Build No.4 - AnD semi-baritone - Page 2

reverendrally · #21 01-30-2013, 04:24 PM

Got the bridge and tailpiece drilled last night.

Also got the fret wire bent up and then installed the frets this morning.

I did have a drama with the plugs for the tailpiece and bridge. The plugs were a really odd size, like 11.8mm. I drilled 12mm but of course the holes are a bit too big. I assume that Ibanez (the guitar that they came out of) set them up that way so they could drill, paint the body and then they'd have a good interference fit. However, the body on this is only gonna be tru-oiled. What would people recommend to hold the plugs in? 2 part epoxy? CA glue? titebond?

Beej · #22 01-30-2013, 07:25 PM

It was probably 15/32"? The quick and dirty fix is epoxy, but even suggesting it makes me feel nasty all over...

reverendrally · #23 01-30-2013, 10:22 PM

Not sure of the specific measurement, but finding an 11mm forstner bit round here is on a hiding to nothing. So I'm gonna have to fix it with some sort of glue/filler.

Got some more done this arvo. Frets trimmed, filed down and edge of the board beveled.

Then I put a few abelone dot markers in. If you look, you'll see I've only put 5,7,9 and 12th frets in. I'm very much a less is more guy and I'd rather sink time into getting the guitar finished and refining it's playability than adding "bling".

reverendrally · #24 01-31-2013, 01:45 AM

Neck taped, crowns blacked with a sharpie...

P.s. how annoying is taping?! I know it's something you have to do to avoid repairs and marks, but does anyone have any tips for it?

miziomix · #25 01-31-2013, 03:35 AM

Hey Reverendrally, I just came across your thread and jumped on it will great anticipation.... alas, no pictures.... Am I the only one who can't see them? Sounds terrific...need pictures plllllz

reverendrally · #26 01-31-2013, 04:51 AM

I'll send you a FB message with the photobucket link.

Five String · #27 01-31-2013, 05:00 AM

You work fast. Sub'd

miziomix · #28 01-31-2013, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reverendrally

I'll send you a FB message with the photobucket link.

I can see them!! @#* bug in the computer

thank you Pete!

And it's looking GREAT!!

reverendrally · #29 02-01-2013, 01:35 AM

Shiny, shiny dressed frets!

Really it's that hard. Why do people do dodgy fretjobs?

roberthabraken · #30 02-01-2013, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reverendrally

Shiny, shiny dressed frets!

Really it's that hard. Why do people do dodgy fretjobs?

That's looking real good there! Nice job! I hope you mean it isn't that hard, because if you say it's that hard, I think I found the answer to your question

reverendrally · #31 02-01-2013, 02:43 AM

sorry, I mean it ISN'T that hard.

Fiddly, but not hard really.

Now, pickup rout time!

reverendrally · #32 02-01-2013, 04:34 AM

Ok, so it's 10:30pm and probably not the time to fire up the router. However, I did get the template done...

reverendrally · #33 02-01-2013, 08:02 PM

Got the pickup slot routed today.

Fitted the pickup and then found a slight issue...

with a straight edge along the frets so that it rests on the bridge, it's all quite high.

I suspect this is for 2 reasons.
1. I don't think I cut the neck tenon quite thin enough. I think it's 18mm when it should be 17mm.
2. When I glued the tenon down, it didn't sit down as low in the pocket as I expected. I mean I clamped the neck out of it, but I think the glue added an extra half mm.
The question is what to do about it all. I mean it's probably safe enough as the posts are more than strong enough as it the body. It just looks a bit unusual. I'm not even worried about the playability. The bridge is nice and rounded and comfy to rest your hand on, so that's not a drama. What I'm thinking as a possible "feature" is a raised pickguard ala 1940s jazz boxes. I've got some fingerboard material left over that would look great. What do you all think?

roberthabraken · #34 02-02-2013, 12:18 AM

Glue won't add half a mm.. That way, a laminated veneer of 0.6 mm would end up with glue lines on either sides that thick.. If you look at it like this you'll see it's not true. I think it is in your geometry apart from the gluing. But if you're okay with it it's no problem. Couldn't see a way to fix either than redoing the glue joint so you could thin down the tenon.

reverendrally · #35 02-02-2013, 03:24 AM

Yeah it was kinda funny. When I applied the glue, the joint got much tighter. I was surprised coz usually it gets all slippery, but not in this case. And I had it clamped SUPER tight too. Oh well.

roberthabraken · #36 02-02-2013, 04:11 AM

Just thought about another idea: you could add a top / veneer on it.. Just glue an do another round over pass. Should work.

reverendrally · #37 02-02-2013, 04:31 AM

Mmmm, I'll think about it.

reverendrally · #38 02-03-2013, 10:46 PM

Well, I've decided to make a floating pickguard using some leftover fingerboard and some black dyed laminate. Glued it up last night with the intention have having it so that the natural side would up face up and the black would just be a pinstripe round the edge. On second glance, I thought, I could just as easy have a black guard with a natural edge. So what do you reckon...

Black

Or Natural with a pinstripe (if you can imagine it)

Which one?

BTW, the pickup and control dial are also black.

SneakyJak · #39 02-03-2013, 11:48 PM

Looking good !!!

reverendrally · #40 02-06-2013, 05:22 PM

With all your advice, the pickguard is black.

Here it is cut out rough and stuck to the template ready to be radiused.

I don't have a table router setup, so I came up with this a while back. Works well. The only thing being, with the timber I'm using, Vic Ash, you have to keep the router moving fast or it burns a lot on the end grain.

Radiused and in position. Just waiting on some mounts from Ebay. You'll notice, the angle of the bottom edge is the same as the upper bout, cutaway.. and the top of the headstock too.

Now it's time for a few control holes and lots of sanding.