Just finished my first build! Started with a less desireable (painted white) box and sanded it down, thinking my first was gonna end up getting messed up during process. I wish I would have just used a better box anyway. It turned out better than I thought though. Learned many things. Thanks goes to everyone in "The Nation" for advise, help and most of all INSPIRATION! I've already got a couple more started and ideas for enough to keep me busy for years!
very cool trick, i'll be using that one. I had a gibson epoch that all i used on it were bronze; gave a muted type of warm sound.
And sodbrother, that is a cool 1st build, kudos.
Don Thompson said:
Here is a trick I use for sharf joints slipping around. Staying away from the edges lightly sprinkle some play sand on your glueing area.Easy does it. You don't want sand where you may file sand through. As you clamp the sand will grip and bite into the two sufaces and stop shifting. Wipe off the glue that squeezes out. Donsodbrother said:
Ya, a little trouble with the scarf joint. My table saw is out of commision right now so I made a jig for my (power) mitre saw. Worked OK for the one in the picture, but I was working on 4 necks the other day and the saw was kicking the piece out of the saw into the rafters! I've stopped doing it that way. Also when I was clamping it together it was sliding all over the place. Since then I've seen some good pictures of ways to prevent that. Yes those are acoustic strings. Just cheap ones that I got at Wal-Mart.
Brett Morgan said:
Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint?
Having experimented using bronze wound strings with magnetic pickups I don't hear the low end with bronze. Wimpy sounding. Doesn't do it for me. All the pickup is sensing is the steel core. Each to their own I guess. What makes the world go round.
Don
Brett Morgan said:
Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint? Are those acoustic strings? I heard they sound better than electric strings even with a magnetic pickup.
Here is a trick I use for sharf joints slipping around. Staying away from the edges lightly sprinkle some play sand on your glueing area.Easy does it. You don't want sand where you may file sand through. As you clamp the sand will grip and bite into the two sufaces and stop shifting. Wipe off the glue that squeezes out.
Don
sodbrother said:
Ya, a little trouble with the scarf joint. My table saw is out of commision right now so I made a jig for my (power) mitre saw. Worked OK for the one in the picture, but I was working on 4 necks the other day and the saw was kicking the piece out of the saw into the rafters! I've stopped doing it that way. Also when I was clamping it together it was sliding all over the place. Since then I've seen some good pictures of ways to prevent that. Yes those are acoustic strings. Just cheap ones that I got at Wal-Mart.
Brett Morgan said:
Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint?
Ya, a little trouble with the scarf joint. My table saw is out of commision right now so I made a jig for my (power) mitre saw. Worked OK for the one in the picture, but I was working on 4 necks the other day and the saw was kicking the piece out of the saw into the rafters! I've stopped doing it that way. Also when I was clamping it together it was sliding all over the place. Since then I've seen some good pictures of ways to prevent that.
Yes those are acoustic strings. Just cheap ones that I got at Wal-Mart.
Brett Morgan said:
Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint? Are those acoustic strings? I heard they sound better than electric strings even with a magnetic pickup.
Looks awesome for a first build, any problems doing that scarf joint? Are those acoustic strings? I heard they sound better than electric strings even with a magnetic pickup.
I've got to agree with Michael about the box. Do you have any of the logos that everyone has? No. Does everyone else have a beautiful flamed top like that? They probably don't know. Great job!
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And sodbrother, that is a cool 1st build, kudos.
Don Thompson said:
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Brett Morgan said:
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sodbrother said:
Yes those are acoustic strings. Just cheap ones that I got at Wal-Mart.
Brett Morgan said:
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