Oak neck and heel. Home made hollow box. 1/4 inch plywood top and bottom. Holes cut into top below saddle and above.
Recessed volume control. Gitty six string pre-wired mag pup. Purchased pre fretted walnut fret board.
Mini fret markers on the side. GDG. Surprisingly good acoustic tone and good plugged in too.
Action good for fingering or sliding.
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LOL, U.C. Thanks.
Thanks, Danny. Who was it that said, "I ain't no role model.? I love to build and can do pretty well if I set my mind to it. Not a top builder, but sometimes pretty decent. What I really like doing is slapping a fretless relic together and not worrying about making things pretty.
The nut was salvaged from some old guitar. I have a box of spare parts and should order some Corian nuts.
Yeah, U.C. a lot of mine have one or more backward tuners and I don't mind them. This being a commission build, I was hoping to avoid that. It's not perfect, but the guy will be getting a good deal.
dang John...the craftsman too? your fastly becoming my role model ..nice work brother
Thanks, U.C. Thanks, Duck. Plays good, sounds good.
There's always something I wish was better. Here it's that the big string is wound from the outside of the tuner so that one tuner turns backward. And I had to use string guides to stop string buzz. I wish now that I had used a screw or bolt for the the nut (instead of the black Corian-like stuff) and then maybe the string guides would not be needed.
Nicely done Uncle John! Betting it sounds as good as it looks.
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