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araz last won the day on November 8 2015

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  • Birthday 12/23/1971

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    Montreal, Canada
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    Digital photography, electronic music

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  1. Hi guys, I made a video of how I made a guitar neck rest. If you like it, please consider signing up to my new Youtube channel. Thanks, Araz
  2. Started this project in late 2006 and have been working on it on/off since then. I now have some time on my hands to finally finish this guitar. Although I'm happy with the progress so far... I need to fix a problem before moving on. As you can see in the image of the back side, while carving a curve, I went a little too deep and came face-to-face with a cavity! It's not very big but the area is very weak and needs to be filled... You can see the other photos here: http://projectelectr...rogress-status/ There's also a close-up of the problem hole.
  3. I laughed out loud at that because I've almost done that same thing many times. Working with three dimensional objects can trick your brain sometimes. Well! I'm glad I'm providing some entertainment for everyone. It is pretty funny though. Just so stupid of me
  4. Yeah, it's pretty funny... Cause it's such a stupid mistake. Thing is, I only realized my mistake AFTER I put the neck in the body pocket and I was like "what the hell?!?" You're right it was easy to fix.
  5. Don't feel too bad... Here's one from me... Can you see the mistake?
  6. I was flipping through my November Guitar World magazine and came across a Yamaha advertizment for the RGX A2 (page 35) and something called the A.I.R. body (alternative internal resonance). It's described in the magazine as "AIR body construction is a new technique utilizing a lightweight resonant wood core tightly enclosed between two harder tone-woods." Does anyone know what this consructon technique is all about, which resonant and tone-woods are used? Araz
  7. To test the clear coat idea, I sanded a scrap peice to 220 grit and applied, so far, three coats of clear (polyurethane) and it is looking very nice. So, clear coat it is!! Thank you everyone, Araz
  8. My personal preference, based on recent experimentation with active EMGs, is 81 at bridge and 85 at neck. I find the 85 at the neck gives rich clean tones while the 81 at the bridge give well-defined distortion. Actually, what do people think about the 60? Do you like it? Neck or bridge? Take care, Araz
  9. I found this really nice piece of cherry wood for about $15cnd while I was browsing at my local wood store. I already jointed it and planed it smooth. I traced the body contour, hard to see though... I used mineral spirit to show the patterns. I'm new to cherry wood and don't really know how to properly finish it. Can it be stained with coloured dyes or simply clear coat it? I want to emphasize the beautiful figures in the wood... Yes, I will test on scrap pieces before doing anything but I want to know if there's a standard finish for such a figured cherry wood. Any ideas? Examples are welcome. Araz
  10. Actually, my local Rona store (similar to Home Depot) up here in Canada does carry maple and I recently saw a beautiful flamed maple about 1"x4"x8', if I remember correctly. I was pleasantly surprized to see that I will be able to buy flamed maple from Rona, albeit the flamed variety was probably 1 in 1000... Araz
  11. Thanks guys. These look good. Araz
  12. Hi group, I'm thinking of finishing my next project with only clear coats on mahogany, ie no staining. The guitar, already in progress, will have front and back african mahogany and will be grain filled (and maybe sanding sealer) The neck is also mahogany because I want to have a consistent look from the back. The fingerboard is rosewood. I already tested the clear coats of polyurethane on a scrap piece of mahogany and it looks very good... but I'm worried that a whole guitar done this way may look too "woodsy". Can anyone show me an example of all mahogany clear coated guitar? Araz
  13. I do all of the above with excellent results using this. The only thing is, you have to first build it but it's really simple... and doesn't cost very much in MDF... Take care, Araz
  14. OK. I did it but my web hosting service is shrinking the file so I can't post it in the correct size. If you send me your email address, by PM, I can email the file to you. Then you just need to print it full size (on multiple pages)... Araz
  15. The scale length is the distance between the two points on which the string vibrates so it's measured between the bridge and the front of the nut (the front of the nut is the one facing the bridge). Hope this helps, salut. Araz
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