Archive for March, 2009

Guitar 902 – Top Installed

March 4, 2009

Used Mr. GoBar to attach top to sides.

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Guitar 901 – Neck bolts installed

March 4, 2009

Installed lag bolt/neck bolts for zebrez.

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Guitar 902 – Installing headstock veneer

March 2, 2009

You can never use too many clamps.  I use a guide pin to keep the veneer pieces from shifting around when gluing to the headstock.

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A long standing problem for me is getting the body as it wraps around the waist area of the mold to meet the mold.  I’ve tried a new waist clamp to address the problem.

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I’ve installed all the kerfing, and I will release from the mold to see if the shape is retained as I don’t think I can get these spreaders out of the guitar once the back and sides are on (very small soundhole).

Guitar 901 – Shaping neck and joining to body

March 2, 2009

Spent more time working neck shape and preparing for joining to body.

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The neck length is pretty well right, and as the strings never touch the frets, the neck angle can be 0 degrees.

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