TD's Resonator (GHR-1)

[fender3x]

BTW I put the strap button on position 2 on my fretless ES4-B bass. It is good there. No problem with the case since it's a thinline and the case is designed for a full sized acoustic bass. But otherwise, I don't think I'd want it there...

[Trevor Davies]

Positions 4 and 5 seem like very good options for this kit as the neck heel is rounded like in the Stewmac picture. My acoustic has a very pointed neck heel and therefore 4 could not be an option.

1 and 2 could be a problem with cases.

I will be playing it in normal position.

[DarkMark]

I will be watching with interest.

[Trevor Davies]

Did some neck work today: levelled the frets, filed the frets, checked with fret rocker, repeat. Filed the fret ends. Polished the frets. Also cut out the headstock pattern and sanded the neck with 180 to 240 g.

[Trevor Davies]

I have had another look at the ability to adjust the string length for intonation. The bridge/spider/cone have the ability to be moved on the cone ledge, and rotated, to give the shorter high e string length and longer Low E string length.

As mentioned earlier, the distance from the back of the nut to the 12th fret is about 322 mm. For the D string, since it is less affected by rotation of the bridge, I can get a range of lengths from about 646 mm to 650 mm (without any rotation of the bridge). I think that is a good range.

My electric guitar with a similar nut to 12 th fret length has the D string intonated at 648 mm. I know that different strings will require different intonation lengths.

[Trevor Davies]

Sanded the body and neck to 240 g. Filled a couple of lines of missing wood fibres with pine coloured Timbermate. Sanded back. Then gave the body and neck a coat of Ubeaut sanding sealer.

[fender3x]

I have had another look at the ability to adjust the string length for intonation. The bridge/spider/cone have the ability to be moved on the cone ledge, and rotated, to give the shorter high e string length and longer Low E string length.

As mentioned earlier, the distance from the back of the nut to the 12th fret is about 322 mm. For the D string, since it is less affected by rotation of the bridge, I can get a range of lengths from about 646 mm to 650 mm (without any rotation of the bridge). I think that is a good range.

My electric guitar with a similar nut to 12 th fret length has the D string intonated at 648 mm. I know that different strings will require different intonation lengths.

I get why you are measuring the D string...although the measurements are making me scratch my head. Usually the lengths are either "Fender" or "Gibson." 25.5" or 24.75" respectively. Your measurement is closest to standard Fender (which is what my acoustic is). It should be between 324 adn 325 mm to he middle of the 12th fret.

If it is Fender spec, your high E should intonate at about exactly 650mm...so if the D is also at 650mm it would most likely intonate longer than that. How sure are you about your measurements? I'd get out my measuring stick if I were home to see how much variance there is on my F and G necks...but I am actually South of you for a few days on a business trip to Chile... (apropos of nothing, but I wanted to get it in there).

It may not matter too much. The physics of string intonation is so opaque to me that I tend to think strings intonate where ever they feel like it...and Lots of acoustics have straight bridges or slants based on guesses.

[fender3x]

On a separate note... I really like the shape of the headstock.

[Trevor Davies]

Thanks fender 3x. And yes, string intonation does get a bit weird! I have a Fender acoustic - definitely not 648 scale! The high e comes in around 642 mm! I assume it is intonated correctly - maybe I will check.

Today I have stained the body and neck with FW jarrah stain, diluted to 33%. The binding was taped beforehand, but some stain seeped under the tape.

Then spent a while scraping the binding! Not my favorite job. I used a safety razor blade clamped in a short length of dowel jig.

Then gave it all 2 brushed on coats of wipe-on-poly.

[Tim Rattigan]

This is looking so good! FWIW I'm sure these are supposed to be 25.5" scale.. I thought I clocked the nut-to-12th-fret as exactly 324mm.