Learning how to build an electric guitar - Page 45

lumberjim · 04-21-2019, 11:44 PM

I did the radius for the cocobola finger board today.

10.5" to 14" compound radius

lumberjim · 04-21-2019, 11:49 PM

And the final product on the bubinga.

I even chiseled out the nut slot

xoxoxoBruce · 04-22-2019, 12:19 AM

Beautiful, well done.
I made a couple of cocobolo picture frames and had a hell of a time with it.

Gravdigr · 04-22-2019, 12:34 PM

I had a pair of cocobolo nunchaku.

They broke.

lumberjim · 04-22-2019, 04:18 PM

On who's head?

This wood is very waxy. Just a scraper brings up a gloss. I used the orbital sander with 60 grit to clean up the router marks, then right to my scraper, and it's smooth as I need it. The bubinga was a bit harder. They both feel really good to touch.

lumberjim · 04-22-2019, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I'll get to that factory this summer

Actually, I've got an extra day off this week, and weather looks great tomorrow, so I'm planning a ride up to Nazareth to take the tour.

Gotta get there before 1pm, so I'll take a nice morning ride and get the Harley lumbered up for the season. Excited.

glatt · 04-22-2019, 08:52 PM

Glad you know you need to be there by 1 pm.

They have a 50% off deal on strings in the gift shop, so be prepared with knowing what you might need and what a reasonable price is.

Gravdigr · 04-23-2019, 05:29 AM

Maybe when ya get bored with plain ol' geetars, ya might try to lumber up one o' these:

lumberjim · 04-23-2019, 07:38 AM

Wow. Strong fingers. I guess he tuned that center neck to fit this song... I'm pretty sure I'll never build one of those. I'm not a fan of double neck guitars, and 3 is bananas.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-23-2019, 09:07 AM

I'm confused, I thought the way a guitar works is you use one hand to make the string vibrate and the other to in effect shorten the string to change the sound coming from that string. But his left hand was changing the string length while his right hand was playing in the yard next door?

Undertoad · 04-23-2019, 09:12 AM

If you press the fretboard really hard, the string will vibrate a little, especially as it hits the fret. So you can "hammer on" or "tap" the notes and get them to play. This is only really possible with pickups, because the actual acoustic sound it makes is rather soft.

This guy is known for it in his solos

xoxoxoBruce · 04-23-2019, 09:15 AM

OK, thanks, that's why the strong fingers remark.

lumberjim · 04-23-2019, 06:01 PM

I just made it in time for the last tour

The guide went way too fast for my liking

lumberjim · 04-23-2019, 09:47 PM

The people working there seemed like a big family.

There was a meeting out on the side of the building, and as it broke up, they all walked by, and the tone of the conversations going by was positive.

These three... I think the two guys are teaching the guy on the right an advanced technique. They were in the custom shop section.

The guide was Ben. He had great natural looking hair. Did you have him, glatt?

lumberjim · 04-23-2019, 10:06 PM

Oh, I got my souvenir, too

04-21-2019, 11:44 PM	#661
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I did the radius for the cocobola finger board today. 10.5" to 14" compound radius __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-21-2019, 11:49 PM	#662
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	And the final product on the bubinga. I even chiseled out the nut slot __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-22-2019, 12:19 AM	#663
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Beautiful, well done. I made a couple of cocobolo picture frames and had a hell of a time with it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-22-2019, 12:34 PM	#664
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I had a pair of cocobolo nunchaku. They broke. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-22-2019, 04:18 PM	#665
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	On who's head? This wood is very waxy. Just a scraper brings up a gloss. I used the orbital sander with 60 grit to clean up the router marks, then right to my scraper, and it's smooth as I need it. The bubinga was a bit harder. They both feel really good to touch. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-22-2019, 08:52 PM	#667
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Glad you know you need to be there by 1 pm. They have a 50% off deal on strings in the gift shop, so be prepared with knowing what you might need and what a reasonable price is.

04-23-2019, 05:29 AM	#668
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Maybe when ya get bored with plain ol' geetars, ya might try to lumber up one o' these: __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-23-2019, 07:38 AM	#669
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Wow. Strong fingers. I guess he tuned that center neck to fit this song... I'm pretty sure I'll never build one of those. I'm not a fan of double neck guitars, and 3 is bananas. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-23-2019, 09:07 AM	#670
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm confused, I thought the way a guitar works is you use one hand to make the string vibrate and the other to in effect shorten the string to change the sound coming from that string. But his left hand was changing the string length while his right hand was playing in the yard next door? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-23-2019, 09:12 AM	#671
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If you press the fretboard really hard, the string will vibrate a little, especially as it hits the fret. So you can "hammer on" or "tap" the notes and get them to play. This is only really possible with pickups, because the actual acoustic sound it makes is rather soft. This guy is known for it in his solos

04-23-2019, 09:15 AM	#672
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	OK, thanks, that's why the strong fingers remark. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-23-2019, 06:01 PM	#673
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I just made it in time for the last tour The guide went way too fast for my liking __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-23-2019, 09:47 PM	#674
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The people working there seemed like a big family. There was a meeting out on the side of the building, and as it broke up, they all walked by, and the tone of the conversations going by was positive. These three... I think the two guys are teaching the guy on the right an advanced technique. They were in the custom shop section. The guide was Ben. He had great natural looking hair. Did you have him, glatt? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-23-2019, 10:06 PM	#675
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Oh, I got my souvenir, too __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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