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  1. Denis
    Thanks for all the encouragement guys.I completed the job on Sunday, and have been in seventh heaven ever since. The Rocket is now not only playable, but I think she sounds better than when I bought her in the mid 60's. The action is probably as close to as low as it can get - that took a lot more time than I expected. There's a nice growl to the lead pup when it's played hard, and the rhythm pup is very open with a very slight feeling of reverb to it. Thanks again giving me the shot that I needed to face a new challenge!! Denis
  2. Denis
    Hey, It's your axe. If it's being made for you, and you like it, I can't see a problem. I'm on my first project, too, and I think I have possibly made a huge mistake by going for a hard maple body with a birdseye veneer - just because I LOVE the wood. In the process, I am learning a lot both from doing it, and by getting tips and advice from here, so I am sure that the next one will be better. Enjoy - and that's an order!! Denis
  3. Denis
    What a fantastic piece of wood. Where did you get it? Denis
  4. Denis
    Thanks Russ and Southpa. That's where my thinking was going. I have never thought of using a plug cutter parallel to the grain. It seems to defeat the object somehow - or am I being more stupid than usual? When would you want to cut parallel? Denis
  5. Denis
    Hi, I bought a Harmony Rocket semi accoustic second-hand in the mid 60's, but then time moved on and I am ashamed to say that I let her fester in her case in a slightly damp attic. I have had it fixed as best as my luthier can do, and she sounds great - apart from the neck being warped so that the action above fret 5 is only good enough for slide!! I found a used neck on ebay, and it's arrived, and it's dead flat!! Miracle # 1. It is about the same vintage as the Rocket - and like the odiginal has a "steel reinforced neck" rather than a truss rod. It looks like it's been taken off and replaced a zillion times, so the screw holes are massive and have already been plugged with wood matchsticks. What's the best way to plug the holes so I can get a tight joint? Thanks in advance Denis
  6. Denis
    Hi Dave, I am a newbie as well, although I have played guitar for more years than most people on this forum have been alive - probably! I too, have more questions than answers, but am using this and a couple of other forums to gradually trying to understand that the heck I am doing. I am using another book as my "bible", and it does have a project for a 4 string neck thru bass - not to my taste in terms of combinations of wood - but that's why I am making my own 6 string from the other project in the book. It's called "make your own electric guitar and bass" by Dennis Waring and David Raymond, published by Sterling Publishing. Hope this helps Denis
  7. Denis
    I have just taken what feels like an age to get the three chunks of maple glued together for my first solid project. Trouble was that my jointer wouldn't get the edges absolutley square to the top/bottom. I ended up using a 2" router bit with a straight edge to route the edges square. Five minutes to do all three pieces, and a great glue up. I'll try to use this space to keep you informed of the other lessons I learn - mistakes I make Denis
  8. Denis
    This isn't bad for starters:- http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/categor...pickupdiagrams/ I am just starting the routing on my first project. Nerveracking or what? Good luck Denis
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