece neck thru on both sides!!!! the wood is here and there is no turning back baby!!! i know archtop fans such as drak will greatly appreciate this exercise of insane ideas/ and worksmanship. Any q's will gladly help me along. cheers and beers, sam fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 What about that other one you were working on? It had vines and a handle, like an Ibanez, or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 i may be missing something but it doesn't sound impossible at all...but i do think it won't have the same resonance with a thru neck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted May 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 that one is awaiting a new bigsby and i still havent finished. i've ran into numerous problems and got bored. ill finish it before the deadline though. isnt this a cool idea though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 uhh, you said you got bored???? thats not good, no offence, the idea sounds great and all, but i think you should finish your first one first, what numerous problems you talkin bout?? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I think I agree with Curtis. Maybe you should work out all the problems on the first one so you don't have the same ones on #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Sounds interesting. Just ignore this if I'm telling you something you already know... ...but one of the most important parts of a true archtop hollowbody is the back. Typically carved to 1/4" (tapering to 1/8" at the recurve) it is the piece that moves all the air. At least that's what Robert Benedetto tells me (via video). Are you planning to thin down the neck extension to 1/4"??? It would kinda defeat the purpose of a neck-thru IMHO. If you leave it thicker I think it will still sound good, but probably not as deep of a sound as a standard hollowbody archtop. If I were you, I'd try to make the neck extension slightly thinner both top and bottom, so that both the spruce top and the maple back are free to vibrate. In other words, don't attach the neck extension to either the back or the top (except at the heel and tail). You'll still have a strong neck, and you happily avoid that whole mortise & tenon set-neck thing. Post pics when you get a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Whilst this is an issue at hand...does anyone know how Gibson does the cores on their hollowbody guitars. Is it actually touching the top and bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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