@koendb I think that moving the peg hole may cause an alignment problem with the nut as the string won’t be pulling in a straight line, it will be rubbing on the side on the nut slot which isn’t good…   Read more»

@koendb but it would have looked a bit nicer if that one came in a bit more from the center. You could plug the hole and drill again where you wnt it. If you don’t move it too far, the…   Read more»

 @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb, @rocknroller912, (@russ),@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb “Man, it’s not as easy as it looks on Youtube, fer sure fer sure…You folks make it look EASIER;” i know it’s all Do-able…i had woodshop 50 years ago! and, I’ve built my share of some wood projects through…   Read more»

 @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb, @rocknroller912, (@russ),@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb, @markbailey Problem Solved! it was indeed ” MY scaling issue,” –  apologies to all for raising the Red Flag a little early… I’ll tell ya though, I really appreciate how so many brothers in arms came to comment with…   Read more»

@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb, @rocknroller912, (@russ),@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb TY, I’ve modified the top upper bout to not have the cut-away horn, instead, it’s going to have a continuous radii to the neck – similar to a Gibson Les Paul junior. I’ve ordered several parts, still waiting on…   Read more»

Black pickups might not give enough contrast ( perhaps depending on the bridge color? )So why not make it more stealthy instead? I like the idea @koendb I think I’ll just put the original chrome bridge back on and paint…   Read more»

Thanks @koendb I’m looking forward to building it back up again. I’m toying with the idea of painting the pickup covers white pearl to match the racing stripes. 🤔

@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb, @rocknroller912, (@russ),@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendbmy day of small beginnings…our first step, my

first build…checking the pattern copies on the layout paper;next 3 steps, REVISION [1]PRELIM draw, ORDER PARTS TO ENSURE DRAWING SIZES[2] reviw videos,[3] ch…[Read more]

@koendb
You have made some good tools there. I’ve never been keen on router guides.

@koendb nice job. As for a router planer jig there are a lot of examples of both diy ones and shop bought ones in the internet. Design is pretty much standard across them all. Someone did post one they made…   Read more»

@koendb But your wings should already be roughly shaped. So this is one of the parts I was really unsure with, I’d assumed you wouldn’t cut them to shape as I’d expect you want/need consistant clamping pressure across the wood…   Read more»

@koendb
I’m sure Mark did a live stream on neck through construction.

@koendb so what’s the plan for getting the build done, I’m not familiar with the approach for neck though, at what point do you join the wings on to the neck? My next build is, in my head, to be…   Read more»

@koendb v4 for me 😬 If you still had an asymmetrical end but took the curve from the lower wing through the neck end into the top wing I think that might look best, to me at least. So it…   Read more»

@koendb You could always use a bridge with a separate tailpiece to occupy some of the bump?

@koendb I think what doesn’t sit right is the curve into the flat end of the neck then the angled take off on the top wing, it doesn’t look intentional. Hard to explain where I’m coming from here. Had to…   Read more»

@koendb like it! A couple of points, personally I’d make the angle the top wing comes off the bridge end of the through neck more shallow, it looks a bit harsh to me which doesn’t quite work when the other…   Read more»

@koendb after a few failures in making a super accurate template without sanding I concluded it was just going to take way longer so resorted to your suggestion. It’s pretty close to perfect now. What I didn’t realise was that…   Read more»

@koendb I always wear a strap with the guitar quite high so I can have the neck at a high angle so there’s no strain on my wrist. On the rare occasion I don’t use a strap I’ll have it…   Read more»

@koendb set neck, not sure how I’d go about making a shim thin enough! Anyway I should check it against the path of the strings and bridge first and check how big the problem is, sorry, should have done that…   Read more»