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Yeah, nice lathe you have there!
Oh yeah, and the guitar looks great as well
Oh yeah, and the guitar looks great as well
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Tone is like Art: Your opinion is valid. Listen, learn, have fun, draw your own conclusions. -
That really look awesome.
Birdseye top
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HOLYSHIT, BESTINLAYIDEAEVER!
Really Dave, that's awesome. You rock.Dreaded Silence - Boston Melancholic MetalComment
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That looks sweet!!! Nice work man.
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Wow....I've never seen dots look that good...very cool idea. I really like the clean look of the maple with the contrasting black binding. Definately go with gold hardware.
I'm curious on the fretboard radius....12"? Compound 12" to 16"?>>--HuntinDoug-->Comment
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What a great idea. Looks fantastic so far.THIS SPACE FOR RENTComment
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Lookin' damn good.My Toys:
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Good Looking!Cold Hollow MachineryComment
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Thanks everyone
That would be a compound (12" - 16"), DougI'm curious on the fretboard radius....12"? Compound 12" to 16"?Dave ->
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Lookin' good, Dave!
I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.Comment
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I'm always amazed at the talent on this board. Great job so far, Dave.ScottComment
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Great work indeedComment
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That's what you would call Select Birdseye!:ROTF: Great idea and unique as well!
Tone is like Art: Your opinion is valid. Listen, learn, have fun, draw your own conclusions.Comment
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As always, thanks for the kind words fellas -
Just thought I'd give a little bit of an update, unfortunately things will slow down a bit since I'm making parts again.
I glued up the board to the neck using a tried and true method that was even used on this guitar originally. What is done is you clip the heads from 2 brads (very small diameter nails) and tap them into opposite sides of the neck and diagonally from each other as well. If you look in the pic below, you'll see three arrows pointing to:
-The lowest arrow to the right shows their original brad that I had sanded down flush with the surface of the neck.
-The next arrow up is the new brad sticking out just enough to make an impression into the underside of the fretboard.
-This is the impression of the brad when sqeezed together after aligning the fretboard to the neck, exactly where I want it.
The reason for this is because when you glue 2 flat objects like these, they tend to slide apart when clamped. With the brads in place, there is no chance of slippage!
Here she is, all clamped up.......
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I am pretty much awed by your talent, Dave. The guitar is coming out super!
Scott
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