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First project: Folk Bass DIY upright
- Thread starter NKBassman
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Hell, that's the kinda thing I do... and I'm not even an engineer.
There's a flowchart for that, but I can't link it due to rules regarding language.
It does not suggest that you need to blame @Max Bogosity since nobody knows - hide it is sufficient to get to "no problem." Where you hide it is open.
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Fair enough. I broke it in the first place and cobbled it back together just enough to last until you touched it.
I was wondering where that box under my desk came from.
Well yeah, if it's an extra to the contract then you get to use the premium rates.
All opinions and suggestions are welcome. In either case the taper at the end of the scroll will be sanded down so it’s a smooth transition to the rest of the headstock instead of a step.
Option 1
Option 2
My main issue With this option is figuring out what to do with the little extra lump at the front of the headstock. Shape it down flush with the scroll? Or maybe carve a little crescent moon inset to match the raised edge of the scroll?
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I’d pick one because it uses up the whole headstock so to speak. If you’re going to do something with the “extra” headstock in option two then they’re about the same.
Option 1 looks better to me. It also covers up the butt joint between the two parts of the pegbox and leaves the grain in the scroll better aligned with the rest of it.
I think Max just solved the riddle. Do option 1. The end.
Then Option 1 it shall be! Thanks everyone.
#designbydemocracy
#designbydemocracy
Progress, both forward and back:
I guess that's part of the fun of working with 100 year old lumber...
- Glued on the headstock scrolls.
- While the great big heavy C-clamp was on the scrolls I bumped the table and knocked the neck to the floor, which broke the headstock again in a different spot this time.
- Fixed the headstock again. Should be fine.
- Started shaping up the mounting block and immediately decided that I'm going to reel in my shaping plan for this and just be done with it.
I guess that's part of the fun of working with 100 year old lumber...
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At this point, being nearly the end of August, I've decided against doing any more headstock shaping. I think both my partner and I will be glad when I can finally call this project "finished".
Next up, sanding off all the glue residue and smoothing the transition between the scrolls and headstock. Then on to finishing the neck and starting on the ebony nut and actual bridge.
Edit: Might as well install my last CF rod in there somewhere too, to reinforce the most recent break.
Next up, sanding off all the glue residue and smoothing the transition between the scrolls and headstock. Then on to finishing the neck and starting on the ebony nut and actual bridge.
Edit: Might as well install my last CF rod in there somewhere too, to reinforce the most recent break.
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I guess I lied. I was sanding today and ended up here:
Still needs some fine tuning, but I'm pleased with where it's going.
Then I'll have the perverse pleasure of trying to make the other side match.
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When I did mine, I used a paper template and just flipped it over for the other side. It’s easier if you make the template first, but you can still do it. Mark the centreline, trace the edge you’ve established, flip it over, and mark the other side with pinpricks right through the paper.
That's a good idea. I was planning to just transfer reference points across the centerline with my calipers.
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