Northendem

Photos of neck tenon and mortice being cut:

http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...ndpost&p=115056

Scroll up one post for a shot of the angle neck area of the carved top.  The LP body is typicially 2" thick at the binding, and 2.5" thick at the tallest point of the carve (around the bridge and tailpiece).  This is commonly 1.75" of mahogany, and a .75" maple top, though you can vary the thickness of the maple/mahogany and hide this with the binding.

Everytime I see that post, I have to skim through it and look at all the pics again

Calm down

Well thanks for lookin'

I am selling my Carvin DC127C Floyd Rose Original guitar for $550

Specs:

Sperzel Locking Tuners

Floyd Rose Original Tremolo

Neck Thru Body construction

Neck(Maple) Body(Alder)

Gibson pickups

Ebony fretboard

24 frets

One Volume

One Tone

3-way

2 coil splitters for the neck and bridge pickups

Shielded control compartment

IM on AIM at Metalluthier or email me at Metalluthier@yahoo.com if you are interested. Thanks a lot

It's going to be hell with that Licensed Floyd...........the Ibanez models are way better

I'd do about 1 1/2"

There's no reason not to ask. I'd say call them (they'll take you more seriously), and ask if they'll bind a neck for you, and how much (if any) more they would charge.

Thanks...........will do

Noting on heating frets............do it with a soldering iron

I'm just addicted to a binded neck, do you think they'd be able to bind it for me?

Hey, I'm making a square Les Paul style guitar, and I was wondering, what kind of binding works and looks the best. And also, how to route the colum for the binding to go on. Also, I suck 100% at making necks, so I am ordering one from Carvin. Would it be worth my time to remove the frets, and try binding the fretboard and then refretting? I don't have any equipment to fret a guitar either so, I'm kinda losfer words.............THANKS

Hopefully you have some sort of jig? If I were you, Id make a jig, and leave some room for hand sanding

Dying to see the finished project dude But man, I feel retarded after seeing what you can do man!! I really want to start building guitars, you do excellent work. Where do you gyus learn this stuff?

You guys think you could email me the Auto-CAD program? please, if you get caught, I swear I'll summon my magic powers and make you free!!!

I'm having trouble understanding those schematics, since they're not labeled, and they require self knowlege. Could someone help me understand them, I would reallylike to try the Black Ice Overdrive idea

Only problem is the split diamond is an inlay

Problem #2 is that it's left handed

1. NO

2. YES

Well a problem would be Birds-eye maple. it is weaker than 1/4 sawn maple

So what about if the birdseye IS quarter sawn maple????

I read somewhere that exotic woods are a bit weaker than plain Hard Rock 1/4 sawn maple

So it does'nt have anything to do with sound?

Why would you put a licensed floyd on it instead of the original?

i think if you spelt vampire properly, it would look a lot less cheesy hair metal - unless thats what you;re going for

It's boring with just Vampire though.......I like Vampyre

^^^Interesting dude, I agree

Soloist or S Series shape

Neck thru, complete access to 24 th fret

Seymour Duncan pickups

Two coil splitters

Three way switch

1 Tone 1 Volume

Floyd Rose or Ibanez tremolo (Can't remember the name, but an awesome trem)

Schaller Tuners

Bound neck

Straplocks

Mahogany back with a cheey burst quilt or flame top

Blue LEDs in the neck

I am new to guitar building. I generally do electronic work (Pickups, controls, any kind) and some tech stuff (Bridges, nuts, frets, Tremolos, installments). But, I am trying to build my own guitar. I was wondering, why do most people always splice their wood instead of making it out of one solitary piece of wood? Are there advantages and disadvantages to this? Thanks for any help

Local luthier also adviced C. Although this is structually less strong as B and D.

A and C are more likely to wrap, but still everybody seems to choose this option. Appearantly for body, the looks are more important than wrap I guess.

For neck wrap is of bigger concern.

I have'nt really had problems with bodies warping

C BITCH!!!!!!!!