Jorge Fernandez

Hi all,

Two questions:

I'm planning a neck-tru guitar but with the wood sizes I have, I've to build a

two mahogany strips. I was wondering if that is a good idea because the

truss rod channel will go over the glue joint.

The neck has to be thin too, is there any experience on routing some portion

of truss rod channel in the fingerboard to avoid routing so deep on the neck

wood ? I've seen the topic

http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=31108

where thegarehanman talks about it but no more info is added.

Thanks!

Hi,

I'm looking for two ibanez deluxe strap buttons BLACK (with Part Number 4EP1JH2B) or

COSMO (with Part Number 4EP1JH2K) used in the Ibanez Joe Satriani JS1000, Steve Vai

JEM7xx, etc. Any offer is welcome!

Thanks,

Jorge

Hi all,

I'm interested in the fixed bridge 7330 and I would like to know the maximum and minimum string height in the

saddles, thats the bridge height, in order to figure the neck angle. Anybody can help me ?

Thanks a lot!

.680

And... what about the minimum ?

Thanks

Hi all,

I'm interested in the fixed bridge 7330 and I would like to know the maximum and minimum string height in the

saddles, thats the bridge height, in order to figure the neck angle. Anybody can help me ?

Thanks a lot!

Hi all.

I'm trying to build a flying supreme hybird and I'm lloking for a very thick

bookmatched set flamed maple block. Thy sizes will be, more or less,

460 x 340 x 48 mm

Anybody knows a wood supplier with this kind of material ? Any offer is

studied!

Best regards,

Jorge

... and what do you use the sealer for ? what's the sealer utility ?? (begginner question)

Thanks a lot Rich!!

Rob, they're not glued on the top! The pickup's cavity is oversized to allow insert and remove it.

The next pic will show you this:

Regards,

Jorge

Hi Brian,

Well, I routed the top and the body before glue them together. You can take a look from the next pics, the body

and the backside of the top:

If you're interested you can see all the pics of the building process in the next link

http://personales.ya.com/jorgefm/Guitar%20...ding/index.html

and I've documented all the process in a spanish forum like this. The link is:

http://foros.guitarramania.com/viewtopic.p...be14a670d18c765

I love this look too and I'm trying to get it work

Best regards

Hi all,

First of all thanks for you responses!

I sent emails to Seymour Duncan and StewMac, where I bought the bridge. They said basically the same. It's not so

important to get the string perfectly aligned over the pole pieces. Here, the emails:

From SD:

>Hi Jorge,

>Thank you for the email and photos.

>I understand exactly what happened here. The Hot Rodded Humbucker set

>comes with the SH-4 JB for the bridge position. This is by far the most

>popular and sought after version of the JB, which is why it is in the

>set, rather than the wider TB-4 version. It has a string spacing of 1

>15/16".

>However, after reviewing the pics you sent, the spacing issue is more of

>a cosmetic issue than anything else. The Low E string is on the edge,

>but it will still be fine as the magnetic field is wider than the

>diameter of the pole pieces.

>Thank you.

From StewMac:

>Jorge,

> It is not necessary for the string to align with the polepieces exactly.

>There is a magnetic field around the polepiece that will pick up the vibration

>from the string. It looks to me from you pictures that your setup will work

>fine.

>Best regards,

And Mickguard, you're right. When I glued the top onto the body a little displacement was added along the center. The pickup holes were made previously in the top and maybe this is effect you can see. I was wondering if I have to redo the pickups holes and use mounting pickups rings to try to align the pickups properly, what do you think?? I like the look of the current pickups holes and I'm trying to avoid using the rings... and if the magnetic fields don't get disturbed from the little missalignment I only have to check that the bridge is perfectly aligned with the nut. Is it that correct ??? Sorry, it's my first building project

I've been thinking about the disalignment and it's a rotation where the center is in the top center line near the neck and the rotation is towards the short horn. I think the overall sound will not be affected if the bridge is set properly.

Hi all,

In my current project I want to use the seymour duncan pickups: SH2-n (jazz model) in neck position and the SH4 (JB model) in the bridge position. I bought it in a set from guitarelectronics, the 'Hot Rod set'.

Well, before drilling the bridge posts I wanted to check the complete set up. I've placed the bridge with double side tape, I made a temporary nut with the correct spacing, I placed the pickup in their position and with some string from the nut to the bridge I've been able to see a little missalignment in the sixth string over the bridge pickup. Maybe the next pics can show you what I'm trying to describe:

I was thinking about the bridge string spacing, a 2-1/16" pigtail bridge, but it's a common string spacing.

Next I've checked the pole pieces spacing and it's very weird. Both pickups have the same spacing, the neck and the bridge pickup! I thought that the bridge pickup spacing will be bigger because the string are more separated in the bridge than in the neck pickup.

The pickups boxs backcover has the next quote: "This pickup is designed for bridges with traditional humbucker string spacing of 1.925"/48.9mm measured center of high string to low string over the bridge"

This miss alignment is acceptable ????? Any help is welcome!

Best regards,

Jorge

Hi all,

I'm planing to route the backside body edge to get a rounded shape. I would like to know

what's the most common radius used to do that? I was thinking using a 3/8" radius

roundover bit with a 1/4" shank, but maybe is a small one... any help is welcome

Jorge

I think Strats use a 1/2" radius roundover on front and back, but if you're looking for a more subtle rounding, 1/4" (which I used on my tele project) is nice.

Thank you! I'm building a PRS-like guitar and I was thinking using a 5/16" or a 3/8" radius roundover.

