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ShatnersBassoon

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  1. Slightly tempted to use a carbon fibre neck I made a while back, only issue is that it’s a longer scale length (around 24.5 iirc), so is a question on whether it would work with the small body. 6 in line headstock too, so aesthetics to bare in mind too. ...decisions decisions
  2. The wood has settled in perfectly now. Did a bit of work this weekend. Drew up a plan and I found out that the design did not quite work visually with a standard hard tail design and also didn’t give me masses of room for adjustment, based on the small scale length I’m using (23.5). I also figured that due to the short scale length I may as well make the body more parlour sized. Will be sanding a gradient in the forearm section so that it goes down to the walnut underneath. Will probably finesse the shape slightly as I’m working on it. Not glued up yet, just roughly lining things up so I have a general idea.
  3. Shows that you have done a nice job with the join
  4. Lovely bit of wood you have for the body here. Should be killer!
  5. Oh man...your builds never fail to impress. If you aren’t taking loads of commissions then you should be!
  6. With me the problem is the more to do with the fact that it’s really messy to work with. Unless everything is really well sealed then it just bleeds out everywhere. Heavy too. I actually really like the look of it, but there are better options I think.
  7. Just out of interest Henrim, how long had you stored it before it warped?
  8. I don’t think they are warped, but it’s great to know this information as a pre empting kind of thing. Thanks Henrim
  9. It’s only 7mm thick, so maybe if it did cup slightly it would stay on the top anyway with the titebond holding it? Or am I being a bit silly? I will go ahead with your suggestion anyway
  10. Yes, it’s flat Needs a bit of time to acclimatise mind you. I think the cold journey to my house during the delivery has messed about with the moisture content slightly. Hopefully it will be within the right levels over the next couple of weeks.
  11. Now THAT is interesting! Like a relic and not a relic at the same time Anyways...pretty cool.
  12. Was messing around with ideas a couple of years back. Been wanting to attempt something that is more my own body design. Current plan is to extend the bout on the bass side so that it looks more balanced. It will also be a single pickup design and unlike the guitar it is inspired by (you can probably guess) it’s going to have a headstock. Going to try and use what I already have...so it’s going to be either 3x3 or 6 inline. Got some really cool spalted beech for the top. Suggestions welcome of course! Noticed if you click on the image it’s better quality, worth doing so so that you get a better view of that wood
  13. My friend picked up the completed lapsteel a few days ago. He’s very happy with it, which makes me happy. Im not in a rush to use Padauk again though!
  14. Had a rethink and came to the conclusion that the gold wood effect was a bit loud. I was also having a bit of a problem with the epoxy. So I have dialled it back a bit! Friend has a much loved dog, so decided to include him in the proceedings. Changed the plan for the fingerboard too. Switched to the Padauk. The certano bridge and bender is looking rather snazzy. Good stuff.
  15. Congratulations Zen! Another superb looking guitar.
  16. May as well put this one up again. It’s a guitar I built for my nephew a few years ago. Here’s the specs Louiscaster- 9 inch radius 25.5 scale length Evo Gold frets Artec Hot Rails pickup Norway Maple body Flamed maple neck and fretboard Build thread is here Good luck everybody! Great entries as usual! Click on the photos for the higher quality versions, it seems to be compressing the previews.
  17. Very tidy! That headstock design is pretty much what I have planned too. It just seems a better idea to tune from the top with a lapsteel, although I’m sure there are differing opinions.
  18. The piece of oak needed jazzing up a little so I attempted to recreate a kind of figured timber look with some gold mica powder and epoxy. Had to manipulate it a little as it was drying to get the grain lines. Anyway, reasonably pleased with it! It does look rather ‘loud’ for want of a better word, so I might try putting a ‘burst’ on it with some spray paint.
  19. Interesting! I wonder if that was part of the issue Mike? Maybe I didn’t use the right tools. It’s weird because that neck was straight…and like a week/few days later it had a 0.25mm up bow in it.
  20. It cut surprisingly easy, considering it’s hardness. It’s properties are interesting! One thing I have noticed with Corian is that it actually isn’t particularly stable. Whatever bends form in it don’t tend to spring back like they would with wood. I tried making a neck with it, it failed…even with a bit of carbon fibre behind it it warped. It’s a cool material but not really the best choice for anything structural in my opinion. It’s also rather heavy!
  21. Soo…another build! A friend of mine has asked me to build him a lapsteel. He played the carbon fibre build I did a year back and really liked it. As he’s fairly new to lapsteel I have done some research and decided on a 24 scale, with parallel strings. He has bought a few things for the build including https://reverb.com/uk/item/45369548-combo-palm-bender-roller-bridge-r-r-b-1?utm_campaign=INTL-GB-Shop_unpaid&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google And some Warman FireBuckers. These are firebird style pickups, with a blade design so should work nicely with the wide string spacing. That’s my thinking anyway. Also no pole pieces to worry about being misaligned! I have a piece of oak that will work nicely for this build. So far I have slotted a piece of corian to use as the fingerboard. I’m filling the slots with some black mica powder and CA glue. The board will be recessed in to the wood. Anyway…this should be interesting! On a slightly different note, Lapsteel players don’t get enough love, there’s some serious musicians out there
  22. Congratulations on the win Zen! Amazing looking guitar! Nothing about it I don’t like
  23. Congrats Nicco! Fabulous looking build and very characterful! (is that a word? It should be ;))
  24. Nice modern design! I really like the headstock. There’s a guy that makes aluminium necks that does something not too far off from that (Alef?) Anyway, really cool so far…will be following with interest
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