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12-20-2012, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Ol'Bass'ead Add a few layers of tape to the template til you have enough thickness to make up the gap. | +1
I used this method quite a lot to fine tune my templates. Because the tape thickness is about 0.1 mm you can make a perfect fit with adjusting the number of layers. You might get away with adjusting your template and routing a new one from there, without having to recut your neck pocket.
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12-20-2012, 12:46 AM
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12-20-2012, 03:42 AM
|  | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | Thanks guys. I've tried putting tape on the bearring before but didn't like the bumpy results. I'll try putting it on the template this time.
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01-13-2013, 09:21 PM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | Rough cut neck blank. 
I've got 4 pieces of tape around the end of the template where the gap was. That should be enough to make the routed blanks just a smidge larger than the neck pocket. |
01-20-2013, 01:57 PM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | I'm not sure how the math works on this, but I figured the gap was around 0.015" at the end. I added 4 pieces of tape (0.005"). I just finished trimming the blank and I've still got an 0.008" gap. Either my router table isn't completely flat or my bit isn't exactly 90 degrees to the table. It's a pretty cheap setup, so both are possible. |
01-20-2013, 09:06 PM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | Yup. Router bit wasn't square to the table. A little shim took care of that. Now to decide if I want to use this neck blank as is or just cut a new one. |
01-21-2013, 07:51 AM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | LMII sells black fiber veneer down to .0.010" thick. I wonder if I could glue that to the edge of the neck blank then sand to neck pocket to fit. Might be an option and would tie in with the black fingerboard and black hardware.
Another option that I thought of would be to let the end of the fingerboard hang over the end of the neck a little. |
01-27-2013, 06:55 PM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | Ended up just cutting a new neck. With only adjusting the router bit, this one came out big enough that i had to sand it to fit. There are still some small gaps ( on the order of 0.005") along the joint, but this one is a much tighter fit.
I should be able to route the slot for the truss rod and get the fingerboard glued on this week. |
02-16-2013, 11:12 AM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | I changed my mind and decided to go with a bolt on neck. The other one has a set neck so I thought I would try something different.   |
02-24-2013, 06:40 PM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | I also changed my mind about the fingerboard. I was able to find an extra long piece of ebony, so I ended up with this: 
Instead of cutting a recess for the headpiece on the front of the neck, I'm going to see if I can mount it on the back. I think it will result in a much cleaner look. 
The fingerboard is right around 3 octaves long. It overhangs the neck by about 1/2 an inch. There is ver little space between the back of the fingerboard and the body, so it's hard to tell the overhang is even there.  
Next up is cutting a nut slot and gluing an extra piece on the back of the neck for the volute. |
04-10-2013, 06:36 AM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | I got all of the parts ordered except for the bridge. I decided to go with a Nordstrand Big Split wired straight to the jack. It doesn't get any more basic than that. |
04-10-2013, 06:49 AM
| | | | I like it, but for some reason I can see the body shape leaning towards more of a Hofner Violin cut... just thinking out loud |
04-10-2013, 08:23 AM
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04-10-2013, 08:49 AM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SallyGrowler  I like it, but for some reason I can see the body shape leaning towards more of a Hofner Violin cut... just thinking out loud | I'm not sure I follow you. |
04-10-2013, 08:53 AM
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04-10-2013, 08:54 AM
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04-10-2013, 08:31 PM
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04-10-2013, 09:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Florence Italy | | | Be carefull of bridge height, with an angled neck it need to be higher |
04-10-2013, 09:20 PM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Matteo Marziali Be carefull of bridge height, with an angled neck it need to be higher | There isn't any neck angle on this one. The fretboard is parallel with the front of the body. If I decide to angle the neck, I'll get tricky and still keep them parallel. I don't like a lot of room between the strings and the body. |
04-10-2013, 09:22 PM
| | Previous User Name: fretless_guy | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | And thanks for the compliments guys. They are greatly appreciated! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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