benh Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) Back at it again. Loved the look of the oak fretboard I did on a previous build, so decided to go all out as a bit of an experiment! Not many pics as of yet but will add more as things go on. Personally I love a medium scale so this will be 32" scale, quarter sawn oak laminated neck, sapele body with quarter sawn oak top, and a padauk fretboard. All gotoh hardware, and having a stab at winding my own pickups for this one! Edited February 4 by benh Spelling 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I love the shape of that! Basic yet elegant. The string angle of the B and G string from the nut to the tuners does look pretty sharp with the tuner placement as drawn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Cheers! Headstock is just a mockup for the moment to determine basic design. Haven't decided yet whether to go for a flat or angled headstock yet - quite like the idea of a flat headstock with a retaining bar for a more consistent break angle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Ah, fair enough! My comment was aimed more at the sideways angle the strings have to make because of how wide the tuners are spaced, and the stress this puts on the outer edges of the nut. But I can see how you're still in a planning phase and figuring things out. I do like the look of the headstock, it's familiar but not a copy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Constructive criticism is always welcomed! Re the headstock, that's exactly what I was going for 🙂 tested a few more outlandish designs and thought they looked daft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Some progress! Learned from my mistakes - will be carving the neck and doing the majority of shaping on the body wings before glueing up this time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 Got a bit of time to do some more on this today - fretted and rough cut the neck profile on the bandsaw. Neck carving next 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinbow Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Do you have an email add where I could contact you please? Sorry to interupt thread Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 More progress - will be the last update for a little while though. Still figuring out pickups , although the electronics are now sorted - standard volume, blend + tone but with an active buffer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Coming along nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Will post my knocked together version of a pickup winder later - starting on an aluminium inlay for the headstock. Using hard wax oil as a finish which in my experience doesn't cover decals very well! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Done! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 (edited) Having a crack at winding pickups soon. First things first the pre built wonders are silly money, so after countless hours trawling YouTube and forum pages I've knocked one together. It doesn't look pretty 😂 just offcuts screwed together. But it should do the trick! Edited March 14 by benh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 21 hours ago, benh said: Done! A man with his own jewellers' peg, neat. Or is it an old template for a Kramer-style headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 On 14/03/2024 at 20:04, Richard R said: A man with his own jewellers' peg, neat. Or is it an old template for a Kramer-style headstock? Just a cheapie off eBay. Gets the job done though, has proved more useful than I thought - although in hindsight I'm sure I could have just knocked one up from some offcuts and an old c clamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 First update in a while - I've not been very good at documenting this one. Black/brown stain and first coat of hard wax oil done. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 That's really brought out the grain. Striking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Lovely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Nearly done! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Like a dusky maiden... gorgeous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Pickups wound and potted 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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