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MY 2nd build- EL DUDERINO

hi guys!

i'v finished my 2nd build

I made 4 string lefty for a good friend of mine.

it took me about a month to make.

I call it "El DUDERINO"- you can guess were i got the insperation from.

A tribute to a great movie.

It's also the first time i'm dealing with frets- their position is not 100% accuret but at list thay'r not buzzing so I think it came out pretty good for the fisrt time.

more photos of the proccess is on my page.

I hope you like it.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Bliss on January 7, 2011 at 1:15am

Like I said before my eyes arent so good anymore, so correct me if I am wrong but.....

It looks like a slabbed headstock with a lap joint to me. I doubt the joint is too weak that way, and functionally we see similar CBG headstocks done that way all the time that seem to work ok.

You have some string angle over the nut, I would guess by the pictures maybe 10 degrees.

I remain curious as to the nut, is it a piece of rod or a zero fret?

And the box/neck construction-the way you have the strings through the box etc leads me to believe you have done something different internally, I would be curious to see what you did there.

All that matters in the end though Tal, is how does it play and sound?

Having fun with it I hope!

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Permalink Reply by tal bluver on January 7, 2011 at 2:23am

I will upload a video In a few days..

Mark Bliss said:

Like I said before my eyes arent so good anymore, so correct me if I am wrong but.....

It looks like a slabbed headstock with a lap joint to me. I doubt the joint is too weak that way, and functionally we see similar CBG headstocks done that way all the time that seem to work ok.

You have some string angle over the nut, I would guess by the pictures maybe 10 degrees.

I remain curious as to the nut, is it a piece of rod or a zero fret?

And the box/neck construction-the way you have the strings through the box etc leads me to believe you have done something different internally, I would be curious to see what you did there.

All that matters in the end though Tal, is how does it play and sound?

Having fun with it I hope!

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Permalink Reply by Habanera Hal on February 24, 2011 at 3:48am

Tal,

What wood did you use for the neck? How did you finish it? I guess because of the lighting, all three pics look different. The second pic looks like walnut, which is something I'm considering for a fretboard for a future build. PS: Looks Good!

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Permalink Reply by tal bluver on February 24, 2011 at 9:20am

I dont remember the name of the wood...

I finished it with polirethaine (?) oil

although its not as smooth as laquer.
Hal Spalter said:

Tal,

What wood did you use for the neck? How did you finish it? I guess because of the lighting, all three pics look different. The second pic looks like walnut, which is something I'm considering for a fretboard for a future build. PS: Looks Good!