Wokka, I was wonderin if you'd ever thought of building an acrylic guitar?? Sure someone with your skills would be able to master it!
Wokka, I was wonderin if you'd ever thought of building an acrylic guitar?? Sure someone with your skills would be able to master it!
“80% of the game is preparation, 20% is playing.” (Anon)
Hey Ruben,
yes I've thought about a clear acrylic axe but need to do more research how to shape it and get a smooth surface, think it would take alot of wet sanding to get a smooth surface after its been shaped.
Don't rush the Dingotone coats, remember you should be letting it cure at least 3 days between coats
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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
Best way to do that is with $100k worth of CNC. :P
Acrylic guitars sound stupidly bright and are stupidly heavy.
Possible with hand tools, but not fun. Read this: http://tymguitars.com.au/blogs/blog/...erspex-wosrite
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
cheers for the link Pabs. I thought wood working tools would have trouble like the router bit melting the edges.
CNC would definitely be the go. Never knew the acrylic chips are highly flammable. Could cause a disaster !
I reckon I could see one of these acrylic Mosrites in DB's collection !
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
Haha, yeah seems right up his alley.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Hey wokka,
yeah I've done only two stain coats of dingotone. last one was on sunday night so not gonna do an intensifier coat until Thursday night.
Pabs, I actually have access to a CNC machine. Gonna try and get that good mate of mine to draw me up a guitar body and try a scratch if this IB-5 works out alright :P At least, its a good thought
“80% of the game is preparation, 20% is playing.” (Anon)
Other thing that i'd like to get old of is a chunk of English willow. Anyone know where I could get hold of some in Australia?
“80% of the game is preparation, 20% is playing.” (Anon)
no worries Ruben, funny how a colourless coat is called a stain coat. I know that's what it's called on the label.
No idea where to find English willow, that's what cricket bats are made of. Some timbers might be great for a cricket bat but not necessarily a guitar/bass body. I'd guess it would be hard timber so would be hard to cut/shape and may not have a good resonance.
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
Yeah I was thinking cricket...we've made bats out of other timbers but trying to find some willow
“80% of the game is preparation, 20% is playing.” (Anon)
Talk to your local tree surgeon, you never know what those guys can come up with
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
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