Thread: ES-335 Copy - Tassy Blackwood

If anybody's interested, the 335 went for 4,900. A good buy I reckon.

Dang sundancewfs those factory pics had me drooling!!! Ah well one day maybe i will be able to get my hands on one. In the mean time i'll see if i can get some advice from the saint n try and make my own!!

Originally Posted by craigb

If anybody's interested, the 335 went for 4,900. A good buy I reckon.

I hope the thing is going to get played and not just hang on some rich b*****d's lounge room wall.

Starting up again after moving around the country and having nowhere to work.

Check out www.gourmetsaint.com.au/Guitars

Originally Posted by GourmetSaint

Starting up again after moving around the country and having nowhere to work.

Check out www.gourmetsaint.com.au/Guitars

So i click on the link and i get add for food where is the guitars.? good one join a forum for food or show me your guitars and i will show you mine.

You need to make sure you have the /Guitars on the end. Does that work?

Got my full size plans printed on A1. Prices varied from $45 per page to, what I paid, $2 per page. Go Snap Printing...

I've asked some finishing question in the Finishing forum but received no replies. Not sure how to link to it from here but please see my questions around finishing with ubeaut products.
Cheers, Mark

Ok. Ready to start off again. I'll post progress in here. My old Frontpage built website is dodgy so I'll take all new photos of the neck, hardware and ready-to-carve blanks tomorrow when I clean up the workbench a bit. I've tweaked the plans a little and had relevant pages printed full size (on A1).

Updated plans: Visio-Es-335 v4.vsd.pdf

Couple of opinions wanted:

1. The original ES-335 had the mounting block inside extend from top to bottom giving two separate "wing chambers". Later (and smaller) models had the block extending to just below the level of the stop-piece, thus connecting the chambers and increasing volume (and reducing weight). Should I stay true to model or go for the additional routing?
2. Many early players of ES335s criticised the jack being on the front of the guitar. I have also seen posts of owners having problems with damaging the jack sockets and the timber around. Should I move the jack to the edge ala later ES and CS models and use a jackplate or again stay true to model?

Cheers,

Mark
ps. What is the max size of pics allowed in here?
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All I hear is crickets. Should I post at anzlf instead?

Looks great so far. I'd love to try an archtop one day. I don't get alot of time these days unfortunately.

This used to be a really active section but has really died down the last few years

re: hollowing out - chambering - keep in mind the balance, as tuners are surprisingly heavy and are on the end of the neck ( IIRC ) producing a significant moment.

I would leave a fair bit of wood down the butt end aiming at getting it to balance nicely in the playing position when hanging on a shoulder strap.

Course now you can buy shoulder straps with built in lead weights - or silicone in some sinkers from the rod 'n reel.

IT looks like it will be a beautiful instrument. All the best

Too true Floody not much happen's here theys days come on Stu, Peter, Ect lets see you all post again lets see all of them great builds. Cheers Bob.

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