Correctly locating the bridge saddle
I thought this might be a great presentation for aspiring builders, with tips and ideas for anyone learning to locate and intonate the bridge saddle.
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Beginner Neck Making, with fretting!
A video of me making my necks....
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Read more…Trimming a soundboard for my upright bass
Hey all,
building an upright bass out of a large drawer. Making the soundboard out of the thin plywood skin of an old hollow core door. I don't really want to use a router to make the top flush with the box. What do you suggest to get a nice edge
Read more…To Scarf or Not?
As I understand it, a scarf joint is used to angle the strings to prevent them from jumping out of the nut: this is why Fender and other manufacturers use string guides on straight headstocks.
I did a scarf joint on my first CBG and have done straigh
Read more…6-string pickup for a 3-string
Hi There,
I'm on a new build with a question about pickups.
I'm building a 3-string electric, can I use a 6-string pickup for that.
If so, is my string placement "between the dots".
If not, what are my basic options.
Thank you for your input.
chris
Read more…To Brace or not to Brace
Hi,
I am planning my next build.
3-string, red oak neck with scarf joint, 24.5 scale, bone nut and saddle,
rod piezo mounted under the saddle.
Question,
What are the effects of bracing the underside of the box lid.
Is it worth the effort ?
Also is
Read more…Traditional Lutherie
Here is a video that highlights the traditional creation of a violin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o2c25TKFNaw
And another that might be of interest:
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/intermediatebuildingtipsandtricksfor
Read more…Pick ups - How does type and style effect the sound of the guitar?
I've fitted a P.A.F style pick to my CBG and it's given it a real loud rock and roll sound. Over drive by the bucket load (this is typical of the design).
Now, I was wondering how different designs i.e Lip stick, Blade, single row, humbucker, piezo e
Read more…Home made custom decals
"How to" tips on making your own decals on your computer and inkjet printer for use as logos, accents or trim.
For supplies you need some inkjet decal paper and spray coating to seal the ink. These are available from Micheals, Hobby Lobby or other
Read more…Moving up to 4/6 strings
I have built a few 4 stringers, but have been wanting to take my current build up to a 4 stringer. The problem is, the neck I have was built with a 3 stringer in mind, meaning it is 1.5" wide. Is this wide enough to handle 4 strings? And, should I fe
Read more…wiring tone and volume pots to pickup
Have added a basic p-u to one my builds ,, and i put a volume pot on it .. but did not do tone ,, Does anyone have a schematic for this ? or a link to go to ?
Read more…Your favorite fretwire?
Completed several builds with Dunlop 6130 wire. Nice, but a pain to set in an 0.022" slot without glue, rather skip that whole extra set of steps. Just tried a test with 6170, with an oversized (0.024") tang. Fretting has just gone from 22 shots o
Read more…Attaching a neck - is this overkill?
This is my first magnetic pickup build, and the donated telecaster neck pickup is so tall that I had to cut completely through the neck to make it fit. So I glued in some braces and came up with an aluminum plate and bolt setup to try and keep the n
Read more…bridge pins
I have used these in 2 of my builds with no problem. Then on my latest build I used them and they just pulled themselves out. The other 2 builds had the saddle close to the pins, this last one the saddle was about 3" away. does this play a role in th
Read more…Good vidios
It's getting late and I just happened to stumble onto this group. I've made a few cbgs and I am not an accomplished luthier. I started out using files to shape the neck and after the second on I decided that was too much of a work out. Then my eyes s
Read more…Build Blog: A slightly different approach.
This project started out with intentions of building a "quick and dirty" test bed to experiment with a few ideas, but morphed into something else. I just cant seem to help myself.
What it turned out to be however isnt yet known, as of this writing I
Read more…FIRST BUILD TENOR UKE - DONE! NICE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT.
Mark, attached are photos of the ukulele I had started before the holidays. The biggest mistake I had made was the placement of the bridge. Some how - and I still do not know why - it was off about 1/4 inch to the left. To correct the problem I moved
Read more…FRETBOARD - CAN YOU LAMINATE 2 BLOCKS OF WOOD TOGETHER ?
First time buildew with a question.
I have several sticks of purpleheart wood 1" x 1" x 35". I would like to know if you can glue 2 sticks together to get a 1 X 2 X 35 then slice a 1/4" slab off to make the fretboard?
I have found several discussions
Read more…Intonation at the bridge - a question
Something has been niggling at me. If you look at the bridges on most CBGs you see that the bridge is at an angle. OK. I know why, but what I don't know is why it isn't always the same angle. In other words, what determines the angle? I understand th
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