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jvpp wrote:
twangnsnarl wrote:Bumping the thread to report that my Vox is away for some mods. Should have it back within a week. Will detail the results when it returns and I've had a fang (and also used the amp...).
You shouldn't have bumped it. It exposes my total lack of progress on the archtop... :oops:
Have you made a start on it yet? Be interested to see how you tackled he fret board angle on the body.

Good things take time!

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Lostininverness wrote:
jvpp wrote:
twangnsnarl wrote:Bumping the thread to report that my Vox is away for some mods. Should have it back within a week. Will detail the results when it returns and I've had a fang (and also used the amp...).
You shouldn't have bumped it. It exposes my total lack of progress on the archtop... :oops:
Have you made a start on it yet? Be interested to see how you tackled he fret board angle on the body.

Good things take time!
All the timber for the bodies has been cut and thicknessed. I am cleaning up the workshop before I make a start. Going to carve a top first as I have never done that before. Neck angle will be easy.
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Have you got some profile templates for the top carve or are you gonna wing it? Carved back?

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Lostininverness wrote:Have you got some profile templates for the top carve or are you gonna wing it? Carved back?
I intend to make a template as I am doing two bodies. One will have a carved back.
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Excellent, looking forward to seeing some progress shots!

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Lostininverness wrote:Excellent, looking forward to seeing some progress shots!
Me too! What was the wood again jvpp?

My current project, along with the pile of other peoples guitars under my work bench, is the following.

Taking this

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Finally managed to take a trip to the burbs and visited Adrian's new timber storage facility. Picked up a lovely piece of body sized blackwood - rings like a bell, and a neck sized piece of Kwilla.
So no excuses now... build thread coming up. The BG Master Custom Shop is open for orders, basic telecasters from $5000 USD for a bit of fretboard rolling ;)
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Bg wrote:Finally managed to take a trip to the burbs and visited Adrian's new timber storage facility. Picked up a lovely piece of body sized blackwood - rings like a bell, and a neck sized piece of Kwilla.
So no excuses now... build thread coming up. The BG Master Custom Shop is open for orders, basic telecasters from $5000 USD for a bit of fretboard rolling ;)
Likes Blackwood, I does. Looks great, sounds better.
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GrantB wrote:
Lostininverness wrote:Excellent, looking forward to seeing some progress shots!
Me too! What was the wood again jvpp?
One is Japanese Cedar (Cypress actually), the other one humble NZ Macrocarpa.

There is not much on the web about using either of these, but FWIW, one builder spoke highly of the JC.

I think the macrocarpa may provide for an interesting guitar, in terms of looks and sound, ie, different...
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I had some problems using macro. Thought I'd try using it as a cap on an eds-1275 build with mahogany back. The two woods didn't like each other with the macro drying and cracking, and the whole thing cupped. Only found out after that macro is prone to drying and checking. Have filled in the cracks and hasn't moved. Might still finish it with a solid color.

Hope that doesn't happen for you. But it has real nice grain, be good to see how it turns out.

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Hmmm, I like this for a natural finish. Supposedly Koa, so unachievable with my timber choice. The closest I think I could get to that would be with acacia melanoxylon (blackwood) but the timber I have is not wide enough so would need 3 or 4 joints.

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Wow!
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Nice. But no gold hardware thanks...

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Looks good enough to be a Godin.



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