
Last seen: Feb 27, 2026
Yesterday ,I installed the frets, fret leveling , crowning and fret end dressing. I will do the polishing afterwards. For now , I just want to get t...
@jmcmi93888 That looks really good! Keep going 🙂
Life O Reilly! Beautiful work right there @bpower!
I picked up an ovangkol top from a friend, planed and sanded it to about 7mm.Then routed out the okoume wings and glued the top on. Another firs...
Indeed!
@Rocknroller912 active pickups have less coils, which also elimnates hum, but don't have enough current to be amplified like a passive pickup, therefo...
@mario grounding the bridge and covering cavities with shielding copper/aluminium foil or conductive paint is done to avoid hum. It has nothing to do ...
@archie Welcome to this awesome community! I see you are already in the good hands of @darrenking Good luck in your endeavors 🙂
Neck Carving day! Roughly shaped and initial testing my oscillating spindle sander for the volute.Still some work to be done on heel and v...
Busy busy busy.. A couple of days ago, I installed side dots , cut the fretslots to proper depth and glued the fretboard to the neck. Routed the b...
@frocesterbill No worries, I did not mention this before 😀
@frocesterbill I only cut out the innershape of the horns, so I had rectangular shapes to clamp. Only after drying I rough cut the rest of the body
Fretboard markers done, radiussed to 16" radius.Only thing to do is check and saw the slot to depth, install the side dots and glue the fretboard on. ...
@boo I agree with @tv101
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Pink! What can I say? I am a rebel
I guess on acoustic instruments it is indeed not a common issue. So yeah I can definitely see where you are coming from.On electric guitars , however,...
She will be so happy with this! Nice job @Boo!
@rocknroller912 I dont think string break is the issue, but tuning stability is. String breaks are more of an issue on the other end, at the bridge, w...
@darrenking That looks amazing! Well done !