Here's a picture of my signature. I sign it, then trace over it with that little blue screwdriver (I use that tool for everything). I get a nice little groove, then write with a pencil again, filling the groove with the pencil lead. That's it, that's how I've always done my signature on these things. Pretty simple, really.
This is how it will look in it's little frame:
Here's the headstock. I glued a piece from another cigar box on the mahogany neck. I've never done this before (yet another first for this guitar). The reason I'm doing it is because there was a huge gap between the top of the fretboard and the mahogany. This piece closes the gap and I like the rough look it has after I filed it down a bit.
I started putting in the frets. This was so much more complicated than any other time. The ebony wood is so hard. Usually I just cut a little slot and pressed the frets in with a bit of glue. Not with this fretboard.
Once I got all the frets in, I taped the fretboard to protect it while I filed the edges of the fret wire, which I got from C.B. Gitty, by the way. Eventually the tape got in the way and I removed it, but it helped at the beginning, at least (I think)
And here it is, with the frets all cleaned up.
I put strings on it to check them out and... damn it... some of them are still high. I'll have to go back and set a few of them again. What a pain! As this thing gets closer and closer to completion, I get more and more impatient.
Here's an image of the pick-up coverplate. I spent a lot of time messing around with the pick-up screws and the little springs... I don't know if I'll use those in the end or not.
That's it for this post. On the next one I'll show my fret markers, which turned out exactly like I was hoping, and I'll also be finishing the box and getting it ready for the final fitting.
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I fully agree with the "bought neck" thing. I am waiting a while before i attempt a 6-stringer, going to school on the 3 and 4-strings.
This looks great. I would be very proud if I could do work that nice!
Looking great. Love the grain on the fret board and it looks well planned and constructed.
This will likely piss someone off, but for me, using a store bought 6 string neck is.... not quite home made. I've done it. But it's not the real deal. Yours is the real deal. I hope it's a real player.
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