neepheid Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Well last night I bit the bullet and made a new body. I managed to get my soundboard off the old body with some minor damage at the sides (one layer of ply came away along the grain on the underside). The neck is now as close to the top of the tin as I dare. Pictures later. Started to make the "tailpiece" by shaping one side of it to the side of the tin. I also received some piezo transducers from Maplin. Despite 2 attempts to get them through my local store (they arrived with the central part torn at the solder joint) I ordered 6 (to make sure - they're like 50p each) in the hope that one or two came through the post unscathed, I received 7 for some reason and all are intact. Would you believe it? That's despite being "cushioned" by a can of Servisol Super 10 which acquired a crack in the lid during its journey! It's a funny old world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Pics as promised: Which you can see is much closer to the top of the body than before: It should come together quite quickly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 probably a stupid question with an obvious answer... but why not glue the neck to the soundboard, so then you can just cut the shape of the neck out of the quality street tin and the neck is right at the very edge of the tin, being supported by the soundboard rather than the tin... if that makes any sense? (i know what i mean... its just difficult to explain) anyway, its looking really good at the moment! this is a really interesting thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 [quote name='lwtait' post='244930' date='Jul 21 2008, 11:27 PM']probably a stupid question with an obvious answer... but why not glue the neck to the soundboard, so then you can just cut the shape of the neck out of the quality street tin and the neck is right at the very edge of the tin, being supported by the soundboard rather than the tin... if that makes any sense? (i know what i mean... its just difficult to explain) anyway, its looking really good at the moment! this is a really interesting thread [/quote] The soundboard needs to be free to vibrate in order to generate acoustic sound. It's not going to be terribly loud given the lack of surface area, but it'll be louder acoustically than a solid body bass unplugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galilee Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 *drums fingers * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 [quote name='Galilee' post='255340' date='Aug 5 2008, 01:12 PM']*drums fingers *[/quote] Heh, sorry, holidays! I was in Cyprus for my sister's wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galilee Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 So? Post pictures of the progress you made with this project while you were over there! You did take it with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galilee Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 And is this the same sister who should be getting on with painting that Squier? Sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 No, it was my other sister. Oh and to further delay things, I was in hospital last week for a minor surgical procedure. Everything's fine though, looking forward to getting my projects back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galilee Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Get well soon then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 *Ahem* Bump for fun as this is a interesting build and I want to see what happened. Hyuk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 [quote name='Buzz' post='402544' date='Feb 7 2009, 12:43 AM']*Ahem* Bump for fun as this is a interesting build and I want to see what happened. Hyuk![/quote] I've been too busy playing lately because I've joined a band. However, I have made a start on shaping the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 what a super cool idea. updates would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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