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.
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thanks
its from the same wood as the neck
Dan Sleep said:
Nice! I like the way you shaped the bridge/saddle piece.
Looks nice Tal, When I first saw your post I thought uh-oh- El DUD erino, then I realized it was El-DUDE rino LOL!
I've been eyeballing a similar or the same box for a build, and I like what youve done with it. I'd like to know more about it!
Scale length, string guage and a picture of the inside construction would be a nice touch!
Are the fret markers burned on? I like the stars.
Also, is that a zero fret or a metal bar nut? (My eyes are getting pretty bad!)
Piezo installation and results?
Oh, and heres an embedded view for everyone:
hi man.
the marks are burned.
I installed light guage & tuned it to DGbd using the high strings 1,2,3,4
its gut a nice acustic sound.
the piezo is installed but not wired cuase the potenssiometer thath i'v got is no good so im waiting for a shipping.
Mark Bliss said:
Looks nice Tal, When I first saw your post I thought uh-oh- El DUD erino, then I realized it was El-DUDE rino LOL!
I've been eyeballing a similar or the same box for a build, and I like what youve done with it. I'd like to know more about it!
Scale length, string guage and a picture of the inside construction would be a nice touch!
Are the fret markers burned on? I like the stars.
Also, is that a zero fret or a metal bar nut? (My eyes are getting pretty bad!)
Piezo installation and results?
Oh, and heres an embedded view for everyone:
really sweet ! id love to do a headstock like that . only have a jig saw and a few "skill" saws . what tools do you use to do that ?
looks great .
its pritty easy!
I like to use a small electric multi-tool
something like that:
you can find these machines in your local store.
you will also need to buy a set of heads for the tool.
for shapping the head lise so i used a sander head.
petey twofinger said:
really sweet ! id love to do a headstock like that . only have a jig saw and a few "skill" saws . what tools do you use to do that ?
looks great .
El Duderino..I like it, but not sure if guitar would be the The Dude's 'thing'....still, ".....it really ties the room together, man...."
El Duderino..I like it, but not sure if guitar would be the The Dude's 'thing'....still, ".....it really ties the room together, man...."
Hi man!
thank you for the reply.
I didn't understand what you ment about angels.
I didn't use any angels in the neck.
I wanted at start that the head (where the tuners) will be in an angel but I failed to cut it properly so I went on a different aproach.
Rand Moore said:
Hi Tal Bluver.
For a second build, you did a real nice job. The two points where I think most people (self included) would pick out are the 45 degree angle of your scarf cut and the fact that you glue the neck all along where it intersects the sound board (top of your cigar box). Most scarf angles are made between 10 and 25 degrees, with 15 degrees usually considered "ideal". The lower the angle, the longer the cut and the larger the surface area for the glue on the two surfaces to stick, making a stronger joint. The exact angle is a matter of personal aesthetics. The sound board will have better acoustic response if you leave a space between the neck and the soundboard. This is usually accomplished by cutting a 1/8" to 1/4" hollow about 80 or 90% of the length of the cigar box, leaving maybe 1/2" to 1" on either end to glue the neck to the cigar box. Here is a diagram illustrating this idea:
Is this CBG going to be an electric? I saw one photo with a circular hollow cut in it that looked like it was intended for a piezo pickup. Also, I thought you did a real good job with your frets. Fretting a neck well is still tough for me to do. I think the scope of your project was quite ambitious for a second build. If this were a school project, I'd give you a fat "A".
-Rand.
The angle I was talking about is where the head joins the neck. This angle (not angel) is generally around 15 degrees, but on yours it appears from the photos to be 45 degrees. You may have cut your headstock out of a thicker piece of wood using the mini electric saw you have in the earlier part of this discussion. More often, a head is made by slicing off about six inches of the neck at a 15 degree angle. The 6" piece is then flipped over and glued onto the underside of the neck so that the head stock bends down at a 15 degree angle. If you play around with positioning the head relative to the neck, there is another way the two pieces can join where the hear is also parallel with the neck, but the 15 degree angle is more gentle and elegant looking. It also provides a larger area for the glue to hold the two piece tegether for a stronger joint.
-Rand.
tal bluver said:
Hi man!
thank you for the reply.I didn't understand what you ment about angels.
I didn't use any angels in the neck.
I wanted at start that the head (where the tuners) will be in an angel but I failed to cut it properly so I went on a different aproach.
Rand Moore said:Hi Tal Bluver.
For a second build, you did a real nice job. The two points where I think most people (self included) would pick out are the 45 degree angle of your scarf cut and the fact that you glue the neck all along where it intersects the sound board (top of your cigar box). Most scarf angles are made between 10 and 25 degrees, with 15 degrees usually considered "ideal". The lower the angle, the longer the cut and the larger the surface area for the glue on the two surfaces to stick, making a stronger joint. The exact angle is a matter of personal aesthetics. The sound board will have better acoustic response if you leave a space between the neck and the soundboard. This is usually accomplished by cutting a 1/8" to 1/4" hollow about 80 or 90% of the length of the cigar box, leaving maybe 1/2" to 1" on either end to glue the neck to the cigar box. Here is a diagram illustrating this idea:
Is this CBG going to be an electric? I saw one photo with a circular hollow cut in it that looked like it was intended for a piezo pickup. Also, I thought you did a real good job with your frets. Fretting a neck well is still tough for me to do. I think the scope of your project was quite ambitious for a second build. If this were a school project, I'd give you a fat "A".
-Rand.
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