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The Hossenfeffer II Build

#101
Thanks @Aceonbass, a blend pot it is then!
I've been looking at blend pots, found this video for the Bourns PDB182-GTRB pot on Youtube. It's a mini-pot, which I think is the only type that will work in my cavity, some of the full-size blend pots are way too deep. I'm thinking smooth shaft, as I prefer set-screw knobs.

http://www.bourns.com/data/global/pdfs/pdb182-gtrb.pdf



Somebody posted this earlier in the thread, looks like the diagram referenced in the video. I see these are all listed as 250k pots, with a .05 cap. Is that the best set of values for Ric hi-gains in this application? I know Ric uses all 330k pots, and I've read various values for slightly different tones. @Aceonbass uses 500K tone and 250k volume, and I know the standard Ric caps are .047uF.
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#106
Got most of the body binding done today by sneaking in a couple hours at the shop. This is what Allparts calls "cream" binding, i'll call it ivory. It's not the godawful baby-doll "flesh" color anyway. I used acetone on this one again, worked fine on the HF I. Single-layer binding actually pretty easy compared to the checker binding.

Pre-bend with heat gun:
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#108
I've always had better results shaping the neck and doing fret work before gluing on the body wings, but to each their own I suppose. The upper horns get in the way for me, especially with the higher frets and the heal of the neck.
 
#109
I won’t glue on the body wings until much later, last part of main assembly, these are just dowled loose for the photos. I’m talking about headstock wings, first I have to cut the 5 degree bevel on the neck beam, then I can glue on the walnut wings, shape headstock, drill for tuners, etc. long way to go!
 
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#110
Looking for advice on hardware. I went all in on chrome finish, so that narrows it down some, but I'm agonizing over knobs. I thought about wood knobs, or metal with wood inserts. These Allparts knurled dome knobs with Tort inserts caught my eye today. There would be three of them, so the look is important. I expect the walnut to stain pretty dark brown with all sorts of funky highlights once oiled, so these might look kinda cool. The fingerboard will be the more reddish bubinga. So many knobs, so little time.....Suggestions appreciated!
Q-Parts Tortoise Chrome Dome Knob | Allparts.com
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#111
I personally prefer knobs made all from the same material, whether plastic, metal or wood. The ones in between kinda look a little cheesy IMO.

Since you're doing a vintage style build, what about a Gibson-style speed or tophat knob? That would be vintage looking and give you some contrast in the build. I also really dig the knobs that Dunable puts on their basses, though I have no idea where he gets them from.
 
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#116
Since your build will still have a few "vintage" touches (vintage bridge, binding, pickups maybe?) I think the traditional Rick reflector-top knobs might look nice. I really like them, and have used them on non-Rick builds too.

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Allparts sells push-on style for splined shafts, and (naturally) you can get the authentic set-screw style from a variety of places, such as Pick of the Ricks.
 
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I thought about the stock ones, but the labels will be wrong! I’ll have Master Volume, Blend, and Master Tone. I’ve seen identical looking ones with no labels, but only in a package of 10, cheap spline reproductions. I think I want a chrome dome knob, just not sure what will look best yet. I’m trying to pool parts orders by vendor so I don’t get killed on postage, a lot of it is for sale on Amazon, advertised as “free shipping”. The new scam is that they charge more on Amazon than the company sites like Stewmac, so the actual cost is the same, no such thing as “free” shipping. Check out a few Stewmac items for sale on Amazon compared to their home website, they just jack the price so it equals exactly the same and call it free shipping, which is pretty scummy in my book! Sigh... Luthiery on a Budget, per usual.
 

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