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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories? Attachment : 01d0e1794ce015cb6e32c68d37db2326.jpg 😋🎶🎸🙏 |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
6 years ago |
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RE: Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22 Got off work early today so I decided to get going on the neck carve. I was shooting for my favorite asymmetrical neck carve which is on my PRS McCarty 594 as my profile pic. Took me about 3 hours and... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Bandsaw Practice @boo, looking into it further, 480mm works, well close, for a 24fret fretboard, but for 22 frets then the distance between the to width measurements drop to 457mm. If you have a 22 fret fretboard but ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 Another satisfying moment carving the vellute today. I watched the course video again last night, then followed Mark's instructions and the vellute miraculously appeared. Attachment : 20210106_182... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 @robin, you can also line the neck pocket template with tape just to shrink a little and give a snug fit. |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 Hi Peebee Its worth noting that there is a difference though and it may / will affect the neck pocket size, so follow this part of the on-line course with a note of caution I would suggest. My heel ... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 @Robin, I think you’re right as the distance to the 24th fret from the nut is 476.252mm so close to 480mm. My kit is a 22 fret, so 457mm, just checked again as doubt briefly crept in. Its worth notin... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please Hi James, have you thought about using laser cut veneers? Darren @darrenking any chance that you can send me some info about this? Cheers |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please Hi James I'm in two minds about your logo font. To keep with the Mackintosh style, then straight, and I think that suits the gibson style headstock. I would say the sloped one looks better on the tap... |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please @jamesbisset I think both versions of the logo look great! Almost hard to choose... I like what you did to the LP headstock, that little hole makes a big difference. |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please Hi James, the top two look great but I don’t like the italic version. The font is stylised enough already IMHO. PS I have a laser cutter! ..... Cheers Darren |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please Posted by: @ I prefer the straight up and down James..... looks great. 🎶🙂🎸🙏 |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please have you thought about using laser cut veneers? @darrenking A’m no daein’ it masel! I was thinking of smallwondermusic.co.uk as recommended by Bailey Guitars, or rothkoandfrost.com where I spotted th... |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please I wonder if there are any other aspects of Mackintosh design that you could put into the guitar. Whaddya reckon? Willow Tearoom or Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen? Attachment : Screenshot 2020-12-29 a... |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please I think whatever you go for, it should be design unto itself, not dependent on the shape of the headstock. Here are a few tests, just to see... Attachment : bisset logostyle test 2.png |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please Apologies for the Edit button and Quote buttons not working. It is related to a discontinued plugin the site uses. The team have fixed it but it breaks again when updates happen - we are working on a ... |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please It is a great looking logo! You are worrying too much... Providing you use Ebony Veneer and Black Superglue any gaps will be pretty much invisible. My advice is just do your best with the dremel for t... |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please @mattbeels Mackintosh is a particular style of 19th Century Scottish art and architecture, difficult to put into a guitar style. It's character is straight lines and right angles |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please Hi James, have you thought about using laser cut veneers? Darren |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |
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RE: Inlay advice please @jamesbisset Yes, oblique/italic whatever it’s called idk I fell asleep in typography class 😄 Don’t get me wrong, the logo looks great but to my eye things tend to look better a bit slanted. I... |
In forum Finishing |
6 years ago |