After finishing the design course I've set to work and drawn out my very first design. I'm still waiting on my controls to arrive and I've gone for a tune-o-matic bridge so I need to draw the four positions for those, but very happy so far.
Well done - looks good - looking forward to watching the build.
What woods are you going to use and what sort of finish?
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Thanks @frocesterbill it's all getting exciting now it's actually moving on.
I've got a 1pc mahogany blank for the body, then a mahogany neck blank and a rosewood (pre cut) fretboard from the shop here.
For the finish I'm thinking I might just go for a natural oil finish as I think it'll look with the gold hardware I've got ordered.
Sounds good - Mahogany oiled with Gold sounds good!
Measure once........
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Well you’ve gone and done it now, right on!
Crazy headstock design, cool that you’ve done something different.
I see that you also changed the lower horn for (presumably) better fret access. Looks like a cross between a Lawerence and a Hamer Scepter, cool!
Great job so far!
Pratice on scrap...
Pratice on scrap...
Thanks Matt, yeah definitely gone and done it now 🙂
The headstock is part Mark's template so I know it'll work and part trying something of my own, as for the body I actually traced around a Harley Benton EX84 I bought over Christmas so I can't take credit for that.
Pratice on scrap...
@cheesewhisk Nice job with the design and drawing, it’s a build I want to do at some point too, it’s a shape I’ve always loved.
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Bits, bobs n nobs arrived today. Ordered from Thomann, man they got caught up with Brexit bobbins so took weeks but all here now. Just need a nut, some fret wire and dots and I think we’ll be ready to rock 🤘
Bits, bobs n nobs arrived today. Ordered from Thomann, man they got caught up with Brexit bobbins so took weeks but all here now. Just need a nut, some fret wire and dots and I think we’ll be ready to rock
@cheesewhisk Looking good man, love the gold hardware.
As a matter of interest, how much of a tariff did you have to pay because of Brexshit? I love Thomann, it’s a great store but I’m not sure it’s economically viable for us in the UK now.
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Fun fact, I paid no VAT and no import changes from UPS.
Have to say ‘so far’ though as I’m expecting they’ll catch up with it soon enough.
Fun fact, I paid no VAT and no import changes from UPS.
Have to say ‘so far’ though as I’m expecting they’ll catch up with it soon enough.
Hey @cheesewhisk, did you order it before the 31st December? 🤔
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