good suggestion Frankie I thought about that. We had an engineering company cut out company logo's to brand onto chopping boards with a propane torch. The opening only needs to be about 1.5-2mm wide I guess
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good suggestion Frankie I thought about that. We had an engineering company cut out company logo's to brand onto chopping boards with a propane torch. The opening only needs to be about 1.5-2mm wide I guess
I did a bit of a search and there's a mob in the US that do various scale length overlays for lap steel starting at about $13 for simple peel & stick and go up a long way from there for perspex & metal with various classes of inlay
http://www.georgeboards.com/parts.html
cheers DK had a quick look, pretty cool website with some good gear !
I'm thinking about doing a scratch lappy for my mate with two Tele bridge pickups and Google took me there when I was looking for overlays
no worries DK, must be the mate you showed the pics of Bruce's art deco lappy haha
You can get strips of thin white styrene from model shops. e.g. http://www.ema-models.co.uk/index.ph...quare-rod.html They would make decent fret marker inserts, especially as they won't get any wear.
I'm either going to use a cut off brass bolt or brass rod for my nut.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I've just got to see what the big green sheds got in stock.... ;-)
Bruce, I'd still use something with a straight edge on the fretboard side, so maybe look for some square or rectangular section brass. It should ensure that the string lengths are the same, which is not guaranteed if the strings are in slots cut into a round surface.
You either want the top of the strings to form a consistent gentle curve or flat surface (whatever your playing preference), but to do that, the different string thicknesses mean that the the thicker the string. the deeper the nut slot. And on a curved surface, that deeper slot moved the edge of the slot forwards as well. With a flat edge, the string lengths remain the same and the guitar stays in tune all the way up the board (all the length adjustment is at the bridge end).
Of course, you can have the strings sitting in equal depth slots which would then mean that the strings slope away from you very slightly, which might mean that you then tend to press down harder on the lower strings - or it may not - depending on your playing style.
I got some more done on this over the weekend. The 3 a side tuners arrived last week in the mail. Got the fingerboard finished last week and glued to the neck. Sanded that flush. Drilled the tuner holes. Sanded the tuner cavities. Sanded the body all over and got 2 coats of clear on.
Here's how it's looking. I'll let it cure during the week, a wet sand and one more clear coat and should be right to assemble.
Sorry folks but when I was asking about fingerboard or no FB I was halfway through making the fret markers/dots so I kept going !
Looking good, Wokka. How wide is that fretboard? Looks like a monster, but I think that's mostly the perspective of the many hanging guitars in the background.
cheers G-axe, the fretboard is way wider than the outer string spacings will be (about 55mm at bridge), the neck/fingerboard is just under 80mm wide. It doesn't matter how wide it is as it will be a slide only axe
got the project finished yesterday, assembled, wired and strung up. The pics were taken just before the first test run. Needs some setup but happy with the early sounds ! Tuned to drop A tune so the low E string is tuned to G - nice and low ! I've got baritone strings on gauge 0.014 to 0.068". I had to drill out the bridge string holes for the E and A strings they are so heavy. Even the G string is wound !
It's great to hear the difference with the 3 pickups sounds a fair variation in sound. I might even upgrade the pups from stock PBG ones to some hotter ones.
some more pics. The back can double up as a chopping board ! haha
I've put a temporary bone nut on. I've got a wider blank to slot the strings a bit wider. Once I've got it set up and some different open tunings I'll post a video.
Very cool indeed
Gorgeous Wokks, can't wait for a sound demo. What pickups are in it? PBG specials?
cheers,
Gav.
Looks great! Can't believe how quickly you've turned it out. Looks like an absolute beast, but I guess you're not slinging it off your shoulder. Love your countertop too.
Yeah... liking that!!
I do, however, take issue with the ".... it even has a wound 3rd!!"; I use, and have used a custom set of EBs with a wound G for absolute eons!! I hate the clanging sound of a plain G.... :cool:
This turned out awesome Wokks, very nice job
Looks great man. sound demo Wokks?
Looks great. Very '80s. I had one of these Kay-45s and it reminds me a lot of that.
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Cheers all for the comments. It's fun to play. Will post a video soon.
@ Gav it's got stock Tele pickup. I might upgrade them if I like the way this axe evolves
OK so Tele done and now the Lappy is this what comes next
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWSmMuBNK0
Great job Woks looks awesome!
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what a classic axe DK, a tele style top neck and a 8 string lap steel on the bottom.
Don't think I'll be rushing to build one though !
@ Ponch, cheers mate, it was fun to build