AGP #454 - ''Strainer Reso''
AGP #454 - “Strainer Reso” 3 String Fretless Baritone Guitar Scale: 29 inches Strings: .044NW .030NW .020NW Tune: F C f The Body Frame is solid 38mm recycled Radiata Pine, the Bottom Board is recycled 4mm Laminated Cedar Venetian Blind Slats, the Top Soundboard is store bought 7mm Pine Ply, the Neck is recycled Grey Iron Bark and Cypress Pine, all coated with an Oak Stain, and 2 Coats of British Paints Acrylic Clear Gloss. A 15k Humbucker is wired through Vol and Tone Pots to the Output Jack. The Reso Strainer was from a collapsible Steamer Strainer, bought solely for the purpose of using the leaves as Guitar Tailpieces, such as the one on this Build. The Body Shape and approx dimensions were nicked from MGB Guitars Florida’s great Fat Bottom Guitar Body Kit design, hope he doesn’t mind, this is the second time I’ve used this lovely looking shape, it just looks so right, well!, to me anyway. :-)
the anonymous pick
mite e fine
Jan 23, 2022
Uncle John
L O N G scale. 29 inches. Are standard strings that long? I love long scale for sliding. I hope you did not strain yourself on this one. Highest 9s. It would have been high 9s, but that kangaroo took it to 9.9999999999999999999999999999999.
Jan 24, 2022
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"Thanx Pick" :-)
Jan 24, 2022
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"Thanks UJ', I call a Baritone Build anywhere between 27" and 29" Scale, this one's 29", and currently on the Bench is a 27" Build, I usually buy all my Strings as 12 pack bulk single strings from Gitty, but recently run into a problem with the Covid situation, and didn't receive my last order, Gitty, much to their credit, promptly refunded my money, apart rom Gitty Strings being the cheapest way for me to buy the Strings I use, they have a length of abt 40inches, which suits a lot of the longer scale builds nicely, the strings on this one are a mixture of D'Adarrio, Ernie Ball and Gitty Strings, quite a bit more expensive than the Ebay Cheapies, but the reason They're cheap is they're very short!.
The Kangaroo was an after thought, I was going through my tin of Sound Hole Templates looking for an F Hole, but they were all too big, and noticed the Roo, and thought that would sit nicely just above the Reso. :-)
PS: I used what's called a Luthiers Knot for the first time on this build, after seeing the Utube Vid linked here. How To Tie a Luthiers Knot
Jan 24, 2022