"What's that board in the corner?"

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Xdrummer said:
I envy your skill. I can only try to imagine the joy and pride one would feel being able to play an instrument they built (and it looks like it will be a very nice looking instrument)!!!
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It's rewarding on many levels to me. I've been a woodworker my entire life. That combined with my love for music makes building instruments by far my favorite way to use my tools. Thanks for the nice words.

Lt. Bob said:
that really is lovely.

So you're winding your own p'ups?

How'd you decide how many windings of what wire and stuff like that?
I'm assuming you also had to choose magnets and such.
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Thanks lt. I think the wood told me what to do on this one.

I started building pickups about six years ago. It began mostly out of curiosity, but quickly gained strength to near obsession. The pickups in this one are pretty much straight up '59 PAF replicas. AlNiCo 4 magnets, 42AWG plain enamel wire. The neck is slightly underwound with about 150 turns of stagger in the coils. I've never used this particular wire, or magnets from this supplier before, so I wont know what I've got 'til I plug it in. I have a pretty good idea what they'll sound like, but if I don't like them I'll just rewind.

aaronmcoleman said:
very nice! I am impressed!
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Thanks Aaron
 
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Nice Nice nice!!!!!

I love the way you've brought out the grain in that.
Mahogany can be kinda dowdy looking but that's beautiful.
 
I can only say this. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Something that beautiful should become a family heirloom. Bravo!

A few more detailed photos would be really nice (hint).

Paul
 
Thanks guys, I'll get some better pictures up later on this afternoon.
 
The Tru-Oil finish looks good. I've never used it, but as I recall it's a blend of boiled Linseed oil (BLO) and shellac. I refinished a Hammond organ from 1964 by removing the soft lacquer and applying coat after coat after coat of Tung Oil. The drill for tung oil is "one coat an hour for a day, one coat a day for a month, one coat a month for a year, one coat a year forever." A LOT of work, but the results are worth it.

One benefit of Tru-Oil is you can sand it with ultra-fine sandpaper. Your git looks good.
 
Lovely guitar. Great detail the way the strings terminate in the body.

How does it play?
 
Thanks All,
stevieb said:
The Tru-Oil finish looks good. I've never used it, but as I recall it's a blend of boiled Linseed oil (BLO) and shellac. I refinished a Hammond organ from 1964 by removing the soft lacquer and applying coat after coat after coat of Tung Oil. The drill for tung oil is "one coat an hour for a day, one coat a day for a month, one coat a month for a year, one coat a year forever." A LOT of work, but the results are worth it.

One benefit of Tru-Oil is you can sand it with ultra-fine sandpaper. Your git looks good.
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You're right, if you want quick results this isn't for you, but the results are beautiful.

chrisghost said:
Lovely guitar. Great detail the way the strings terminate in the body.

How does it play?
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It plays great, I can hardly put it down.

I tried several different things before I traced that oblique arc from the brim of my hardhat. I thought it funny that something so subtle, and elegant would come from such a source.

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How do you go about making sure the bridge will be in the right place? Silly question I know, but I can't seem to find a good solution to placing the bridge
 
the bridge is gonna need to be the same approximate distance from the 12th fret as the nut is from the 12th fret. The adjustability of the bridge will determine how exactly it has to be. You'll want to sorta have the desired distance to be around the middle of the adjustable range.
 
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Beautiful. SO much credit to you! This is truly respectful work! Congratulations with awesome guitar maker/builder skills! Awesome!
 
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