Okay. Thanks guys. I'll give it a try once the finish is done.

. The truss rod somehow slipped about a half-inch toward the headstock. Obviously now it's going to be sticking out past the nut. It seems to be pretty solid in it's place but could it be (carefully) ...

@tej I will put my head on the chopping block and say no because Ash is very springy, so unless it’s all heart wood and very solid it will give under string pressure eventually. I made an English Long...

Posted by: @markbailey the main problem is the coarse grain. With hard bits next to soft bits it can be very difficult or near impossible to get all the lumps out Ok, this at least gives me somethin...

The headstock was one of the things I was looking at that I didn’t think looked right. Thanks to everyone for confirming my suspicions. The horns on the body were something that also “just didn’t look...

@rocknroller912 @mattbeels Looks like we’ve got some competition I'm not planning on making a habit of it. But Joe did mention a mandolin that he thinks is beyond repair, sounds like a challenge to...

@mattbeels Looks like we’ve got some competition

@robin Good repair and I would say it will outlast you and me. I like the way you have made new rivet caps. I still can’t work out how they managed to rivet wood without crushing it. Superglue can be ...

Good job @robin and welcome to the world of Guitar Repair!

@rocknroller912 If the plates are 1.5mm thick then I would put some protection on the soundboard, like thick plastic and lever them off with a chisel. Old adhesive shouldn’t be that strong to resist...

I'd say a definite no no for newbies - risky unless you have a few builds under your belt. It's too difficult to work. If you are experienced and prepared to take the risk then why not - if you can fi...

I'm not sure when or how this happened but I just now noticed it (after applying 3 coats of finish). The truss rod somehow slipped about a half-inch toward the headstock. Obviously now it's going to b...

Hi people, is there a reason not to use ash for a neck either it it’s entirety or and part of a laminated neck? Currently making a new ash blank for a body and someone’s offered up some ash for the ne...

Crazy how that guy removes his respirator immediately after spraying, their extraction must be state of the art and then some!

As others have suggested - always check the string path from the nut to tuner. Mark out where you plan on putting the tuners, and then draw lines to show the position of the strings from the nut to th...

@rathius Welcome to the community! I agree with @boo and @robin regarding the headstock. I think it could already help if you stretch the headstock a little.

Welcome @rathius. What an adventurous design. As Elvis once said it's "The Devil In Disguise" 🤘 🙏🎸🙂🎶

Hi @rathius That's looking good, I like what you're doing there matching the headstock to the body. Just as an example of what @boo is saying, the headstock on my second build is a lot less radical th...

Attachment : DDC4CF0A-4EC2-4059-95F0-35897A5E8250.jpeg Hi all! Ive taken the design and build your own electric guitar and I am now have first full-size drawing complete. I have it hanging in my s...