Also in some not so bright news, the replacement neck arrived and this one has different faults. The is an over saw cut on the top edge of the neck to body cut out, annoying as it will be the corner...
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Also in some not so bright news, the replacement neck arrived and this one has different faults. The is an over saw cut on the top edge of the neck to body cut out, annoying as it will be the corner...
There has been a delay introduced while I rebuilt and extended the garage workbench and shelf. Work on the guitar restarts this weekend. ...
Thanks for the idea Joe, built some bolt clamps and I’m slowly going around the f-holes and gluing up the split laminate. ...
That’s why I moved to the Gold Coast.
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The cutting for the sound holes is a little rough as well, with some splintering and splitting on the under side. Some small chips around the edges of the face of the holes as well....
Sanding to 240 done - lightly where possible due to the laminate thickness. There were quite a few manufacturing marks and dings around the edges, and a large scrape out of the binding at the bottom...
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Upgrades, finish and luthier tool kit extensions have arrived from PitBull. Thanks Adam and team.
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I can maybe wrangle the drummer from my daughters band, Tyde. He also plays for Fat Picnic and a couple of others. Let me see when we get closer to the date.
Keep an eye out for Tyde’s first single...
Well, after a closer inspection of the neck and realising there was more than one problem, apart from the tuner holes being out, I emailed StewMac and let them know. They replyed pretty quickly and...
Maybe not so OTT ... Ozito 5m Laser Level $29.99 at the BGS :D
Thanks Sonic. This looks like a much better idea.
Off tonight to start the sanding of the sides and back! I need some good monotonous sanding music now :p
Laid out the kit and did a dry fit. Neck joint is a little loose, so will have to be careful when glueing to get it straight.
Any tips for making the picket tighter or how to make sure it is...
Most of the kit looks really good with no bad router marks. There are some glue marks that I will have to deal with (Goof off is the way to go from reading other threads).
One issue is with the head...
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So after finishing the TLA-1 build I really wanted to try a semi-hollow ES build to practice for making a ES-1TL kit that is on order. Thought I would try a kit from Stewmac just to see if there were...
OK, just catching up on the thread. I am a very long term beginner guitarist. I will bring my daughter as my sub for any playing, she far exceeds my skills.
I like your 10 album choices Sonic,...
Have a look for Daler Rowney FW Acrylic Artists Inks in your local art store. They are great. Used them on my black and blue burst.
Sounds like fun, I’d be in that.
Forgot to say thanks for the advice all those years ago Simon!
This build is back on the cards now the TL1 build is done, along with PRS clone for my daughter. Looking for a good PRS clone kit now,...
It’s alive!
I think the problem was the jack was contacting the shielding. Fixed with a bit of desoldering and reconnecting wires to be inside to out, and some shrink wrap over the contacts.
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Jack cavity shielding:
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No, not yet. Still no sound.
Been doing a bit of research and now have 4 different wiring diagrams, all with slightly different wiring.
I have tonerider pickups in the guitar. I am not sure if I...
It’s done!
Frets leveled, crowned, polished. Some Dingo wax in the fretboard to make it all smooth.
It ended up looking a little vintage rather than shiny new. But that’s OK. Adds to the...