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Permalink Reply by ILL GREEN on January 18, 2019 at 2:56am

Carbon fiber I heard of, never used it because its kinda new, though the military has been using it for years. Its light too. I noticed Stewmac sells titanium rods for truss support.

Good info, and incredible build Taff! Thats super nice.

Yeah, I don't plan on using the pine for necks, besides the plank is only 3/4" thick, excellent for bodies though.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 18, 2019 at 10:03am

Good looking Pine Strat body Taff.

I made a neck out of pine for my first 4 string CBG. I put a steel non-adjustable trussrod in it and it had a Red Oak fretboard glued on top. I thought it was enough, but the headstock started to bend under the string pressure and I had to add a 1/4" Red Oak veneer to stablize the headstock. Some Poplar species can be soft too, so watch out guys.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 18, 2019 at 10:36am

Hi, I just found the pine neck from all those years back. It is perfect quarter sawn and ready for finishing....dare I??? The guitar was made as a demo but never finished. I think I'll go ahead and finish it, but I'll use a double action truss rod. We will see what we shall see. Watch this space.

BrianQ, Looks like I was not ahead of my time, how about great minds think alike, ha ha.

 Taff

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 18, 2019 at 10:51am

It looks good Taff. A trussrod and maybe a couple graphite rods running through the neck and headstock to keep it all stable or it might be fine on it's own. Ron Kirchner's Pine Tele has a Pine neck without a trussrod, so you never know. Haha 

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on January 18, 2019 at 10:52am

Yea, I believe there used to be an internet group for Pine guitars back in the day? A lot of people don’t understand that there’s more than one species of pine? I think it’s an underrated wood? I have seen many a fine instrument built with it, that’s some great looking stuff you built there!

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 18, 2019 at 10:56am

Thanks guy's. This species is Pinus Radiata.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 18, 2019 at 11:00am

Correct, many types of Pine and Pine is in the same family as Spruce, Fir and Aspen I believe.

I have a Aspen Strat body(used to be a Behringer guitar) that I'm planning to convert into a Baritone. It had a good tone to it and it's light, hoping the neck won't be too heavy for it.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 18, 2019 at 11:02am

Thanks guy's. This species is Pinus Radiata. I used to work with people with a disability building outdoor furniture using this pine. It comes graded for different uses. I have an outdoor table/benches 30 years old still straight as.
Taff

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 18, 2019 at 11:05am

Good to know that type to look for, thanks for the info.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 18, 2019 at 11:15am

Wikipedia says that species is Monterey Pine grown on the California and Mexico coast. It's a medium density softwood suitable for many uses. Another site says it's classified as one of the hardest Pines like Loblolly Pine and Lodgepole Pine.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 18, 2019 at 3:16pm

Well I thought that If I don't start it now it wont get done at all, so............

A Previous Pine Project Post Proceeds Part one. Just sanded the body and applied some grain filler. I'll stay with a clear finish as I hate hiding figured grain.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 20, 2019 at 9:12am

What pickups Taffy?

Suggestions: 1. Strat neck and middle with a Tele Bridge pup. 2 Victory Lowrider Gold Foils. 3. Lipstick Tubes.

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