Kalimar
Kalimar
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Joined: May 23, 2023
Last seen: Dec 8, 2024
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

@nsj does that go over the headstock as a laminate or is the actual headstock? did you make a scarf joint for it?

2 years ago
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

This is our design, within the overarching plan of Mark's course

2 years ago
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RE: Neck angle jig specs

@brie are the links you are referring to on this site? I'll have to go back and see if I can find them in udemy. I wasn't successful in my first try....

2 years ago
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RE: Headstock angle jig

I've gone back now and if my math is correct it's about 9 deg. Is it OK to be a range? Say 9-11? Perhaps my math is also off

2 years ago
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

I'm going to try and use a couple of pieces from this scrap for my neck angle jig. 🤠

2 years ago
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

Getting started on the neck. Our maker space has lovely tools and they make wood dimensioning a joy. I'm using some quartersawn sapele, and a couple...

2 years ago
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RE: Headstock angle jig

Hope that message didn't sound harsh. No disrespect intended. 👍

2 years ago
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RE: Neck angle jig specs

Got it. Thanks for that

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RE: 5 way oak switch instead of 3 way

If making guitars is half as addictive as watching @mark, my wallet is in big trouble - unless I succeed in selling a few!

2 years ago
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RE: 5 way oak switch instead of 3 way

Thabks swerpi - the back story is that before the course I was trying to design my own prototype (with zero knowledge 😂) and have pickups and switches...

2 years ago
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RE: How much harder am I making this in myself

Thanks Brian. I'm definitely watching all the videos first, including the "design your first guitar" course. And yeah, definitely so many questions

2 years ago
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RE: Hi from Edinburgh

Awesome book and really nice person. I ask him hordes of question and he's always attentive. His sketchy setup serious is also lovely. Dead simple

2 years ago
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RE: How much harder am I making this in myself

@clinton thanks so much for all of that. Since this is my very first build I'm going to go ahead and purchase a TOM bridge só I don't need to make mod...

2 years ago
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RE: How much harder am I making this in myself

@swepri for my very first build I want to follow the course. So I opted to purchase a TOM bridge and 3x3 tuners. However I'll still use my P90 pickups

2 years ago
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RE: How much harder am I making this in myself

Ah cool! I'm still watching the videos so I'm hoping to better understand the process of making the neck. thanks!

2 years ago
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