Jmc fs-1

[Drashkum]

I have two remaining bug bears. One I'll have to live with, the other I'll fix. The one that I have to live with - I got black stain on the binding and can't remove it. I masked the binding off, but the stain seeped into very fine cracks.

The other issue, is a hum when I'm not touching the strings, which goes away when I touch any metal part of the guitar. I guess it's a grounding issue, but I can't find it where it's coming from..

Thanks to the many people who have posted on these forums. I found lots of helpful hints. A big call out to Gavin1393 for his excellent post on installing the pots into a 335. It saved a lot of frustration.

That looks so lovely.

On the Binding issue.. Did u try scraping with A razor?

I am building a FS-1 kit too. I have run into problems with mine. Mr. Adam is shipping me a replacement tomorrow hopefully.

Have a few questions, Do u mind answering?

Did your neck have a bump like this on high E side?


Can you also tell me if you neck fit into the pocket easily or with some force.

Also if there was enough wood on all sides of tail Piece hole? Mine has something like this


Can you also tell me what stain did you use? Alcohol based or waterbased? Did u use a spray gun for the Burst or was it hand stained? Did u sand the veneer before applying the stain? What grit sand paper did you use inbetween staining?

Thank you
Drashkum

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[JMC]

Hi Drashkum,

Sorry to hear that you're having some troubles. Let me work through your questions.

I don't recall there being a bump in the neck. It fitted snuggly. I need to push firmly to get it into place, but I wouldn't describe it as excessive force.

The holes for the stop bar had wood all around, but it was clearly a bit narrow on one side. That said, I don't see any stability issues.

I hand rubbed the finish, using Feast Watson Proof Tint stains. I then applied several coats of danish oil and three coats of hand rub polyurethane. I gave the veneer a very light sand with 400 grit paper. After applying the danish oil, it became apparent that there were a few glue spots that I'd not noticed earlier. But they add to the character.

I did scrape the binding, but I couldn't move it from the fine cracks in the curves. Maybe I could have tried going deeper, but was nervous about scraping too hard.

John.

[Drashkum]

Hi Drashkum,

Sorry to hear that you're having some troubles. Let me work through your questions.

I don't recall there being a bump in the neck. It fitted snuggly. I need to push firmly to get it into place, but I wouldn't describe it as excessive force.

The holes for the stop bar had wood all around, but it was clearly a bit narrow on one side. That said, I don't see any stability issues.

I hand rubbed the finish, using Feast Watson Proof Tint stains. I then applied several coats of danish oil and three coats of hand rub polyurethane. I gave the veneer a very light sand with 400 grit paper. After applying the danish oil, it became apparent that there were a few glue spots that I'd not noticed earlier. But they add to the character.

I did scrape the binding, but I couldn't move it from the fine cracks in the curves. Maybe I could have tried going deeper, but was nervous about scraping too hard.

John.

Thank you.

Did you sand between coats of tobacco stain or before staining? With what grit?

Drashkum

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