Finally finished and setup ES1. Still fiddling with my setup & action hight. But I'm very pleased.intonation is perfect, & it's lovely to play.
My first ever!
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Finally finished and setup ES1. Still fiddling with my setup & action hight. But I'm very pleased.intonation is perfect, & it's lovely to play.
My first ever!
Hi Gavin,
I had Excatly the same "problems" as baldrick when measuring up prior to setting the neck on my Es... Your help here is invaluable and realLyn set my mind at ease.
Thanks mate.
TimC...
To my fellow Queenslanders,
Humidity, ain't it a bitch? Not been to bad this year, & I'm very lucky to have solar powered AC, so that sucker stays on all day. I keep the kit in the house when I'm...
A few more picies, note scraper & burnishing tool... Get one, Best finishing tool in the world, IMHO ;->
Hi guys & gals,
Sorry it's been a while to get moving, but after a huge effort sorting out my garage, I've finally made a start.
Tools SHARP, scrapers burnished, & hooked, ready to go.
First...
Thanks Tonyw, filler slurry is the method I favour. Got to get out there and make some money.
More tomorrow, hopefully.
Ears are very minor, body to neck will need a bit of a tidy up, but no biggy! A bit of blond wood tone and no one will even know that they were there.
Thanks Wokkaboy, got some photos, now just got figure out how to get them posted. I'm not much with these forums.
Got up three hours early today, the postman was at the door with my new baby.
Very excited.
Unpacked with mutch trepidation. Woohoo, it's all here, upgrades & all. Looks good at first glance. ...
Yummy,
Blue, blue & blue. Love the way the grain & figure really pop. Hope mine turns out half as well.
Welcome Peter,
I have to agree that a hollow / semi-hollow would be quite a challenge for a first ever build.
I read somewhere that Les Paul originally designed the LP solid body as an answer...
Thanx for the welcomes guys, much appreciated.
TimC
Hello everyone,
I'm a new member. I built a OM acoustic six from scratch... God it must be thirty years ago... (WTF, Were does the time go?) and I'm looking to get back into lutherie. Although the...