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What's on your workbench?

Posted by Paul Craig on March 12, 2017 at 6:44pm in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever

 This could be git related or not. So, what's on your workbench at the moment?

I have 4 scarf joint necks in different stages of work.

A 25" scale pine 5 string neck for a Banjo-Res, A 25" scale Red Oak neck for my 6 string Strat-Res build, A 24 & 1/2" scale Red Oak neck for my 6 string Double Cut Tele build and a 27" scale 6 string Baritone Conversion neck for a Modern Strat body I have.

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  • kent robbins May 19, 2025 at 7:05pm

    Hi,

    Today, Monday, was a day for some final adjustments on Build 3.  This one has a mini reso, Gitty bucker, and Gitty pre amp with a disc piezo mounted                                                           under the cone.

    It was set up as a 4 string.  Today's work included recessing the Gitty bucker 3/16" into the top, and lowering the neck to match for lower string hieght.                                                      New bridge for the biscut , drilling a 5th string mounting hole in the cover, and adding a new 5th string tuner .

    Build 3 is now a 5 string, tuned gDGBD. Here's the parts on the bench.  --  13557406886?profile=RESIZE_930x13557406897?profile=RESIZE_930x13557407057?profile=RESIZE_930x13543419696?profile=RESIZE_930x

  • Taffy Evans May 17, 2025 at 1:32am

    Hi Paul, sorry for your loss, that's got to would take a lot of getting over. I have not built a cbg in about 14 months, but sold one the other day and got a commission to build another. I have been busy building a custom solid body with all the top gear and TV jones pickups, 2 x acoustics, a ooo and a parlour guitar. Also completed a restoration of a 1957 Maton arch top guitar.

    cheers Taff

    • Paul Craig > Taffy Evans May 17, 2025 at 11:35am

      Yes it does take time. Sounds like you've been busy lately.

      I love the TVJones Classic Filtertron  pickup and the T-Armond pickup. Got those pickups in a couple Gretsch guitars that originally had Blacktops.

  • Paul Craig May 15, 2025 at 8:06pm

    Hey Taff! We can't stay away long.

    I took a break after my Wife passed and then started working on backburner projects.

    Can't keep away from CBG's too long.

  • Taffy Evans May 15, 2025 at 7:47pm

    Hi, that's what thought it was, but the long time to tackle that job threw me.

    cheers Taff

    • BrianQ. > Taffy Evans May 15, 2025 at 8:58pm

      Yea, right?

  • Taffy Evans May 15, 2025 at 6:26pm

    Hi, I agree with Brian, good to see you back Paul. It's a pity this thread gets shunted into history until somebody stumbles over it. 

    Regarding the mini mill post. I am wondering what "notching the neck" means. What is actually being machined that can take 2 hours? Interesting.

    Taff

    • Infirmity Citrus President > Taffy Evans May 15, 2025 at 10:36pm

      cutting the notch for the lid. cutting the notch inside the notch. cutting the notch for the pickup inside the notch inside the notch. not cutting too much is called measure twice, cut once

      the secret to being retired is to have a dozen projects going on at once, always having parts in the pipeine for every project, always having parts for something due today or tomorrow. if you plow though projects too fast you end up caught up with all your parts and all your projects and you watch the one eyed moron pacifier, aka the television. anything but that...

      • Paul Craig > Infirmity Citrus President May 15, 2025 at 10:45pm

        Your right about that.

    • BrianQ. > Taffy Evans May 15, 2025 at 6:46pm

      Maybe people aren't building as much, so not a lot on the bench these days? I'm guessing the "Notch" is the recess under the lid? 

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