What's cooking??
Mike's JRM-1DC Build
What's cooking??
gee that's keen Mike, hope the body/neck was well balanced and the neck didn't fall out of the pocket. You even got the gas turned on. Look forward to seeing some pics of the kit you scored !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Lesson learnt. String up the e strings BEFORE you glue the neck, not AFTER. Luckily she prised apart with a bit of steam and a paint scraper.
ah is that what you were doing Mike, the photo makes more sense now. Make sure you line up the string offsets take 2 !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Big Bawls my man. great save
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Or maybe just plain stoopid 😝
don't worry Mike the main thing is you got the neck off without any damage. I made heaps of stupid mistakes when this forum was tiny and you had to work things out yourself - the hard way haha
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Glued her back together, this time with the e strings attached. This is as even as I could get it. Strings still look a little too far from the edge for mine, but they are even compared too each other. There's quite a big neck pocket gap on the bass side. I'll try and fill it in with timbermate I guess. 🤔
Mike that looks fine. The main thing is there is plenty of fret for the E strings. The small gap in the bass side of the pocket see if you can find some thin veneer you can shim the gap. Otherwise fill it with glue or timbermate. Does this kit have a wraparound bridge ?
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Yep wrap around compensated bridge, I may look for an upgraded one though.
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