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Little Red - Diddley Bros 2015

Posted by Joe O'Connor on February 2, 2015 at 4:48pm
It had a Red Grandis Hardwood neck (supposedly the wood of the future). The original headstock was Red gandis too. But it split horrifically when drilling holes for machine heads. In half a fit of rage I though i's cut a scarf joint for a new headstock as I'd already profiled the neck. Rage blinded me and I cut the scarf the wrong way round, so I had to do it again the right way. Took It down to a 21" scale length. The new headstock is poplar. That took a long time to sort out the mess I'd made. Had to use dowel in the scarf joint in the end to get it right. I know it's cheating a bit. But that joint is strong as hell now.
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Tags: Bros, Diatonic, Diddley, Diddleyjo, Grandis, Little, Red, Tribal, bow, strummer, tambourine
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  • Bjorn Damsgaard February 9, 2015 at 12:05pm

    Supporting the point of no rules! Looks great and best of all - it will stand its grund. Very Nice!

  • Joe O'Connor February 3, 2015 at 5:01pm

    shhh we don't talk about the first rule of.... Oh no wait that's something else.

  • Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans February 3, 2015 at 12:18pm

    Remember the first rule of CBG's - - there are no rules!  Good save!

  • Joe O'Connor February 2, 2015 at 6:11pm
    Cheers. Every cloud... eh
  • Uncle John February 2, 2015 at 5:53pm

    Hey, no worries.  Good save.  Looks neat.

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