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  1. On 3/10/2024 at 3:46 PM, ScottR said:

    Lacquer spraying is done. There are several sets of bug's feet embedded in it, should add some mojo!DSC04709.JPGDSC04715.JPG

    SR

    many things to take away from seeing your creations scott, and this is a stunning build... but also: black lacquer - just can't get over it ever time I see it.  nice work!!

  2. 13 minutes ago, henrim said:

    I mentioned the slip ring connector I was going to use. Should work fine. But that is, If I ever build anything like this. Probably not. Just something I have thought would be interesting.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_ring

    ah, was not aware of such a thing... i suppose that tackles the issue of twisted wire... but doesn't seem like it would handle the issue of voltage buildup/pop.  still neato.

  3. On 11/8/2023 at 1:17 AM, henrim said:

    No, not like that. That product is an attempt to please those who can't decide what pickups to use. I was thinking about a test bench to find out what you like.

    So that you could have two pairs of pickups (maybe three pairs for a proper six shooter). You could rotate the thing for a to b testing. And you could swap the pickups on the fly. Because there are no universal connectors, some kind of screw terminals would be needed for wiring.  

    A test bench rather than an instrument.

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    is an interesting topic for sure.  my issue with the "wheel" is it would seem like it's way too complicated to be functional long term afa wiring.  I suppose you could have contacts around the edges that align at certain spots... but then you are connecting/disconnecting wires and have to handle potential voltage build up and "pops"... or the alternative is wires potentially getting stressed as you spin the "pickup-lazy-susan".

    Have oft thought about this in general and I know there are a couple of folks who have implemented something similar... but I've always thought just a removable pickguard would make sense... to me anyway.  that said... no matter what you do you are doing some wiring.  you can wire up 4 pickups but that doesn't give you the opportunity to plop in something new when it comes along.  

    seems to me just having a guitar wired up with pin headers for pickup leads... and just wire the opposite female/male to the new pickup you want to try... might work ok.

    I've changed pickups enough in my own guitars to know that it's pretty rare (50/50 shot) for me to be satisfied with my first guess at what might sound "good" in any guitar.  Also fairly rare to get the wiring right right off the bat.  for that reason I just do a simple piece of stripboard with the pickups connecting in to it.  If I need to swap them... at least I don't make my wiring look all "hacked" (not that it didn't already).

     

  4. 7 minutes ago, spindlebox said:

    Right? I honestly love the smell of all wood to be honest. To me that's one of the pleasures of woodworking. But there are definitely some favorites! Canary wood is really good too.

    I have not tried the canarywood... will have to get some and give it a sniff!

  5. 17 hours ago, spindlebox said:

    It's like, that tone smells GREAT!

    we should really have a subforum just related to "best smelling woods".  I have smelt rosewood, walnut, mahog, maple, purpleheart, oak, sapele... with walnut being a fav and cedar and oak being right up there.  A while back I was hogging out walnut via forstner bit and then collecting the shavings and putting them in a pot pouri dish with some oil... is a really nice smell.  might have to find a reason to do that again soon. 

  6. 2 minutes ago, ShatnersBassoon said:

    Yep…I had a Breedlove acoustic many years back that sounded glorious. I keep telling myself that it was partly to do with the cedar top. Like you say, nice midrange…’woody’ for want of a better word:

    breedlove is nice stuff. 

    cedar is not as flashy as flame nor as cute as quilt... but it's quite fetching in its own way and short of tone sniffing I'd say I like it more than spruce afa sound.  not nearly as bright in a good way.  "thank you, may I have another?"

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  7. 2 hours ago, ScottR said:

    It got rescued from being BBQ smoker wood. Some of its plainer brethren made me some delicious baby back ribs yesterday.

    SR

    "I want my baby back, baby back, baby back...  get in ma belly wee man!"  hehe, I bet that stuff smells glorious to work!  it's on my bucket list and grows wild here but pretty few/far between stock w/o splits and/or wide enough for even 1/2 a guitar (at least in az).  that is a rare piece u got there.  beautiful.

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  8. Just now, Asdrael said:

    True, I could buy. But in that case, since it's my first project, I would like to avoid buying finished wood things and go with as much experience as I can. If the lathe is fixed, I might actually go for a rosewood / maple / rosewood sandwich knob. And with a drill press, I guess there is indeed a way... I'll have to think about that one. Thanks for the suggestion!

    np, hope it helps.

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  9. On 10/8/2023 at 12:52 PM, Asdrael said:

    I thought about that. The cavity cover will be rosewood, but the lathe to potentially make knobs isn't functional currently. I am against the pickups covered with rosewood (for now) as I already have black covered pickups that look sharp. I may in the future get some other pickups done by Elysian pickups, then they would be rosewood covered.

    you prob already know this... but you can buy rosewood knobs online, and you can make them with a drill press pretty easy... not that I'm an expert.  all that said... u r the captain of your own ship... but I suggest things, it's what I do lol.

  10. 2 hours ago, henrim said:

    Yeah. Every time I start doing something I empty and clean the workbench. And do the same every now and again during the process too. But it doesn't take too much time to be in the pictured situation again. I admire people who can put tools back in their place right after using them. But that ain't me. 

    right on... I'm the sm way... I always think "well I'm gonna use this again in 3 mins so I'll just set it right here" and eventually I get to critical mass and spend too much time looking for the thing I just used... so I do cleanup!  a vicious cycle.

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  11. rosewood w rosewood... a winning combo in my book.  that'll look sharp w that body.  I hope you'll do something on the body to echo that rosewood... rosewood knobs, rosewood veneer over pickup bobbins... could buy some emg style plastic covers and then laminate rosewood on them... that'd look sharp.  just a thought.  carry on.

  12. On 6/5/2023 at 1:30 PM, henrim said:

    Neck and back roughly shaped. Neck is close but I need to decide whether to continue with the back to the the point I was going for, or if I actually want to leave it thicker.

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    now that's a proper dirty workbench.  guitar looks great.  lots to like there.

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