Oily's Guitar Lounge 1 - Grandpa's Pocket Watch - Videos

Matt Schaub March 10, 2012 at 2:12pm

Sounds good Harrison. Oily, I have a dime, now all I need is a rough estimate of on the height of the bridge :) I've been using 1/4" hex bolts which is way too high of action for fretting. To further complicate matters I have a pickup that I'd like to use that is about 3/4" high... I don't want to weaken my 1X2 too much... can I sink a 3/4" pickup at least 1/2" into my 1X2 without worrying about snapping under string tension? One last question, I've been using a dremmel to shave the 1x2 to fit against my lid... is there a faster tool other than buying a table saw? I've been building these on my balcony and in my kitchen... the apartment renter's life :)

Thanks for the help!

Harrison Withers March 10, 2012 at 1:52pm

bottom of nut slot is a Dime above the fret board the bridge is adjusted to fit. Sorry that's what I use so I don't have precise measurements.

Ron "Oily" Sprague March 10, 2012 at 12:23pm

Matt,

I'll measure 'em tonight, and get back to you. Millimeters and 64ths of an inch okay ?

Matt Schaub March 10, 2012 at 11:40am

Gorgeous guitar Harrison, could either of you please tell me the height of the bridge and nut? I'm building CBG #3 and I want it to play as good as yours!

Harrison Withers March 7, 2012 at 12:42pm

nut is def. buffalo if its black, I only use bone or buffalo.

I built the busker as an experiment and homage to the amp-in-guitar instrument from the sears catalog that I asked for every christmas and never received. I'd build another one on commission if someone wanted one, but probably wouldn't build another on spec unless i needed it for a trip or something, or if I'm unemployed and need to play it for money on the street. ;)

Ron "Oily" Sprague March 7, 2012 at 12:28pm

Yeah, but having that speaker grill clearance gives just enough room for sliding, and also means I get some kewl accidental percussion when playing with a metal pick.

Ron "Oily" Sprague March 7, 2012 at 12:26pm

Ok, I admit it: I was tryin' to figure it out from the pics. The guitar is leaning up against a wingback chair, 12 feet away, I'm in the middle of dinner, and I'm just too damn lazy to get up and go look.

Harrison Withers March 7, 2012 at 12:24pm

It's not the lowest action ever, but intonation is good to at least the 12th, action is high to clear the speaker grill not because of any imagined slide setup truth be told.

Ron "Oily" Sprague March 7, 2012 at 12:23pm

There ya go: buffalo bone nut.

Ron "Oily" Sprague March 7, 2012 at 12:22pm

Oops, buffalo horn saddle. Still unsure about the nut, maybe Delrin?

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