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I agree with Setch. Also you can grind down the bottom of the bridge. It will not be visible and will give you more room to lower the action. Roman
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Zack, Get at least three cans of finish, wait as long as you can possibly stand before assembling Roman
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Thank you sir. I must say I have had the same feeling about Teles. Its is an acquired taste however, like fine wine or Jack Daniels I have built a lot of guitars in my day, but I keep on coming back to the simple beauty of a Tele. It is the workhorse of the music industry. As much as Jimmy Page is recognized with a LP, Stairway to Heaven. as well as others was recorded with a TELE. I love them Roman
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You are off to a good start Kenneth, Damn nice top you have there. Roman
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I will put up a couple more pics for you.
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Thanks Greg! On that piece of wood, I COULD NOT bring myself to hiding an extra square inch of it.
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Smart man!
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This is a chambered, honduras mahogany with 1/4 maple cap tele of mine. Roman
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Thanks guys, I can only take credit for the design, however. I have a buddy that has a machine shop that actually built it for me. He machines guitar parts for me as well. Here is one of my bridges and tail pieces.
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Thank you! Yes, it is birdseye Korina. Very subtle but there.
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I also built a floating router attachment so binding channels could be routed in a carve top.
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I have worked with other commercial and homemade carving machines before. This one is a result of working all the bugs out of the other machines A couple of years went into just thinking about the design and planning. Here it is!!! Roman
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Awesome!
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I love korina it is an amazing wood. here is a bigger picture.
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Here is a recent build. Korina V
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My First Build, Been Dubbed Joe For The Moment
RFR replied to anderekel's topic in In Progress and Finished Work
It IS a good looking headstock! -
My First Build, Been Dubbed Joe For The Moment
RFR replied to anderekel's topic in In Progress and Finished Work
Just curious, where did you get the idea for the headstock? I have been making that design since 1980. you can see some examples on my website. If you came you with it on your own you have EXCELLENT taste! Roman -
Chris Amazing!! I really admire a nice built acoustic. I have built hundreds of electrics, but never an acoustic. I am going to give it a try the easy way sometime. I'll get a luthier's Mercantile or Stew Mac kit. That is one sweet piece of work! My hat is off to you. Roman
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damn nice!
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Bummer!! I would do this; First clean off ALL the old glue. You want clean tight fitting raw wood. Trace out the side profile onto a 2x4. Do this for BOTH wings With a jig saw cut out your tracing. These 2x4s now become your form fit clamping blocks Line the inside cut of the 2x4 with some paper, towel, t shirt or what ever will pad it a bit. This way you will avoid damage to the body. A great way to apply glue is using a foam paint roller ( the kind you use for trim, the small ones) Tom Anderson guitarworks uses this method. Roll out a thin layer of glue on both pieces and clamp till you have glue squeeze out . To protect the wood on the top and the back from absorbing the glue, which could be a mess later on, tape off the top and back with some blue tape. Hope that helps Roman
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That is funny you saw that, good eye! Actually, I have been building and repairing instruments since the 70s.........................Gasp, that dates me huh? I think they did, but I am not 100 percent sure.
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Thank you Setch! I still haven't figured out the picture thing on this forum yet, but I have tons of pics. Roman
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Here is a link from another forum I am a member of documenting an extreme headstock break and its repair. I took step by step pictures and it came out sweet! http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/luthier-s-...ock-repair.html cheers, Roman
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It looks to me like the frets were glued in with epoxy or superglue, then the excess was scraped off with a razor blade. I think it is just razor marks. Roman
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sounds cool