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Permalink Reply by Ben on March 13, 2009 at 2:24am

Thanks for the advice. Do you use coax cable or have ridiculously short runs or just do it pretty normally just without shielding? Nice examples and nice pups.

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Permalink Reply by Allen Pape on March 13, 2009 at 4:27pm

For notching out the neck for the box, i cut several times 1/4 inch or so apart and "POP" the pieces out with a flat screwdriver then pretty it up a little with a file. I don't cut my notches quite as deep as i need them and rasp it down the rest of the way. Im sure there's better ways but it works for me. Usually takes about 10 or 15 minutes. I hope this helps!!

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Permalink Reply by Arnar on March 14, 2009 at 2:14am

This might not be much help but I have a few switches like this one and be careful when soldering wires to them because the plastic tends to melt, I have ruined a couple of switches like that :P

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Permalink Reply by Ben on March 14, 2009 at 10:01am

Thanks, I think that sounds like a good plan for the next one.

Allen Pape said:

For notching out the neck for the box, i cut several times 1/4 inch or so apart and "POP" the pieces out with a flat screwdriver then pretty it up a little with a file. I don't cut my notches quite as deep as i need them and rasp it down the rest of the way. Im sure there's better ways but it works for me. Usually takes about 10 or 15 minutes. I hope this helps!!

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Permalink Reply by Ben on March 14, 2009 at 10:02am

Good to know. Thanks for your input!

Arnar said:

This might not be much help but I have a few switches like this one and be careful when soldering wires to them because the plastic tends to melt, I have ruined a couple of switches like that :P

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Permalink Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar on March 14, 2009 at 5:06pm

I did the first few builds by hand - mostly rasps. A friend helped me do up a few blanks using his Dado blade on his table saw. This took care of the under the body bevel and the headstock.

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Permalink Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar on March 14, 2009 at 5:09pm

Grrrr... the revolution has been co-opted? I kind of hope your joking Christian about Fender and Gibson getting into the act - but you probably aren't. I'm not sure i even want to look at them.

Christian Beshore said:

i'm using expensive mogami wiring that i removed from my old studio 12 years ago. i have enough to make about 2000 cbgs,or more. it is three conductor w/sheilding. i've found the most important reduction in hum is to make sure your bridge/strings are well grounded. also, i've never potted a pickup, i think if they are wound tight enough you don't get microphonics, which i think is the main reason people pot their pups.

if everything is grounded well and you use sheilded wire, i don't see the need for all that inner copper sheilding. i'm almost positive ted crocker does not sheild the guitar itself either. none of my fenders or gibsons are full of copper for that matter.

yeah, you should check out the new gibson and fender cbg's they're really cool for mass produced cbg's..............................................................................................

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Permalink Reply by Paul Doug on March 20, 2009 at 3:02am

I used a router notching my first neck. The second on I did on the table saw with dado blade. If you prefer hand tools a good method would be with a chisel and mallet. The same way the craftsmen do door hinge insets. Make a bunch of vertical cuts real close together with the chisel to the depth you want. Than cut the notch out running the chisel horizontally. Witha little practice you will have a good clean notch.

Can't help on the electronic, I know nuth'n.

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on March 20, 2009 at 8:40am

Hey Ben, have a look at the photo for an idea I stole from someone else for trimming that awkward bit under the soundboard... I cut the 2 extremeties with a hack saw to the correct depth, then I used a 22mm drill to get rid of eveything between, then just sanded it by hand... 5 minutes work. Helps to have a line along the edge to guage the depth though :o)
Cant help much with the electronics, other than to say have a look at the '5 way switch, single coil, humbucker AND piezo pickup' thread I started a while back in Teds Mad Scientist group - general concensus was that the piezo would be much quieter so some compensating would need to be done. Havnt got round to that project yet...
Good luck
Ben

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