Hi all,

I'm planing to route the backside body edge to get a rounded shape. I would like to know

what's the most common radius used to do that? I was thinking using a 3/8" radius

roundover bit with a 1/4" shank, but maybe is a small one... any help is welcome

Jorge

Hi all,

I'm trying to buy some transtint liquids stains to test some finishings

but I haven't found a web site where I can buy it. Anybody knows

where can buy this product ? The problem is that I live in Spain, Europe.

Best regards,

Jorge

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I don't really know of anywhere that'll ship them, since they're flammable. It's sort of annoying, because (apparently) about 9 months ago, they weren't. Or something.

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Yes, I know, it's a pitty. They are named as "combustible liquid", not as "flammable liquid" but now they can't be sent by air. And, what about another kind of dye? Can

you recommend me another one which can be sent by air?

Thanks

Hi all,

I'm trying to buy some transtint liquids stains to test some finishings

but I haven't found a web site where I can buy it. Anybody knows

where can buy this product ? The problem is that I live in Spain, Europe.

Best regards,

Jorge

Alex, what's the wood thickness do you recommend to left between the spring

and the head of the screw to avoid breaking the wood ? I'm using a flame maple top.

Thanks

Hi all!

I want to recommend Rich for buying woods. I'm from Spain and

I have to say that the shippment has arrived perfectly because

it was very well packed.

I've bougth a mahogany neck, very well built, the mahogany wings

and an awesome flamed maple top. The woods are more beautiful

when are in your hands than in a pic. Then, don't hesitate to make

an international order.

Thanks again, for the woods and for your advises!

Keep in touch,

Jorge

It's polyurethane, according to the .pdf catalog they have on their page.

Super Duroffix

High-quality one-pack varnish for

greater demands. Polyurethane

enforced, with lightfastness additive,

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It's not so easy. They say "Polyurethane enforced". In the lacquers

they can put a lot of types of resins. It could be a nitro lacqued with

polyurethane to reduce the drying time, for instance.

Regards

Needs nitrocellulose thinner, but nothing in the components suggests it's a 'celluloselak', which is what Nitro's called in German. Looks like Poly to me.

Voteller has a gamut of finishes, only one of which is nitro.

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Thanks Mattia for your comment! It looked as a poly to me too

because I've not read before of a nitro lacquer reinforced with

polyurethane as the zweihorn specs said!

I was looking for the Votteler lacquer with code '04 005-1-0000' and

reference 'NC polishing and buffing lacquer'. All the info in the next

link

http://213.23.100.6/CMS/CMSVottelerWeb.nsf...ment&mk=06pr=03

I've read a lot of good references and I want to try it. The problem

to get this lacquer is the shipment. In my country (Spain) I don't have a

Votteler distributor and I've to buy it in France. The shipment fees

are twice the lacquer price! Then, last summer, a friend of mine went

to France, near a Votteler distributor. The Votteler distributor

recommended him the zweihorn lacquer because he hasn't the Votteler

one in stock! and he trusted him, and he bought the lacquer for me.

Now, I'm trying to get all the info I can about this product, because I

suppose it's not the same a nitro finishing than a poly finishing, isn't it?

Thanks

Hi all!

I've bought a Zweihorn lacque for mi guitar finishing.

The product is "super duroffix SDF-H". I've been said that

this lacquer has the same quality as the famous Votteler

lacquer. I don't know if the zweihorn lacquer is a nitro cellulosic

lacquer or a poliurethane one.

The lacquer link is:

http://www.zweihorn.com/page/index.php?sid...7Uei&pg_id=1882

and the product specs are:

http://www.zweihorn.com/page/files/File/en...tm/sdf_h890.pdf

http://www.zweihorn.de/page/files/File/eng.../sdbl/SDF_H.pdf

And I was looking for someone who has used this product or

a person who can answer my question (is a nitro or not) from

reading the specs from the web. I suppose this kind of products

are only used by the european forum members but I can't get

any feedback from the manufacturer and I don't know where

can I ask!

Thanks

Hi all

I'm in the process of pickup selection. Because I'm trying to

made a PRS-copy I was thinking in get the original PRS pickups,

the HFS and the Vintage Bass humbuckers. They are 120$ online.

My project is a mahogany body, mahogany neck-thru and a

maple top set. I'm interested in getting a clear sound, no heavy

or hot rock music style :-)

What do you think about this pickups? Anybody has use it in a custom

project? What pickup do you recommend to use instead of the original

to get a similar sound?

Any comment is welcome!

Thanks

Jorge,

    I don't have a problem with International orders. I would just caution you that shipping can be expensive. I would recommend you check locally to try to get the best price on common woods. If it is a unique piece that you need. We could figure out shipping to see how much it would be. 

Peace, Rich

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Ok, thanks.

I know that i can get hard mapple locally but the flamed or quilt maple is not

available. I'm interested in your top set 08-08-06 of flamed or 08-11-04 of quilted.

Could you find out how much will be to send it to spain ?

Thanks you very much!

Jorge

I thought I would offer up some of my stockpile of lumber. I am not sure if I will get a huge responce, or if it will take up too much of my time. So this may be a very short lived project. I will be adding more wood ( including  tops, soundboards, acoustic sets etc...) as I make time to get pictures and info put together. I am also going to through out an offer to help out with drawings (CAD), and plot full size sheets, cost will just be based on what you need. Please don't ask me to plot someone else's design without their permission though. Take a look at the photo album below to see what I have up right now, I will add to it as I go. If you see something you like PM or E-mail me.

Shipping charges will be actual, and your choice of carrier. I will prefer to use Pay Pal as much as possible.

Sorry if using a photo album makes browsing difficult. Maybe I will put together a web page if I keep it going for a while.

Wood for Sale.

Peace, Rich

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Hi Rich,

Are you accepting international orders? I'm from Spain

in Europe, and I would like to buy mahogany, pau ferro

and flame maple for my next project and I've seen your

wonderful woods :-)

Thanks