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Hector

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  1. Hector
    Burst!! it looks amazing as it is. but the burst will make it even more beautiful. just a little, nothing too strong.
  2. Hector
    I would use maple for the necks. both of them.
  3. Hector
    If what you got is ipe all you can do with it is use it as a fretboard. the wood is way too hard to use in other aplications. if you plan on building a go bar deck, you can use the ipe to make some go bars. here in brazil, ipe is also known as pau d'arco, which translates as bow wood. and the indians do use this wood to make their bows to hunt animals. perfect wood for go bars, with incredible memory.
  4. Hector
    I don't like the grain direction on the neck blank, I always use very straight grained (and paralel to the center line) mahogany for my necks. Don't know if you that might be a problem or not, but I wouldn't do it that way.
  5. Hector
    I'm pretty sure I've read somewhere that brazilian walnut was imbuia. If what you got is Ipe, just go ahead. ipe is so hard and dense that you can use it as a fingerboard wood without any problems. I've used on some instruments before.
  6. Hector
    If the wood you got is imbuia, then I think that it may be too soft for a fretboard (the pieces I came across here in brazil were not so dense) If not, and if it is a dense wood, you can use it without any problems, just try to find some quartersawn piece, if possible.
  7. Hector
    1 yes 2 its easier to cut the fret slots on the entire thing, bindings and all. if you want the binding to cover the end of the frets, you're gonna have way more work to do.
  8. Hector
    Well, veneer is usually 'solid', right? yes it is!
  9. Hector
    oops! too late. you should've asked this question before shaping the neck. about the binding, you can do it both ways. I like to bind the fretboard before gluing it to the neck.
  10. Hector
    i've heard that a bass has thicker strings.
  11. Hector
    hi there. welcome to the forum. you could use the spalted maple you found, and just remove the same amout of material from the top of the body (the thickness of the top your gluing on) and glue the maple to the body. then you could easily use a router to remove the excess material and remake the body cavities. that's the easy part using a pattern cutting bit and a flush trim bit. the crack should be no problem, just fill it with something (epoxy, maybe?) and sand it flat again. good luck with your build!
  12. Hector
    No I haven't. I'm not the one who took it. I swear!
  13. Hector
    I was thinking the exact same thing.
  14. Hector
    any comments? anyone?
  15. Hector
    quartersawn! quartersawn!
  16. Hector
    in the area where the neck meets the body (upper side) why did you choose to change the natural flow of the curves and make it 90º with the neck?
  17. Hector
    the video! this one is done.
  18. Hector
    done! ( well, almost done, since I still have some sanding to do on the neck, but mostly done) not bad for a 2 day build. and it sounds better than I expected. I'm gonna post some sound clips ASAP. more pics here cigar box mando
  19. Hector
    I believe ivoroid is a man-made material ivory is the real deal. kinda like abalone X abalam.
  20. Hector
    +1 but you could use it as a top too.
  21. Hector
    You wrote the answer for your own question. Ivoroid! which is not the same as Ivory
  22. Hector
    you're not going to do what I think you are going to do, right?
  23. Hector
    I like the PRS headstock. small, straight string pull, and beautiful.
  24. Hector
    thanks n3rrd, I didn't think you were harsh on your comment, and I understand your confusion, mandos DO have 8 strings and this one doesn't. BTW, what's the standand tuning for the uke? here's a pic of my unusual projects all together. the lap steel is almost done, I had to put it on hold cause I had lots of other things going on, and lots of bills to pay. but it's gonna be done next week I guess. thanks for all the replies.
  25. Hector
    yes! that's the only way the guy lets you keep the box. to keep the box you must buy all the cigars that are inside. I just got lucky with that one because it only had one cigar left. and the sides of the box are made of solid mahogany. very cool. again, sorry about my poor english, english is not my native language.
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