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  1. Jehle
    I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought, "It can't be this easy?!" That's all there is too it. Just be really carefull backing out the screws. One slip of the screwdriver, or over torqueing (sp!) them can chew up the slot in the head. I like pretty screws, but I always manage to mangle them if I'm not careful.
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    Now you can explain it all to us.
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    Didn't the idea of slide in and out pickups happen about the same time Seymour Duncan had a modular amp? The amp had these boxes you could plug in and out to change the tubes out. You could pick and choose what pre and post gain sections you wanted. Nowadays we have the Variaxe. So there's really no need for all that anymore.
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    Eagle America has the best selection and prices that I've seen on the web. Have you tried there? They have short bits too... http://www.eagle-america.com/html/catalog/...up.asp?id=87691
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    I just laid a guitar down on top of some paper (4 sheets held together with tape) and traced around it. I would move the body around and turn it to connect point A to B with the right curve. Worked really well for me.
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    That's exactly what I did to cut the rabbet for my binding channel. I used a 3/8" bearing on a 1/2" flush cut bit. That gives you 1/16" cutting depth. Piece o' piss!
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    Just a thought, but I recall reading in Melvyn Hiscock's book about how he would use a router bit without a bearing to cut from a template. If you had the appropriate straight cut bit with a 1/4" shaft, you could effectively do the same thing. Consider using a 1/2" straight cut bit with 1/4" shaft. You would follow the pattern with the shaft and effectivly cut 1/8" more from the wood you are working on. No bearings needed. What do you think about that?
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    A pattern bit has the bearing on the shaft. A flush cut bit has the bearing on the tip of the bit. It's mainly used for cutting laminate counter tops. I've used both on my projects.
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    What I did for my latest project was to tape 4 sheets of paper together and start tracing out curves until I had the shape I liked. Then I transferred that to an old formica MDF shelf and cut it out with a scroll saw. The result was pretty good. Could you do something like that? What sort of body shape are you looking for?
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    I hope I can get mine done this month too. I've got all the pieces but I still need to apply the finish and assemble everything. There's a lot of beautiful work already posted. Competition is going to be tough. If anyone cares to preview the guitar... it's here.
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    Well, actually I'm not kidding about the H note. I saw an old manuscript at the Smithsonian and there was a piece of sheet music that actually had an H note written on it. I've never heard of an H note before, so I can only guess that some plonker in the 1500's wrote it down wrong. It was probably an A written down wrong. The difference between A and H are subtle. How would you like to be imortalized in the Smithsonian for thinking that there was an H note?
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    If you have a test meter, you could check the DC resistance of the humbucker. It's rare, but you could have a blown coil. If the resistance is off the scale (infinite resistance) you have a bad winding. Basically the wire has broken, but is held together from the insulation around the magnet wire. The gap left from the broken wire becomes a tiny little capacitor. DC voltage wont be able to cross the break, but your playing which is an AC voltage will just be able to get through. It'll sound weak too. Check the resistance and see what you find.
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    Ah, this guitar is from the time when there was an "H" note. Now the notes only go up to G#. The fret spacing allows for you to play the "H" note.
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    Too much for my blood but these things go for over a grand in good condition. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...1&category=2385
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    And here's the book... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/store...7557277-7815118
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    In my quest to find guitar plans, I ran across this... Guitar of the Month? http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/History/Di...0/diaz1590.html
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    I'll respond to myself to keep track of some links. http://www.geocities.com/ratedrs/archtops.html I would love to make a carved arch top guitar in the same body shape that I'm working on now (perhaps my trademark shape). Maybe someone could be crazy enough to make a JEM Jazz guitar?
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    Close. What's supposed to happen is that when you strike a ferromagnetic material, you align the orbits of the electrons, thus creating a net magnetic field. The same effect happens when you bang two hammers together, head-to-head. Do that enough times, and you'll magnetize the hammer heads. Sorry guys, I'm a solid state physicist. Anyway, I can just press the pole piece out with a screw driver. I've never had to whack them.
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    Yes you can do this. And you can wire them in series or in parallel. You have to reverse the phase of one pickup, and flip the magnets to get a true humbucker though. In my Fender single-coils there are 6 individual magnets that can be tapped out and flipped over. I assume yours are like that too. It's a simple job to do.
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    Just trying to keep the customers satisfied... I can just see it now. You pull a bird from the pub, and then... WHAT THE?! Who's that on your bum love?
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    Cool idea. I don't need one yet, but I love the idea.
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    I'm experimenting with it as well. I can't believe that we're all doing this at the same time. Since I don't have a spray gun, I used an old rag to rub the finish on. I waited about 5 to 10 minutes before rubbing on more. Even after only about 2 to 3 coats, the finish on my veneer top is lush. Surprisingly, the clear finish also looked better on just the raw wood. It didn't look as good on a stained sample. Still trying to figure that one out.
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    As if any of us have ever had this problem...
  24. Jehle
    Back when I first started taking guitar lessons, my teacher had this big Gretch Country Gentleman. He was really into Chet Atkins. Now that I've made a guitar or two, I'm starting to think towards making something like that Gretch. Melvyn didn't cover anything like this in his book. Are there any good books that cover making a guitar like the Gretch? Any good websites? Thanks!
  25. Jehle
    I think I'm more full of BS than wisdom. Welcome aboard!
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