I have really looked over my guitar so I am familar with the mechanic's. My greatest resource right now is my father, when it comes to working with wood, metal, plastic or just about anything else that can be cut, hammered, glued, and/of nailed he has done it or has forgoten how to do it. Plus he already has all the wood working tools one would need.
I have drawn a rough outline of different bodys, (look here... ]http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=17414528) I am still playing around with this idea
I am not planing on useing and controls on the body, and I would buy a paddle neck. I Would use a hard tail bridge. 3x3 tuners for a balanced look. I beleive that I will use maple for the body and neck with 2 or 3 different stains for deep rich violin color. I would use tung oil for the finial finish for that satin shine thats just beutiful.
While this is a very basic design I beleave it will be extremly cool. Does anyone have any sugestion on where to buy a good neck at resonable prices?
Thanks for input/advice, I will be happy for any knowage that people are willing to share.