gun

You cannot leave us to wait

I hope the heel won't remain so I remember you did something like an AANJ on the first one.

Gian

I wouldnt paint the headstock, its quite easy to apply a wood veneer and can look alot more proffesional

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Yeah... but I'm going to swirl the body and I would never apply a veneer!!! It shouldnt look professional to me

Gian

wow, really nice man.

im wanting to stick a thorn inlay on my project, what did you use to slot the fretboard for the vine?is a dremel enough to do all of it?

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I used a StewMac's router base with the dremel. I used the smaller bit StewMac sells too.

That's all!

Gian

Thanks guys for the nice words. I hope to finish it in the next 3 weeks, I'm a bit busy but I will try.

Gian

The top looks great man!!!

But in the end, what method did you use to bend the maple? I get lost in all the posts

Gian

Yesterday I tried the neck on the body. As I thought and hoped it doesn't buzz!!!!

I did pass an hard time to find the properly height for the locking nut. Then the neck didn't work on the first fret after I tried it for 15 mins without any buzz. I did turn truss to add a bit of relief, it was a striaght line, and again no buzz everywhere.

Now I leave the guitar so for a week, then I will finish it. I mounted a Tone Zone too. It is too far from the strings but just to hear the first chord and it seems to sound good with a long sustain. I'm hopeful about

and anothere picture here.

Gian

Edit: I did set up it with an action about 1,7 mm at low E and 1,2 mm at first string.

For me it would be too much heavy and expensive; oh yeah a very bright neck I believe more than maple. And consider it isn't easy to work with ebony... and I'm thinking at truss rod channel, shaping and sanding. It will be hard!!!

Gian

Thanks guys.

I bought the pearl pre-cutted. I get bored too fast doing these jobs so I preferred to buy it so

I forgot a picture for the back. I didn't drill the holes for the neck pocket screws yet. Now I will try the fitting and I will do it.

Hi folks, finally today I did the 90% of the work.

I did the locking nut's holes and the ones for the machine heads' screws.

Ok.... fretting job on ebony!!! I was worry about but in the end it was more easy than what I thought after I did slot the board!!!

Here a picture during fretting. My buddy made a fret bender (he saw a tut around internet) and I used it to bend the fretwire.

Here I cutted on the first side the extra wire. The stewmac one is really hard, I had my hands sore to cut it

I use the stewmac's cauls to fret, 16" and 12" for the ends. Then I did mask off the neck to file and bevel the ends.

A pic during the levelling phase

Ok.... this is my first neck almost done!!!

While I'm posting I'm applying tru oil on it, then I will paint the headstock but I can say the neck is done!!!!

Let me know what do you think. I will continue to post here without open a new one.

Gian

Yeah man looks grat. I like the idea of a Les Paul without any binding. Yes with that color is OK.

Cheers!!!

Gian

I want one of those!!!

Yeah Neil nothing stops you now!!! You're making a lot of interesting guitars lately!!!

I look forward to see complete another Les Paul!!! For now that's a great tele, I like the finishing job you do. You use polyurethane, right?

I heard a lot of different way to polish poly. What is it yours? It seems to work very fine.

Gian

Thanks gun!  But what do you think of the new profile I've PaintBrushed on the template to the left?  That's how I think I'm going to re-style the body.

Yeah, natural with black binding and black hardware.  If not natural, transparent yellow or orange.  Both dyes that will bring out the natural color of the Mahogany.

By the way gun, I'm first generation American.  My parents and all of my ancestors are from Italy.  Province of Frosinone.  A small town called Settefratti.

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Yeah I know that town, a small place near Frosinone. I'm not too far from.

Yeah go for the translucent color!!!! And I prefer original idea so I would go for your modded version. I would just leave the horn as it is on the original. I like it so, just my preference.

Gian

I used an heavy exacto knife (Stanley) and with the help of a rule I cutted a long line about 1,2 mm wide. Then I sanded it a bit on a belt sander and with an iron solder the stem bent so easy. I glued it and cutted the slot again Easy ;-)

I dunno if there's another way, maybe better, but that worked for me and it was easy and quick.

Gian

Yeah Dave... go on!!!

After your finishing job I wanted to see another one... but I think you're going for a natural finish on that body Ok it looks great anyway.

Gian

Look here. It was easy

Hey Batfink "she" looks very nice!!! I like your inlay!!! What did you use for the pumpkin?

The headstock seems a sword You have to take care

Cheers!!!

Gian

In these days I finished the inlay also if I still have to sand with 400 and higher grits the fretboards. Then I did the scalloped on frets 21 - 24.

Here the picture.

Then a buddy did show me some tricks with rasp and helped me on shaping.

I still have to sand a lot. You can see the pencil marks around but I can say the work is almost finished. Then I have to fret and finish it. A kinda of hard job but I'm happy with the result. Then I will show al least 2 points I fixed. Now it's hard to see but I did chip the wood with the router near the neck pocket and the nut

Gianluigi

Too much interesting guitars this month!!! I was embarassed about vote.... but I'm a sucker for inalys!!! Mattia got my vote.

BTW I'm happy you entered your guitars this month and not next, maybe I will have a chance

Cheers guys!!!

OK I was able to cut and bend the purpleheart. It was really easy!!!

This is a pic taken while I was inlaying the purpleheart, then I will scallop the last 4 frets and post a pic of the finished fretboard.

I think it was fairly good for my first inlay ever. What do you think? Ok ok I still haven't posted the finished fretboard but from what you can see here?

Gian

Hey... really good looking!!!

I hope my neck will be clean like yours

Cheers Neil

Gian

Yeah man, that's a great guitar!!!

I can't cut the purpleheart stem. It's too thin and I have to file a lot. I feel as I can't get an uniform line.

Any suggestion?

Too late..... I paid very attention to mix properly the epoxy, I have to wait another 8 hours and I will see how it dries. I hope no problems. Maybe CA would be better cuz is more easy to fill th gaps. I mixed some powder and black dye in. I will show you pix when I will level and..... yeah I did some progress

Gian