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22nd February 2009, 07:01 PM
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Alright, that's a good idea, I will do the neck...
Alright, that's a good idea, I will do the neck first. That would probably help with scale length, harmonics etc anyway.
IT is quite thick, and quite heavy at this stage, but once we rout out... -
22nd February 2009, 11:24 AM
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Thats a good idea MAtthew, thanks for pointing...
Thats a good idea MAtthew, thanks for pointing that out. Does that mean routing holes for the bridge and pickups as well? I haven't got the bridge or pickups yet so I'm not sure how big the holes...
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21st February 2009, 10:53 PM
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HEy everyone Finally an update to this blog,...
HEy everyone
Finally an update to this blog, school has sort of slowed progress but I've managed to get a few things done.
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19th February 2009, 11:30 PM
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Thanks for pointing those things out, I'm one...
Thanks for pointing those things out, I'm one step ahead.
WHen glueing, The body had flat sides, I used the off cuts.
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6th February 2009, 10:27 PM
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Thanks for all those great sites Andrew, I'm glad...
Thanks for all those great sites Andrew, I'm glad they're all Australian too, should be quick shipping. I reckon I'll be able to get everything I need off them.
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6th February 2009, 05:54 PM
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Thanks for pointing that bridge out Andrew, I...
Thanks for pointing that bridge out Andrew, I think it's exactly what I'm after. That's a good site as well, I hadn't heard about it before. With a fixed bridge I'll need to get ferrules as well,...
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6th February 2009, 04:35 PM
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Alright, no whammy/trem. That'll probably make it...
Alright, no whammy/trem. That'll probably make it much easier anyway.
As for the sawing, start VERY SLOW... and having a really accurate line marked out helps a lot. Once it got started, we just... -
6th February 2009, 03:10 PM
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I've thought about putting a trem in it, I've got...
I've thought about putting a trem in it, I've got several other guitars all with floating trem but I've played a guitar with a floyd rose and loved it, so I'm prepared to put up with intonation and...
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6th February 2009, 10:51 AM
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Thanks, I'll ring grandad and tell him to put the...
Thanks, I'll ring grandad and tell him to put the wood upright.
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6th February 2009, 10:26 AM
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That's true... that Uke did take a bit of work to...
That's true... that Uke did take a bit of work to put together, but the body shape was already made for us. There wasn't as much worry about whether we would have enough wood to keep it made from...
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6th February 2009, 10:16 AM
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THanks guys and thanks for pointing out the...
THanks guys and thanks for pointing out the design flexibility aspect of this project, I guess I have planned for things to change as I go along! How unprofessional...
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5th February 2009, 11:39 PM
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From here it was nasty... ...
From here it was nasty...
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5th February 2009, 11:36 PM
Thread: Guitar in Aust Design Awards
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Think: Stevie Ray Vaughn. I can't think of any...
Think: Stevie Ray Vaughn. I can't think of any live player that would find it ergonomic. Its Pretty difficult to tune up mid-song.
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5th February 2009, 11:31 PM
Thread: Guitar in Aust Design Awards
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Damn, has anyone thought of how awkward that...
Damn, has anyone thought of how awkward that would be too play?! One minute, strumming along, the next you're whole arm gets stuck, your long sleeve shirt caught in the tuners! Nice to look at for...
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5th February 2009, 11:21 PM
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1st woodwork project- Construction of a Strat / Superstrat style guitar
Hey everyone, my name's Luke and I've got barely any woodworking experience but I'm having a go at building an electric guitar with my granddad. I think I've made about one joint in my life and...