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Andyjr1515

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  1. Andyjr1515
    Haven't we seen someone on here recently do one too? A nice looking cherry red? I'll try to dig down into my unreliable memory resources.
  2. Andyjr1515
    Many,many thanks to those who voted this as GOTM ! I'm really chuffed - although it was a close call against some scarily impressive competition! Andy
  3. Andyjr1515
    I do like the visuals of that V shape very much. I like this build!
  4. Andyjr1515
    Still difficult to believe that this is your first build! From a personal perspective the volute is a bit large for my taste- but I LOVE the heel to body transition!!!!
  5. Andyjr1515
    While I'm deeply flattered and will, of course, accept the truth of that statement...it would be the type of truth that seems to be becoming very popular with many politicians both sides of the atlantic. So, being really old-fashioned, and dipping my toe into a parallel universe where truth is 'a statement that matches the actual facts', I would more accurately have to say that I'm sure I will have stolen the idea from someone else Having said that - and staying in that same parallel universe for a moment - it is indeed a very satisfying process isn't it Some great work here all over the place, by the way.
  6. Andyjr1515
    That is a stunning build @KempGuitars ! I mean -well just - stunning!!!
  7. Andyjr1515
    Love those fretboards. Top class!
  8. Andyjr1515
    That's pretty much how I do it too for tweaking the overall thickness. For the shape of the haunches, I generally just do full length sweeps of the cabinet scraper too, with lots of stop and see how it feels moments. When I'm getting close, I get the profile templates out so I can be a bit more specific.
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    That's coming on great. What I find is that it is the side haunch shape that makes the biggest difference to the playing feel as it progresses - where required - from a flat topped D shape to a U to C and even, in my own preference, heading towards a soft V. For builds for other people, I use a joiners profile gauge and get the owners to give me the shapes of their 'favourite neck'. While all guitars have their own feel, it generally offers at least a familiarity of feel to the player. Do you have a specific shape you are aiming for?
  10. Andyjr1515
    Wonderful. Thank goodness that this wasn't finished in time for the March GOTM!
  11. Andyjr1515
    I'm watching this with great interest. I don't often use plastic bindings but to my poor little head the acetone method always seems to be akin to black magic. But wow - it certainly seems to work. Some excellent hints and tips @Norris and @Prostheta and some excellent progress, @hittitewarrior . I am in awe of that scratchplate copper powder method!
  12. Andyjr1515
    There's no such thing as taking longer than necessary...always best to creep up on the final shape. It's very easy to take material off and it's pretty impossible to put it back What tools are you using for the carve? Oh, and that's not a trick question - there's no right and wrong. Just interested what other folks use.
  13. Andyjr1515
    ^ I'm thinking @ScottR 's right!
  14. Andyjr1515
    And there was me being a pessimist! Final weight was 5lbs 4oz ... maybe, therefore the name could even be Lighter Than Air Guitar, or shortened to an utterly memorable acronym: LTAG
  15. Andyjr1515
    I was thinking more what inspired you to bleach the Wenge? I would have never thought of doing that in a thousand years but that has come out so well!
  16. Andyjr1515
    I've tried all sorts. The most successful was the most recent one, which was (in this case it was an unbound board): Square up of the lengthways reference edge Radius Slot Add inlays and dots Finish radius sand including inlays Fret Trim, sand edges and sand chamfer of fret ends Glue board to neck All methods have disadvantages - in the above case, it is that you lose the panel-pin location method in the fret slots. Next time, I'll leave a couple of fret marker dots out and use the drill holes to pop a couple of locating pins in there
  17. Andyjr1515
    There are a lot of good ideas here. I think multi-multi numbers of pickups can sometimes be unpredictable and seemingly illogical in the tones they produce. Splitting it down into a simpler and logical set of options as @mistermikevsuggests makes a lot of sense
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    Sorry to hear of the health woes. That looks a good 'simple but effective' router jig! I need to improve mine so have watched with interest
  19. Andyjr1515
    That is sooo different... and in a very good way. Bit of an eye-opener. What made you go for it?
  20. Andyjr1515
    I've just upgraded my tablet and can at last scroll through the threads when I get snippets of spare time rather than having to boot up the desktop. The timing is perfect because this info is golddust @ScottR Fascinating and invaluable stuff - many thanks
  21. Andyjr1515
    I think the colours are complimentary. I think once the tuners are strings on it will look just right, to be honest...
  22. Andyjr1515
    Wow - that is just so SUPER neat it hurts. Bravo, Carl
  23. Andyjr1515
    That's worked well
  24. Andyjr1515
    That is absolutely splendid, Brian. Now and again on the forum, there are instruments I would REALLY like to own....and this is one of them. Great recon job, @Briansbrew and fantastic Aria knowledge demonstrated once again, @Prostheta. Well done, both
  25. Andyjr1515
    I confess, I've never actually seen the bleaching process demonstrated. This is fascinating. What are you aiming for for the final result?
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