Mender

I couldn't think of anywhere else to post this, so I stuck it in here

http://www.ubeaut.com.au/badwood.htm

Very useful and very successful. I used that method many years ago when I was renovating a cabinet. Just make sure you use low tack tape to avoid the possibility of pulling the finish off when you remove the tape

On the old control, measure any two pins and find which two pairs will give you about 100k reading each pair. These are the track connections. The remaining two pins will be the wipers.

Now measure one of these pins against either pair of track pins. If you get a reading, that pin is the wiper for that pair of track pins. Obviously, the remaining pin will be the wiper for the other pair of track pins.

On the new control, the centre pin of each three is the wiper

The pot you removed from the circuit is a dual gang pot, but instead of having two separate pots controlled from a single spindle (like your new pot), it is a single slice of board with a track on each side, which makes it much less bulky.

You can replace it with the new one you have bought, but you would have to work out on the old pot which pin does what. There are three pins for the top track and three for the bottom track.

These will correspond to the two separate pot assemblies on your new control. To work it out with your meter, you need to remove all the wires from the old pot, marking each one so you know which wire went to which pin. Now use your meter on the pins to find which two are the two wiper connectors and which of the others go to he track on the appropriate side. Much more difficult to describe than to actually do it lol.

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Of course,the guy on Ebay is suspect because I believe the "black beauty" had 3 humbuckers..I don't think being black qualifies it by itself.

There were two pickup black beauty LPs. Apart from seeing a couple 'in the flesh', there are some for sale from reputable dealers around the world, including this one, the 13th guitar down http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-les-paul-custom-black-bea-1969-black

Number 2 is definitely the way to go, simple and effective -_-

Cut a slice of maple or similar hardwood and slide it into the split on the shaft, making sure it is a really snug fit. Trim the edges so they don't stick out. Then, as Peter suggested, file a flat on the shaft, but not over the split. When you tighten the screw, it should bite perfectly.

If the shaft is a sightly smaller diameter that the hole in the knob, after doing what I said above, wrap a layer or two of electrical tape round the shaft before sliding the knob on to take up the slack.

The only thing you can do is try several different values and settle on one that you like. You probably won't hear any difference between a 250k and a 500k tone pot as one end of the pot is not connected, so you have no ground potential like you have on a volume pot. The volume pot is far more important one in that resect.

It certainly is a pretty piece. I think it could be used to make inlays on a guitar body

I've used poplar for bodies and necks and never had any problems, a good hard finish will protect the wood from denting too easily, but I wouldn't use it as a fretboard because it's not hard enough. I think the strings would dent the surface no matter what finish you put on it. It is a hardwood, but of the softer variety.

but isn't a LP top a solid maple cap?

Ah, I think you are getting your terms confused. An LP is a carved top, which is solid all the way through the cap. An arch top in the proper sense of the term is arched on the top and hollowed out underneath the top, or alternatively moulded to shape. A quick and simple comparison:

Carved top l)

Arch top ))

Flat top ll

Welcome to the forums.

The easiest and prettiest way would be with a push-pull pot. So easy to do, and won't change the look of the guitar

Once again, some excellent guitars, so well done everyone. On this occasion, I voted for Shad Peters. Beautiful design and I'd be happy to gig with it

Hi there fellow Brit =o)

I'm sorry but this site says that IO don't have permission to use the private messenger. Am I doing something wrong?

You need to have made a certain number of posts before you can use private messaging. This was brought in to stop spammers from joining and sending PMs to members.

I don't know how many posts you need to make, but I'm sure someone will pop in soon and let you know

Well done you guys

Welcome to the internet, where spelling mistakes, incorrect use of words, poor grammar, are all part of it. Not everyone is an English scholar. Mixing up there, their, and they're, and your and you're, is acceptable as long as the general meaning is understood by the reader. You have to accept it, or stay off internet forums - simple.

The only thing I ever comment on concerning posts is when someone writes 30 lines of text with no commas, full stops, or separate paragraphs, as it is very difficult to follow, but I don't slag the person off, I simply suggest they format the post to make it more legible. I never criticise poor spelling by other people

So many guitars, so much talent, so difficult to decide

I've finally settled on Juntunen's Padauk Dreadnaught, based purely on the fact that it is a more difficult build than solids, and he made such a good job of it

Carl, congrats on the promotion, and thanks for taking this mammoth task on. The "repairs" are most welcome. We've even got the smileys back :D

There's no reason you can't glue shims in to take up the slack. It's easy enough to do. With the neck sitting in line to the centre line, measure the gap each side and cut shims the correct thickness to fit, or you can make the shims a teeny bit thicker than required, and sand them down after gluing them in so you get a nice snug fit.

Shiney! That looks beautiful

Try here: http://woodworker.co...60&LARGEVIEW=ON

Trouble is, they don't have them in stock, and as they are no longer manufactured, it is highly unlikely they will ever get any more. They have the cutters, but no good without the planer.It is simple to make a sled to use a router for thinning the body out, so I guess that is probably the easiest option, unless you have access to a thickness planer wide enough to pass the whole body through.

The only thing I can see that needs tweaking is ,in the picture of you using the chisel ,you mite not be holding your tongue just right.hahaha this is a very nice build.

I agree. The tongue should protrude 0.4" from the lips, and at an angle of 15.7 degrees to the left

I'm absolutely GREEN with envy, mainly because of the sander, and the amount of space you have in your workshop!

Excuse me while I go and have a long sulk

Stupid question. But how do you donate ? Whats the paypal account to send to ? The link on the front page of the site doesnt seem to send me to the right place. Or am I being an idiot & missing a step here

https://www.paypal.c...4704c4bc4311ce7