@tv101

Great job!

I had the idea of using a Tele control plate but wanted to get some other ideas, cheers!

Yeah that and how to rout/cut a blade switch into a body please.

@mattbeels Yeah that is a great suggestion.

This is how I've done it ...

Using a very thin router bit in my Dremel to make the rough cut ...

Great technique and solution to get the job done Tony. @tv101 

All the ideas are great!!!

My ultimate goal is to get into making archtop guitars.

Cheers everyone!!!

My ultimate goal is to get into making archtop guitars.

@igeorgebot Is that archtop electric or acoustic guitars? 

@tv1 great tip thanks!

It would be electric Jazz guitar.

Hi George, I’m building a solid body electric Maccaferri tribute guitar with the 670mm petite bouche scale length. Does this count or are you thinking of an electric arch top?

Darren

Hi folks,

Which option do you prefer and why?

a) Reverse Headstock + Rosewood Fretboard 

b) Reverse Headstock + Maple Fretboard 

c) Normal Orientation + Rosewood 

d) Normal Orientation + Maple Fretboard 

Thanks for any input 

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I'll go with (c) Eddie.......an old traditionalist.

🎸🎶🙂🙏

Option d for me - think the maple fretboard would look good.

@eddie6string

I would say B

Because I love reversed headstocks and since the body is dark I think a maple FB would balance it out.

Second choice is A

Because I love reversed headstocks

@eddie6string I’m with @mattbeels apart form I’ll go for the dark rosewood fretboard. I also love reverse headstocks. 

Reverse headstock and rosewood fretboard. 

Here is one of mine to help you decide. 

@boo

That looks pretty sweet!

Great job on the neck heel and using a tone block. Did you get it from Grainger Guitars?

How do you like the Babicz bridge?

How well do the strings stay in the nut?
I don’t see any trees and the tuners don’t look staggered. Is it because of the reverse headstock?

Great job on the neck heel and using a tone block. Did you get it from Grainger Guitars?

@mattbeels Thanks man. Yeah I got the block from Grainger Guitar Parts as well as the routing templates. 

How do you like the Babicz bridge?

I love the Babicz bridge, there is so much control. They are expensive though, which is why I don’t use them for most builds. I think it’s a great idea, I love the cam system. 

How well do the strings stay in the nut?
I don’t see any trees and the tuners don’t look staggered. Is it because of the reverse headstock?

Yeah, sorry, those pictures were before I fitted the string trees (Graphtech). Even though the tuners are not staggered in height, they do have a choice of post hole for each string. These Wilkinson tuners act as locking tuners and staggered tuners just by having two holes (one above the other) in each post. So I didn’t strictly need string trees as well but I thought it just didn’t look right without them. So it’s now over engineered but that’s the way I roll anyway. 

How well do the strings stay in the nut?

@mattbeels They stay in tune well. Whatever hole you choose (for the string height), you then turn it around and poke it through the other hole. (This conversation could start to go in an inappropriate direction) 🤣

So, for the post furthest away from the nut, you choose the lower post hole to push the string through. You then pull the string through and then push the end through the upper hole. As you wind the string, it acts as a lock so the string doesn’t slip. For a post near to the nut, you do the opposite, put the string through the upper hole, pull the string through and then push it through the lower hole. Tune them all to pitch, stretch the string, retune and you’re good to go. 🤘🎸

So it’s now over engineered but that’s the way I roll anyway. 

@boo 

Your name could be Overbuilt Guitars 😄

Your name could be Overbuilt Guitars

@mattbeels 🤣🤣 Or it could be “Smaller profit margin Guitars” 

Or it could be “Smaller profit margin Guitars” 

@boo

Yeah, that’s probably the best we can hope for 🤬🤞😂

Lovely looking !

That tele look awesome @boo. Love the spalting- where do you source the wood?