Silent Guitar Scratch build ideas

[wokkaboy]

ok Zandy you still have all of us in suspense what mods to the headstock you are doing and why a thicker veneer must be used

[Zandit75]

ok Zandy you still have all of us in suspense what mods to the headstock you are doing and why a thicker veneer must be used

Alright, I'm shocking at keeping a secret!!
Woks, as I said you were close, but still off by a little.
This is the idea I have in mind....


I need the thicker head stock to be able to place the tuners on the sides, and still have enough meat to hold the locating screw.

[FrankenWashie]

Alright, I'm shocking at keeping a secret!!
Woks, as I said you were close, but still off by a little.
This is the idea I have in mind....


I need the thicker head stock to be able to place the tuners on the sides, and still have enough meat to hold the locating screw.

WHOA NELLY! Wow, I am DEFINITELY getting the popcorn ready for this one! That's a great challenge. Really looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

[Zandit75]

sounds good Zandy. I presume you will be gluing the veneer to the bottom so you keep the same string break angle from nut to tuner posts. Have to check out how all the string angles will work once you have the neck.
Actually because the tuner posts are much lower than traditional ones I don't think it would matter if you glued about 3mm to the top and 3mm to the bottom.

Yep, I was planning on laminating top and bottom. I ordered that neck tonight that I posted from ebay earlier, so I guess I could actually do something similar to what I have shown in the sample. The only main difference I will have from the photo above will be the truss rod hole and cover. As the tuners will be slightly further away from the nut, the break angle will be reduced a little.
Hopefully with the removal of some material, it will offset the added weight of the laminates. I don't want a neck heavy guitar!

WHOA NELLY! Wow, I am DEFINITELY getting the popcorn ready for this one! That's a great challenge. Really looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

I need the Triple buttered Popcorn, nuke some for me will you!!