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How do you manage that big amount of humidity in the shop?... I mean, no only the paint, but the woods and so on...

Now I'm living in Vienna and sometimes think that I could not have a workshop here due to humidity changes, from 40% to 80% all year round... it's really crazy... the few places I've seen here that could fit for a shop are moist like caves. Any advice?

GOTM for sure!

no, seriously... I ****in want it.

You need a woman in the shop... XD

me likes!

Why do you have to install your nut before the finishing process?

I always do that, otherwise I couldn't check if everything is in place before finishing...

But why does it need to be? I always do the nut last. You can always make a nut to fit during any time of the process. I dont see why it would NEED to be done before.

Well, I never said that it needs to be done, is just a personal choice.

I'm not an experienced builder, so I feel better if I check that everything works before spend two months in the finishing process. Having the nut in place allows me to string the guitar, place the bridge correctly, check intonation, check neck straightness, check frets levelling, etc...

Of course you can do it later, but I prefer to do it before.

Why do you have to install your nut before the finishing process?

I always do that, otherwise I couldn't check if everything is in place before finishing...

Sir, you're a beast.

Very nice and clean work... love the headstock!

WOW!

Is the top carve made with CNC too?

Yes.

I have no idea about CNC requeriments and so on, but... would you consider to use the CNC to carve your guitars?

Is the top carve made with CNC too?

I meant in general... never been fan of those tuners, neither some fender vintage ones... that tiny stick looks weak.

That guitar kit looks very pro, shame is a LP... XD Looking forward to see the magic.

Those machine heads are a bit gay, it isn't?

The back side is stunning!

this can be a solution too...

Maybe it looks lilke a cheap solution, but in my opinion, I think the best place to allocate the jack input in every guitar is the front side, near the controls, like in the Flying V. It doesn't look very nice, but in terms of ergonomy there's no better place.

I think you should leave it as it is now, any placement change means some refinish, which I think is not worth the time for such detail. Just learn the lesson, as I did.

Very nice instrument, congratulations!

Can't wait to see those pics...

Bad place for the jack input, I had the same mistake when I built my V...

Show us some guitar porn... XD

You guys sometimes look like teens choosing clothes and jewelry for a party... XD

You are funny.

And your English is bad.

Kidding aside. This is serious business. I only get one Black Limba LP and I want it right... you must respect the wood.

spffft! I just remembered I can build one whenever I want.

But you already decided, master. A trans black with nickel hardware would be awesome but trans black with aged nickel would be ****ING awesome! The only con I see - and it's only a personal opinion - is that double elliptic grain in the top. But I'm pretty sure you'll get a masterpiece of it, no matters which CNC made the instument. So who cares about the finish...

You guys sometimes look like teens choosing clothes and jewelry for a party... XD

Or something like this:

I would not carve the top... only the back with big rounding edges and a big belt carve. If this were my project, I would try with purfling... Regarding the headstock, you certainly don't have too much room to do things... as Stu commented, an ESP style would do the job.

One problem:

The 23rd fret (and only the 23rd) on the G string buzzes, not sure if that means the 24th is high, or the 23rd is low. I can't see any evidence that the either fret has lifted, no dents or dings in the frets. It did not do this on the old body. I tried re-tightening neck bolts in case it went in a bit cockeyed, no soap. Any suggestions to diagnose this?

You can check the levelling in some ways... use a metal ruler, put the edge over the frets and check it with a leaf of paper. Alternatively, you can use a credit card and check the frets by 3 at a time... sorry, my english is crap.

The neck part scares me, particularly the carving part, little to no experience with hand-carving beyond what i did for this body.

Necks look a bit more difficult, but as soon as you make one, you'll feel like god. The only problem is that you'll need more tools.

Home made instruments are like food, always taste better.