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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on October 11, 2011 at 9:09pm

Chuck,

 

Gorgeous box!

 

If you have the capability to do a "TV rout" (you know, like an old style TV screen with rounded corners), dishing it out on the backside to 1/8"final  thickness should improve the vibe characteristics of that top as a soundboard wonderfully. Is this gonna be an acoustic, or an acoustic-electric build? On your builds, do you do neck-throughs or bolt-ons? If neck-throughs, do you screw the top to the neck at the bridge and neck-set ends? Only reason I ask is that would determine how close you get to the edge with your router bit.

 

Are you comfortable removing that much material for a 1/8" final thickness? I don't dare to suggest you go to a 1/16" final thickness, since you might feel like you'd have to brace it - and 1/32" final thickness, I think you'd definitely need bracing. Plus the discomfort of cutting that deep into such a fine chunk of wood - one slip, and "Oh, SH****T!"

 

Louder (more volume) will also come from sound hole design and placement. What are your thoughts on that for this build?

 

Can't wait to see what you do with it. Would it, p'r'aps, we wonders, my precious, be for sale? ;-)

Permalink Reply by Servaas (Der Groovemeister) on October 11, 2011 at 11:46pm

What is this "Box tester" you are talking about?

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on October 12, 2011 at 12:18am

Der Groovemeister said:

What is this "Box tester" you are talking about?

Permalink Reply by Danny B. on September 13, 2016 at 4:39am

OMG wonderful idea.

Permalink Reply by Servaas (Der Groovemeister) on October 12, 2011 at 1:20am

That is amazingly clever!

Permalink Reply by Chuck Dubman on October 12, 2011 at 12:02pm

Gooseneck scraper, no jigs, no setup.  Check depth with a straightedge and a slim taper of wood, like half of a clothes pin.  3/16" min. top thickness. This'll be bolt-on, lets me use a shorter neck blank.  Electric-acoustic, using prewired Strat harness.  Stylized F-holes, shame to hide that nice solid cedar under grommets.

Oily "Strat-O'-Nine-Tales" Fool said:

Chuck,

 

Gorgeous box!

 

If you have the capability to do a "TV rout" (you know, like an old style TV screen with rounded corners), dishing it out on the backside to 1/8"final  thickness should improve the vibe characteristics of that top as a soundboard wonderfully. Is this gonna be an acoustic, or an acoustic-electric build? On your builds, do you do neck-throughs or bolt-ons? If neck-throughs, do you screw the top to the neck at the bridge and neck-set ends? Only reason I ask is that would determine how close you get to the edge with your router bit.

 

Are you comfortable removing that much material for a 1/8" final thickness? I don't dare to suggest you go to a 1/16" final thickness, since you might feel like you'd have to brace it - and 1/32" final thickness, I think you'd definitely need bracing. Plus the discomfort of cutting that deep into such a fine chunk of wood - one slip, and "Oh, SH****T!"

 

Louder (more volume) will also come from sound hole design and placement. What are your thoughts on that for this build?

 

Can't wait to see what you do with it. Would it, p'r'aps, we wonders, my precious, be for sale? ;-)

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on October 14, 2011 at 7:22am

Chuck,

 

Thanks for the detail. 3/16" is how thick my plywood soundboard tops are, and they resonate pretty well. Sounds like it's gonna be a lovely build.

Permalink Reply by rodney fruits on October 15, 2011 at 5:54am

Try this at home...

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on October 16, 2011 at 9:07am

Rodney,

Nii-iice!!!! Struts and routing out all in one. That's the idea...

Permalink Reply by Chuck Dubman on October 16, 2011 at 6:29pm

Would look kinda cool installed inside out.

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on October 18, 2011 at 7:04am

Yeah, kinda Steampunkish.

Permalink Reply by Chuck Dubman on October 24, 2011 at 5:38pm

What are the effects of simply dropping the tuning a step, third, fifth, octave, etc?

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